N240M Fraud: Businessman Narrates How Ex-Lagos Rep. Member, Others Defrauded Him


  A businessman, Austin Albert Ugochukwu, today, narrated before a Federal High Court, Lagos, how a former member of the House of Representative representing Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Anthony Akala, and other members of his gang defrauded him of the sum of N240 million, under the pretence of assisting him to convert the […]

Dana Air Bags NANS’ Best CSR Company Award


    For its passionate commitment to the society, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air, has been recognized as the Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the year 2017/18, by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jacky Hathiramani was also conferred with the Icon of Societal […]

N131.2M Fraud: Court Summons UBA, FCMB to Explain Roles


    A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, today, ordered United Bank for Africa (UBA)and First City Monument Bank(FCMB), to appear before it to explain their roles in an alleged N131.2 million fraud charge. Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari, gave the order during the trial of four accused persons, who were arraigned before her court by […]

N3.2B Fraud: Orji Kalu Files No -Case Submission, Says EFCC Failed To Establish Case Against Him


  Former Abia State Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has filed a no-case submission in his trial for alleged money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned him along with his former Director of Finance in Abia State Government House Mr Udeh Udeogu and Slok Nigeria Limited on 34 counts of laundering N3.2billion. […]

Alleged N481B Budget Theft, Padding: Court Orders President Buhari To Prosecute Senators


  President Muhammadu Buhari has been directed by Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria to without any further delay order security and anti-corruption agencies to forward to him (Buhari) reports of their investigations into allegations of padding and stealing of some N481 billion from the 2016 budget […]

NATOP Petition And Maligning Of Tourism Personalities (1) By Ikechi Uko


    My attention have been drawn to a widely Circulating petition signed by five members of NATOP alleging irregularities in the affairs of NATOP. I have been called by a top Government official someone I respect to withhold any further escalation of the issue until it is resolved. He has asked for Calmness So […]

14 Oil Thieves Bag Six Years Imprisonment Each


  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on today jailed a gang of 12 men for six years each for dealing in 600,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, otherwise known as diesel, without lawful authority. The convicts had been arraigned on four count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in October 2015. […]

Bunkering: Two Businessmen Lose Bid To Stop Trial


    Attempt by two businessmen, Elder Christopher Andrew Isibor and David A. Akhigbe, to stop their trial over alleged unlawful dealing in petroleum product, has hit rock, as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed their no-case-submission and ordered them to open their defence. Both Isibor and Akhigbe were dragged to court […]

Police Drag Four Passengers To Court Over Violence Against Air Peace Crew


  The Police  today dragged four passengers, who allegedly damaged Air Peace  property at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA),Lagos before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate I.A Abina. The passengers were dragged before the court on a three count charge of malicious damage. Two out of the four passengers, however evaded the arraignment and […]

FRSC Begins Process Of Recruitment


    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced the process of recruitment as approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria by opening its Portal to receive applications from suitably qualified candidates for employment into the various cadres of the Corps. The cadres are: the Officer cadre, Marshal Inspectorate (MI) cadre and the Road […]