Investigations

Owolola Adebola Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office,  have arrested one Babatunde Oyerinde Abidoun, a.k.a. Kashy, for his alleged involvement in cyber crimes. Abiodun, who is the owner of CashNation Ent. Ltd., a music record label, was arrested recently at his residence in Lekki Conservative Estate, Lagos. His arrest followed intelligence  gathered overtime about ... Read More »

  Owolola Adebola Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan on Thursday, June 18, 2020, convicted and sentenced one Femi Rufus Oginni to seven months community service for impersonation and obtaining money by false pretences. The 24-year-old, who claimed to be a student of Business Administration in The Polytechnic, Ibadan, was prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office ... Read More »

By Owolola Adebola Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, on Tuesday, May 16, 2020, sentenced and convicted an ex- Borno State judiciary officer, one Ramat Mohammed (alias Gaddafi), to 16 years imprisonment, on a-two count amended charge for defrauding 194 widows to the tune of N781, 800.00(Seven Hundred and Eighty one Thousand Eight Hundred Naira only). The ... Read More »

  Owolola Adebola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, arraigned Deputy Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Christopher Adaji, and the Clerk of the house, Torese Agena, before Justice S. O. Itodo, of the Benue State High Court, Makurdi, for their complicity in an alleged fraud totalling N5, 040,950 (Five ... Read More »

  Owolola Adebola A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, adjourned the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) against Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu, PDP governorship candidate in Edo State in 2016 election and four others to July 2. The other four defendants are Lucky Imasuen, former deputy governor of ... Read More »

By Owolola Adebola Nigerian most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode, alias Ray hushpuppy, recently arrested by the International Police( Interpol) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation( FBI), has considerable cases of cyber crimes being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC). The Commission is familiar with grisly details of his money laundering transactions, involving many high-profile cyber criminals facing trial ... Read More »

  Embattled Aide De Camp to Mrs Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, DSP Usman Shugaba, has been released by the police authorities after being arrested and detained since last week alongside other security personnel attached to Mrs Buhari. According to sources , Shugaba was released earlier on Monday and immediately reassigned to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. A new security ... Read More »

The General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army has found Major Gen Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due to retire this year, guilty on five counts and ordered his demotion and dismissal from the military with disgrace and dishonour. Otiki was General Officer Commanding 8 division (GOC) of the Nigerian Army 8 Division in Sokoto in July 2019 when he ... Read More »

  Owolola Adebola The trial of two Chinese: Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi of China Zhongao Nigeria Ltd., slated to begin , Monday, June 15, 2020 before Justice Muhammad Sa’idu Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, could not go on as planned, following the withdrawal of defence counsel, Ahmed Raji & Co from representing the defendants. Based on ... Read More »

The Senator representing Lagos East Adebayo Osinowo popularly known as “Pepperito” is dead. He died a few hours ago at First Cardiologist Hospital, Lagos where he was said to have been battling with the dreaded coronavirus for some time now. A close aide confirmed the sad incident. He was representing Lagos East constituency in the Senate. Osinowo, famously called Pepperito ... Read More »

The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), formed and headed by the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wielded the big stick recently.   In a swift move, GAC proscribed all groupings in the party after its meeting on Wednesday. The shock wave reverberated across several political tendencies. Observers were quick to ... Read More »

As details emerged of what happened when the Atlanta police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks as he fled from them outside a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, political leaders drew parallels and contrasts with the other recent police-involved killings of black people that have ignited protests across the nation. Late George Floyd  *Rayshard Brooks  The Fulton County medical examiner’s office confirmed ... Read More »

Two budding stars, a musician and a professional pianist, both robbery suspects arrested by the Rapid Response Squad unit of the Lagos Police Command have confessed that they were forced into robbery by the need to survive the COVID – 19 lockdown hunger. The suspects: Chinonso Michael, 25 years, an Afro hip – hop singer and Chimelu Victory, 22 years, ... Read More »

Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner’s Office.   *killer cops Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss from the two gunshot wounds, according to the office. The autopsy, performed on Sunday, lists Brooks’ cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back. The manner of death ... Read More »

Owolola Adebola A 23yr old man Badmus Qaudri was on the 11th of June 2020 arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for defiling a 3yr old girl (name withheld). The suspect was arrested following a complain by the mother of the victim who reported at Owode Egbado police station that she noticed blood at the private part of ... Read More »

Less than 24 hours after a white police officer shot and killed an African-American man outside a fast-food restaurant, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta announced on Saturday that the city’s police chief had resigned, and called for the “immediate termination” of the officer who shot the man. The shooting left many in the city once again incensed by the ... Read More »

Protesters flooded streets of southeast Atlanta Saturday night, angry over the deadly police-involved shooting of a black man at a fast-food restaurant the night before. The protesters surrounded the Wendy’s where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot and then made their way to nearby Interstate 75/85, bringing the major thoroughfare to a standstill. The Wendy’s where Brooks lost his life was ... Read More »

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the disqualification of the incubent governor of Edo state, Goodwin Obaseki and two other aspirants. Apart from governor Obaseki, two other apirants are Chris Ogiemwonyi and one other Obaseki was said to have been disqualified because the certificate (Higher School Leaving Certificate) is not known to the law in Nigeria. Obaseki and his ... Read More »

Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has denied  the forfeiture of ₦7.9 billion which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it wants to return to Imo state. In a statement on Friday, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha’s spokesperson, said the EFCC was misinformed to peddle falsehood against the former governor. Okorocha was reacting to a statement credited to Imam Usman, zonal ... Read More »

By INUSA Ndahi, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has urged the people of the state to seize the occasion of the Democracy Day, to pray in mosques and churches for improved peace, security and development of the state and nation. The governor said the Democracy Day occassion should be used to appreciate Almighty Allah for the uninterrupted ... Read More »