Category Archives: METRO
BREAKING: EFCC Chairman bans Night Raids by Operatives
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has ordered that sting operations at night be stopped in all the commission’s commands. Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to the arrest of 69
Police: NLC president not arrested in Imo — we Rescued him From Mob Attack
The police command in Imo says its officers did not arrest Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Owerri, the state capital. Earlier on Wednesday, Benson Upah, media head of the NLC, said Ajaero was picked up from the
BREAKING: Police Arrest NLC President in Owerri
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on Wednesday, arrested the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that Ajaero
UK Court Adjourns Hearing on Diezani’s Case to 2025
The Southwark Crown Court in the UK has adjourned hearing on the suit involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, to November 2025. Alison-Madueke has been on trial over an alleged £100,000 bribe. She would have spent 10 years in
UPDATE: EFCC Grills Emefiele Over Alleged $15b Foreign Debts, New Currency
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday began a probe of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, with alleged $15 billion foreign debts topping the investigation. Emefiele will also account for how the
EFCC detains Emefiele After DSS Frees ex-CBN Gov
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PUNCH can confirm that Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the National Headquarters of
Deputy gov. Aiyedatiwa Apologises to Akeredolu
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has apologised to his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa made the apology at a press conference he organized on Thursday. During the conference, Aiyedatiwa called for an end to what he termed
DSS Releases Former EFCC Chairman Bawa After Four Months In Detention
Abdulrasheed Bawa, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). It was gathered that Bawa was released a few minutes before 10pm on Wednesday. Sources privy to
Architect Fifi Ejindu Inducted as President of Angola-Nigeria Business Forum
All her life, renowned cerebral Architect and fashion bluff Princess Fifi Ekanem Ejindu has made herself available for selfless service to humanity, her family and her country. So at any given opportunity, she is never ashamed to pitch the enronomus
US Judge Denies Urgent Release of Tinubu’s Confidential Records to Hundeyin, Greenspan
These records, compiled by American law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), were requested by Aaron Greenspan, a transparency activist in collaboration with Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin. Greenspan’s motion urged Judge Howell to swiftly
