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ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, has assumed control of the N16.5 billion fraud case implicating Polaris Bank and its employee, Chinenye Duru. Originally brought forward by the Inspector General of Police in December 2023, the case alleges that …

The shocking incident of a housemaid urinating in her madam’s mug in the kitchen was captured on CCTV and has sparked widespread reactions on social media. The CCTV footage, which has circulated online, portrays the moment when the madam, speaking in Hausa, discovered the unsettling act. She expressed her dismay, …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – Former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property under President Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla, has made startling revelations regarding the administration’s anticorruption efforts. Speaking on the Mic On Podcast, Obono-Obla accused the government of ineffectively combating corruption, asserting that significant sums …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation, has raised concerns about the illicit use of aircraft in Nigeria for activities such as drug trafficking and money laundering. Speaking on Thursday, June 27, 2024, during the inauguration of a Ministerial Taskforce Committee, Keyamo highlighted the detrimental impact of …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – In a sobering revelation, Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has expressed deep concern over the pervasive corruption in Nigeria. During a meeting with the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Olukoyede lamented that the sheer scale of embezzlement detailed in …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The long arm of the law has finally caught up with Sulaimon Adelakun, an alleged notorious land grabber in Ogun State, who has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command. Adelakun who was arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command was said …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – The Nigeria Police Force has launched a new, more robust, and secure domain for reporting cybercrime-related offenses as part of the continued commitment to combating cybercrime and enhancing the safety and security of Nigeria’s digital space. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to pursue not only the masterminds and perpetrators of the attack and killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, but also those advocating for sit-at-home actions. This statement came in …

UYO, AKWA-IBOM STATE, NIGERIA – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in its ongoing effort to make the state safe from criminal activities. The suspects were apprehended while wearing military uniforms. According to a release signed and made available by ASP Timfon John, Police Public …

IKORODU, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA – For over eight months, Nigerians have eagerly awaited news regarding the cause of death of the promising hip-hop artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba also known as Mohbad. In a surprising turn of events on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Professor Shokunle Shoyemi informed the Lagos Coroner’s Court …