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Alleged N76bn and $31.5m Fraud: Former Union Bank chief testifies on Arik airline's controversial loan

Nigeria, May 30 -- Austine Obigwe, a former Group Executive Director of Union Bank Plc, has testified at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja in a trial of the bank and other defendants cha... Read More


EFCC recovers part of CBEX funds, arrests two suspects - Official

Nigeria, May 27 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has recovered a portion of funds from the collapsed digital investment platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). It has a... Read More


Coalition demands release, protection of woman detained after criticising Sokoto Governor

Nigeria, May 24 -- A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has called for the release of Hamdiyyah Sharif, an 18-year-old critic of Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu's handling of security i... Read More


Court jails 12 Filipinos for cyber-terrorism, fraud

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced 12 Philippine nationals to one-year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts are a... Read More


Wike orders sealing of PDP secretariat, CBN, 4,792 other properties in Abuja

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said that starting Monday, it will take possession of properties affected by the revocation of 4,794 land titles for non-payment ... Read More


Defamation Charges: Nigerian govt lists Akpabio, Yahaya Bello as witnesses against Akpoti-Uduaghan

Nigeria, May 23 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello have been lined up to testify in a criminal defamation case against Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan charged with criminal defamation over assassination plot claim against Akpabio, Bello

Nigeria, May 22 -- Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has been charged over her allegation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello conspired to a... Read More


Lawyer writes Ondo attorney-general, demands release of protesters against firm's land occupation

Nigeria, May 20 -- Human rights lawyer Tope Temokun has requested the Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo, to immediately release three protesters detained in con... Read More


Federal High Court redeploys judges

Nigeria, May 19 -- The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, has approved the redeployment of some judges of the court to new divisions across the country. A statement from the court's D... Read More


Lagos generated N1.3 trillion in 2024 - Official

Nigeria, May 13 -- Lagos State Government has announced a record N1.3 trillion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2024, which is a 45 per cent increase from 2023. However, this economic surge s... Read More