CRIME
We’re ready for probe, Ihedioha, Okorocha reply Uzodinma
Former governors of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha and Rochas Okorocha said on Thursday that they were not bothered by Governor Hope Uzodinma’s resolve to probe the financial activities of the state from 2010 till date. Former Governors Ikedi Ohakim, Okorocha and Ihedioha were in charge of the state during the period. Uzodinma had, in his inaugural speech said, “I hereby direct...
Gunmen shoot man, cart away N1m in Umuahia
Four armed men on Thursday at the city centre, opposite the NUJ Press Centre, Umuahia, dispossessed a man of N1m. The armed men operating in an SUV, shot the man, identified as Basil, in the stomach before driving away with the money, as people scampered for safety. The victim was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, for treatment. Speaking from his...
We’re ready for probe, Ihedioha, Okorocha reply Uzodinma
Former governors of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha and Rochas Okorocha said on Thursday that they were not bothered by Governor Hope Uzodinma’s resolve to probe the financial activities of the state from 2010 till date. Former Governors Ikedi Ohakim, Okorocha and Ihedioha were in charge of the state during the period. Uzodinma had, in his inaugural speech said, “I hereby direct...
Court Dismisses Abia Salary Padding Case Against Charity Ukonu, Others
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia has dismissed the salary padding and money laundering case filed against Mrs Charity Ukonu, Uche Udeachara and Idika Kalu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) for lack of evidence and diligent prosecution. The suspects were arraigned on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering, stealing and diversion of funds to the...
Court Dismisses Abia Salary Padding Case Against Charity Ukonu, Others
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia has dismissed the salary padding and money laundering case filed against Mrs Charity Ukonu, Uche Udeachara and Idika Kalu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) for lack of evidence and diligent prosecution. The suspects were arraigned on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering, stealing and diversion of funds to the...
ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday. The aid workers were seized along with other passengers in two separate incidents in December when fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) disguised as soldiers intercepted vehicles on highways outside the Borno state capital...
ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday. The aid workers were seized along with other passengers in two separate incidents in December when fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) disguised as soldiers intercepted vehicles on highways outside the Borno state capital...
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Kwara Scholarship Board Chair, Two others for Bursary Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday January 15, 2020 arraigned the immediate past chairperson of Kwara State Scholarship Board, Hajia Fatimah Yusuf and two others, namely: Fatai Lamidi and Stephen Ajewole before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the State High Court, Ilorin. They were arraigned on a seven-count charge for their alleged involvements in bursary fraud in the...
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Kwara Scholarship Board Chair, Two others for Bursary Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday January 15, 2020 arraigned the immediate past chairperson of Kwara State Scholarship Board, Hajia Fatimah Yusuf and two others, namely: Fatai Lamidi and Stephen Ajewole before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the State High Court, Ilorin. They were arraigned on a seven-count charge for their alleged involvements in bursary fraud in the...
Journalist hacked to death in Adamawa
A journalist, Maxwell Nashan, who worked with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), has been hacked to death in a bush on the outskirts of Vunokilan, Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Locals said some female farmers found the victim tied, with his mouth sealed and cuts on his body. The women then contacted operatives of the civil defence...
