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The house of representatives committee on aviation has asked the federal government to suspend operation of Nigeria Air which it described as a fraud.    Nnaji Nnolim, chairman of the committee, said this at an investigative hearing with Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and representatives of ministry of aviation on …

Tallen was accused of diversion of funds during her time as the Minister of Women Affairs under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The immediate former Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, was grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 2, …

The immediate former Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of money laundering.    Sources privy to the development confirmed to  Punch that Tallen was quizzed by operatives of the EFCC at its …

A Nigerian barber has taken to Twitter to cry out for justice after he was allegedly extorted by some police officers in the Festac area of Lagos state.    In a thread shared on his handle, the barber said he was in an Uber ride when the officers stopped his …

Police Operatives serving in Hawk Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Command, together with Troops of the Nigerian Air Force Enugu, on May 6 intercepted and arrested in Emene, Enugu, a criminal syndicate of four (4) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Cards swapping suspects.    A statement from DSP Daniel Ndukwe, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that no major fraud committed in the banking sector without the connivance of bank employees.    The commander of the Ilorin zonal command of EFCC, Michael Nzekwe, said this when he spoke at an interactive session with banks’ compliance officers from …

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Owoseni Gabriel, who posed as a woman to evade arrest, and 32 others for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.   A statement from the commission says Gabriel was arrested alongside Salaudeen Hammed, …

A 1st prosecution witness in the trial of Eze Harrison Arinze,  has narrated to Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in  Abuja, how Arinze allegedly received $382,000 (Three Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand United States Dollars) worth of bitcoins from his victims before his account was …

A 1st prosecution witness in the trial of Eze Harrison Arinze,  has narrated to Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in  Abuja, how Arinze allegedly received $382,000 (Three Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand United States Dollars) worth of bitcoins from his victims before his account was …

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 5, 2023, arrested a self-acclaimed police officer, Tijani Idris Oluwaseun, and forty-two (42) others for alleged internet fraud activities. A statement released by the agency says the cybercriminals were arrested at Ijebu-Ode and Awa-Ijebu …