Crime

How ex-NNPC GM was jailed in US for $2.1m bribe

A former senior official of Nigeria’s national oil company has been sentenced to more than seven years in a United States prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar bribery...

Nigeria: Saving judicial appointments from corruption

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the...

HEDA petitioned FRIN boss to EFCC over alleged N3bn fraud

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

LAWMA secures convictions for 19 environmental offenders

Seventeen persons arrested for open urination and defecation, along with two others apprehended for indiscriminate dumping of refuse,...

HEDA commends ICPC as Ozekhome faces forgery charges…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
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Why EFCC, ICPC Chairmen Can’t Come From Same Zone – Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, says it is against the federal character principle for the chairmen of the two anti-graft federal agencies in Nigeria to come from the same geopolitical zone.

Nigeria urges US to repatriate more stolen wealth

Nigeria’s Federal Government has appealed to the government of United States (US) to repatriate more illicit funds transferred from Nigeria through its banking system. The...

Court Remands 2 For Allegedly Possessing Guns, Other Weapons

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, remanded two men in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly having in their possession two locally-made guns and other dangerous weapons.

How gunmen attacked Police station, cart away arms in Enugu

Undisclosed number of gunmen were said to have attacked a police station in Enugu State in the South East part of Nigeria and carted away some arms.

UN expert deplores lack of accountability for human trafficking

A UN expert deplored the lack of accountability for human trafficking in conflict situations.
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