Access bank workers arraigned for conversion of EconBank Manager's cheque

THE EFCC BOSS, MAGUN

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, 28 April, 2016, arraigned the trio of Segun Osho, Roland Alozie and Abass Kolawole before Justice M.O Opara of the Rivers State High Court, Port-Harcourt on a 3-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and fraudulent conversion to the tune of Nine Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Six Naira, (N9, 554, 286. 00).

EFCC Docks Three For N3.7m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 28, 2016, arraigned the trio of Patience Owerema, Nwakoba N.Francisca and Okafor Kingsley before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office, forgery, impersonation and diversion of funds to the tune of N3, 766, 160.00(Three Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty-six Thousand, One Hundred and Sixty Naira).

Fake FG worker arrested for selling appointment letters

No fewer than 21 job seekers have fallen victims to a fake official of the Federal Ministry of Education, Abayomi Owoyale, after giving him money to secure teaching jobs.

Soldiers torture lawyer who accused them of causing gridlock

A Lagos-based lawyer, Olajide Sipe, is in a critical condition at a private hospital after he was tortured and shot at by some soldiers on the 7th Avenue, FESTAC Town, Lagos State.

I took part in killing, teenager tells police

A 16-year-old boy, Rilwan Okegbenro, has told the police in Lagos that he was a member of the gang which killed a man, Olawale Adebayo, at Ikorodu, recently.

‘Superintendent’ arrested with 10 bags of hemp

Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ogun State have arrested a fake Superintendent of Police, George Oliseh, with 10 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.

Family of kidnapped Benue Catholic priest appeals for his release

Family members of the abducted Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo, Very Reverend Fr. John Adeyi, who was kidnapped last Sunday by unknown gunmen, Thursday appealed to his captors to release him unharmed.

Fulani herdsmen:Angry South-East govs storm Abuja

• President directs CDS, IGP to stop perpetrators

• Protest in Enugu as Ugwuanyi summons emergency meeting

Governors of the five South East states of Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu and Anambra are unhappy with the spate of killings in the zone by Fulani herdsmen. 

EFCC arrests bank MD over alleged $115m Diezani cash

as Adoke denies non-prosecution agreement

There were strong indications last night, that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have arrested the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer of a New Generation bank (name withheld).

Police arrest Mercy Aigbe, brother in Osogbo

Popular Yoruba actress, Mercy Aigbe, was on Wednesday arrested by heavily armed policemen at the Olaiya Junction area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

Ex- Kaduna Local Govt Pension Board Cashier Bags One Year Jail Term for N8.6m Fraud

Justice M.T.M. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, convicted and sentenced one  Bitrus A. Mallam, a former cashier with the Kaduna State Local Government Pension Board , to 12 months imprisonment on  a one-count charge bordering on theft to the tune of N8,658,359(  Eight Million Six Hundred and Fifty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-Nine Naira) brought against him by the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

EFCC Arrests Bayelsa Governor’s Ex- Aide for Offering N10m bride to EFCC Official

A former Senior Special Assistant on Media to Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

POLICE RECRUITMENT: FRAUDSTERS ON THE PROWL

PSC WARNS AGAINST DUPING  APPLICANTS, SAYS FILLING AND SUBMISSION OF FORMS REMAIN FREE

The Police Service Commission has warned that anybody caught giving or receiving money to facilitate the recruitment of persons into the Nigeria Police Force will be arrested, investigated and prosecuted.

IGP ORDERS ARREST, PROSECUTION OF PERSONS HOARDING AND DIVERTING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Further to the Nigeria Police Force directives on the activities of unscrupulous elements who engage in illegal sale of petroleum products, there is need to make some clarification that the directive was specifically targeted at those who are involved in hoarding and diverting the petroleum products.

Policeman’s wife stabs neighbour for laughing at her

There was a breach of the peace on Etunrere Street in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday after the wife of a policeman attached to the state police command allegedly stabbed her neighbour, Mrs. Olaitan Ayobami.

150 females raped, 31 babies abandoned in Lagos

No fewer than 150 females were raped, while 31 babies were abandoned on the streets of Lagos in the last one year.

Killings by Fulani herdsmen: Bloody days ahead

• MASSOB: Herdsmen must leave Igbo land or face our wrath

• Bishop: We’ll declare war on herdsmen

• Enugu gov weeps

• Afenifere: Nigeria on path of disintegration

Tension is building in the country over the Monday attack in Ukpabi Nimbo in Uzouwani Local Government Area of Enugu State by Fulani herdsmen. 

I started breaking into cars at 7 –Suspect

A 22-year-old man, Femi Godwin, has told police in Lagos that he started breaking into people’s cars and stealing at the age of seven.

Man stabs lover to death for rejecting marriage proposal

For refusing his marriage proposal, a man working with one of the leading Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) service providers, yesterday stabbed his lover to death. 

Father chains 35-yr-old son for two months

A man, Akanbi Lawal, who chained his 35-year-old son and locked him up in the room for two months, has blamed the son’s ‘disgraceful and shameful acts’ for his action.

We’ll defend men beaten by wives –Lagos

Lagos State Government yesterday said that it would begin to defend husbands who were being battered by their wives.

Men threaten to post girlfriend’s nude picture, demand N50,000

Two men, Oyindamola Ajowa (34) and Owolabi Akorede (27), allegedly lured a lady to their house, drugged her, took picture of her naked body and threatened to post it on social media if she refused to pay them N50,000.

I stole cables to augment my salary –Suspect

A 29-year-old man, Lucky Odagu, has been arrested for allegedly stealing Light Up Lagos project cables from the company where he works. 

Cultists attack OPC member for ‘committing adultery’

Men suspected to be cult members have attacked and injured a 42-year-old man, Adewale Omotosho, a member of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), at Shimawa, Ogun State. 

17-year-old storms secondary school with gun

A 17-year-old suspected cult member is now in police net after he allegedly invaded a secondary school in Ogun State with a gun to unleash mayhem on unsuspecting students.

Police halt midnight raiding of pipelines

When the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, took over the mantle of leadership last year, he made community policing one of his cardinal points agenda.

Devil made me steal in banking hall –Corps member

A mild drama played out last week at a new generation bank, located along Ezza road, Abakaliki Ebonyi State. 

Don’t allow our children die in vain – Parents of kids found dead on church premises

There is still apprehension within the Olambe community of Akute in Ogun State following the recovery of two dead kids on a church premises recently. ISIOMA MADIKE, who has been following the story, noticed when Saturday Telegraph visited the area that some residents of the neighbourhood have started moving out of the vicinity with their families to avoid what they termed a strange occurrence in their midst
Matogun, a sleepy urban village, in the Olambe area of Akute, Ogun State, has been in the news freshly for all the wrong reasons.

Mother disowns son over robbery allegation

A woman, who operates a restaurant at Iyana-Iba area of Lagos metropolis, has disowned her 16-year-old son, Ibeh, over robbery allegation. 

EFCC arrests marketers for diverting N4.7m fuel

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four fuel marketers in Kano State for allegedly diverting 55,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol worth N4.7 million.

Man stabs 24-year-old brother to death

A 35-year-old man, Agashi Titus, has reportedly stabbed his younger brother, Uguru Titus (24), to death in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

Monarch jailed for raping teenage schoolgirls

An Osun State High Court, Ilesa Division, yesterday sentenced a septuagenarian, who is also a traditional ruler in Ijesha land, to seven years in prison for raping two secondary schoolgirls.

Man, 35 to die by hanging in Benue over robbery

The Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Iorhemen Hwande Friday convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old Makurdi-based commercial bus driver, Tanko Inalegwu of Wadata area of Makurdi metropolis to death by handing.

TELL THE WORLD OUR OWN STORY, OKIRO URGES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Sir, Dr. Mike Mbama Okiro, a retired Inspector General of Police has commended Amnesty International for opening an office in Nigeria and appointing a Nigerian to head the Office.

Couple found dead inside apartment

A lifeless body of a couple, Mr. Femi Oguntunwase and his wife, Modupe, have been found in their house located at New Sight area of Oba-Ile in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Pastor’s sons defile sisters inside church

Two brothers, Chiemerie Nnamani and Nnaemeka Nnamani, have allegedly defiled two sisters – Favour (7) and Uloma (9) (surname withheld) at Kafuso Ogwu area of Ishiagu community in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. 

LUTH blames patient’s death on drug overdose

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, has absolved itself of culpability in the death of a patient, Mrs. Ngozi Udebu. 

N50m fraud: Artisans arraigned for cloning Ambode’s phone number

Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State. 

‘We faked street fights to rob hotels, guests’

Four suspected cult members, belonging to the Eiye Confraternity, yesterday confessed to have killed and attacked several hotels in Lagos State.

‘I invested N20m stolen from bank in cocaine’

A graduate of the University of Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdulhameed Ibrahim, yesterday said that money he made from stealing in banks was used in buying cocaine. 

We traced 17 accounts to Badeh – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has traced 17 accounts to former Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd).

EFCC uncovers 37,395 ghost workers on FG payroll

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in Abuja on Tuesday that it had detected 37,395 ghost workers on the payroll of the federal civil service.

Engineers remanded over Synagogue Church building collapse

Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court yesterday remanded the two engineers indicted over the collapse of a seven-story building on the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Kirikiri Maximum Prison.

Man burns self to death over misunderstanding

A middle-aged man, Michael Okoro, has burnt himself to death after a misunderstanding with his sister at Ufuogene, Umudomi, Onicha Igboeze in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Okoro reportedly drenched his body in kerosene and set himself on fire. 

Ese: Court adjourns Yunusa’s trial till May 12

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday adjourned the trial of Yunusa Dahiru aka Yellow, the alleged abductor of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, till May 12. 

Two kids, eight others die in auto crash

At least two children and eight other passengers were burnt to death while 12 others sustained severe burns in a motor accident in Badagry area of Lagos State. 

Girl, 2, falls inside well hours after father seized her from mum

There was shock and lamentation at the Gowon Estate area of Egbeda Lagos State, yesterday, after a missing two-year-old girl was found inside a well.

Ekweremadu Not EFCC’s Anti-Corruption Ambassador

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reports in the print and online media, on April 20, 2016 claiming that the anti-graft agency has decorated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”.

EFCC Arraigns Two for ATM Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday April 19, 2016 arraigned the duo of Frank Joseph and Mmonwuba before Justice M.N. Yunusa of the Federal High Court Enugu, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation, uttering and attempted stealing which contravene section 8 (a)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. 2006.

EFCC, NLRC Strengthens Partnership Against Lottery Fraud

The Director General of National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, Adolphus Joe Ekpe, has again reiterated his firm commitment to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in tackling lottery scam and economic crimes in the country.

Corruption:Magu Sends Red Alert To MDAs

Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has stated that violators of the provisions of the Procurement Act risk five to 10 years imprisonment.

N11.3m Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-Akoko Edo Council Boss’ Trial to June 21

The trial of former Chairman, Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, Hon. Akerejola Joseph Folorunsho and five others slated to begin on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 before Justice E. A. Edigin of the State High Court, Benin could not go on as planned as the defence is challenging the competence of the court to entertain the matter.

N10bn PDP gift: EFCC arrests Jonathan’s ex-aide

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Mr. Warimopei Dudafa, a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Motorcyclist lures, rapes pupil in hotel

A primary six pupil, Princess, has been allegedly raped by a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider) in a hotel on Yemi Aderemi Street, Igbede, in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos.

Man slumps, dies over non-payment of pension

A man identified as Kusuku Martins (80) has slumped and died in Jalingo, Taraba State when he learnt that his name was omitted from government’s pension payroll. 

Four children’s bodies found inside faulty car

Passers-by and residents of Jain Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State could not hold back tears when the bodies of four children aged two and three years were discovered inside a car at an uncompleted building.