Federal Government To Sell Emefiele’s 753-unit Housing Estate
The Federal Government has announced plans to sell a 753-unit housing estate forfeited by embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as part of assets recovered from him through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, confirmed yesterday that his ministry had […]
FG Receives 231 Trafficked Nigerian Youths Rescued from Ghana
The Federal Government has received 231 Nigerian youths, comprising boys and girls, who were victims of human trafficking and recently rescued from Ghana. According to the Head of Human Trafficking at Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Staff Officer Dominic Mensah, the victims were found during a raid on an estate where they were […]
Court Grants P-square’s Ex-manager N50m Bail in alleged theft
Justice Rahman Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja has granted bail to Jude Okoye the former manager of the hip-hop artists of the defunct music group P-square, in an alleged theft of $1 million US dollars 34, 537 pounds. The judge admitted him to bail of N50 million with two sureties in like sum […]
EFCC Arraign Jude Okoye On Charges Of Laundering
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of P Square, on charges of laundering ₦1.38billion, $ 1 million and £34,537. Jude was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a seven-count charge, which he pleaded […]
Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello Pleads Not Guilty to 16-Count Charge
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred agains Bello was docked before trial Justice Maryann Anenih of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, alongside two other defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami […]