The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is again in the news for the wrong reasons. This time, the anti-graft agency is in the twilight of its life, battling image …
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Alleged terrorism financing: Court gives EFCC approval to freeze 24 bank accounts
by Reporterby ReporterA Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism …
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Exclusive: “They were armed robbers, not poultry thieves” – Judge insists on Olowookere Segun’s death sentence
by Reporterby ReporterIn a dramatic turn of events, Hon Justice Falola, the presiding judge in the Olowookere Segun robbery case, has broken his silence, vehemently defending the death sentence imposed on the …
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SAD : 16-year-old opens fire on family members, kills father, mother and two brothers
by Reporterby ReporterThe Valencia County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 emergency call before dawn on Saturday from a male minor “who told the dispatcher he had killed his family,” New Mexico State …
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EFCC arrests suspect for ‘defrauding 139 Australians through crypto platform’
by Reporterby ReporterThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Osang Usie Otukpa, a suspected fraudster, for allegedly defrauding 139 Australians to the tune of 8 million Australian dollars. In …
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Nigerian-born Abiola Kayode extradited to US over ‘$6m email fraud’
by Reporterby ReporterAbiola Kayode, a 37-year-old man of Nigerian descent, has been extradited to the United States from Ghana over an alleged $6 million business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Kayode and …
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Businessman, Ora Arinze bags two and half years imprisonment for cocaine exportation
by Reporterby ReporterA Lagos Auto spare parts dealer ORA ARINZE alleged to have attempted to export 300 grammes of Cocaine to Congo Brazzaville has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment …
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Rivers police kill notorious kidnap kingpin, ‘2Man’ in foiled abduction
by Reporterby ReporterThe Rivers State Police Command has neutralized a notorious kidnap kingpin and murder suspect, Nkem ThankGod, widely known as “2Man.” The 42-year-old, a native of Ogbologbolo Community in Ahoada …
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Man confesses to poisoning mother, grandmother, sister, niece for money rituals in Enugu
by Reporterby ReporterA young man identified as Anaegbuachara, has allegedly confessed to poisoning his mother, grandmother, sister and niece for money-making purposes in Amaeze village, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. …
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Simon Ekpa: Nigerians in Finland panic as search for sponsors begins
by Reporterby ReporterSome Nigerians in Finland are in panic following the arrest and detention of separatist leader, Simon Ekpa. Ekpa is one of the leaders of the outlawed Indigenous People of …