*OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE HoSF PAYS AN UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S OFFICE *-Scores Ministry High in Reform Implementation The Head of the Federal Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR has paid an unscheduled visit to the Federal Ministry of Justice, along with...
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Alleged N80.2Bn Fraud: Court Crashes Yahaya Bello’s Moves against Arraignment
***Asks LPDC to Investigate Bello’s Lawyers for Professional Misconduct Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 turned down an application by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello seeking a stay of proceedings and stalling of his arraignment in the alleged N80.2billion money laundering charge...
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Alleged $6bn Fraud: Court Dismisses Agunloye`s Request for Overseas Medical Trip
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 dismissed an application filed by the former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr. Olu Agunloye for a leave of the court to travel abroad for a medical check-up. At the Monday, July 1, 2024 proceeding, Agunloye, through his counsel, Adeola Adedikpe, SAN, applied for the release of his passport to enable him travel overseas for medical examination. Attached to his application were documents marked Exhibit A...
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AU Anti-Corruption Day: Olukoyede Urges Nigerians to Unite Against Corruption
To mark the 2024 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the Ilorin Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Harry Erin, led a road walk in Ilorin. Representing the EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, Erin called on all Nigerians to support the Commission’s efforts to combat corruption. The walk, starting from the EFCC Office...
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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $16,500 , N127m Diverted From NIMASA Treasury
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of $16,500 and N127m, which were fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The funds are forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Judge had, on...
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OBONO-OBLA : GRANDSTANDING OF A FUGITIVE IN PURPORTED FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
By Oluseye Adebayo -July 6, 2024 “A lot of people are circulating the fantastical nonsense from Okoi @ObonoObla. As a fact, I don’t & can’t hold brief for @MBuhari or anything in his regime, but we need to be careful abt conferring credulity upon the claims of a manifest fantasist or fabulist.” Renowned human rights...
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Kwara Police Arrest Suspected Ritualist in Ilorin
A 46-year-old man, Isiaka Adeniyi, has been apprehended by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly attempting to use a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, for ritual purposes. The incident occurred around 5:30 PM in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin, the state capital. According to the police spokesperson, Ejire Adeyemi Toun, the command received a...
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$370,000 Internet Fraud: How an Alleged Fraudster & Family Defrauded Me- American Victim
The third Prosecution Witness, PW3, in the ongoing trial of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, told justice U.P Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how the defendant and his entire family allegedly conspired and defrauded her of the sum of $370,000 (Three Hundred and Seventy Thousand United States...
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Olukoyede Charges Corps Members to take a Stand against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, July 4, 2024, charged corps members across the country to take a deliberate stand against corruption in the interest of their future and the entire nation. He gave the charge in Abuja while addressing Batch B, Stream One corps members at...
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CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA PERFORMS GROUNDBREAKING FOR COURT OF APPEAL COMPLEX, ABUJA DIVISION
…AS FCT MINISTER HANDS OVER C of O TO APPEAL COURT PRESIDENT The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukoyade Ariwoola has conveyed the gratitude of the judiciary to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike over their support for the Nigerian judiciary Justice Ariwoola made the expression during the ground...