Aliyu Abubakar, the property developer, has told a federal high court sitting in Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asked him to implicate former President Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, in money laundering. Speaking under cross examination on Tuesday Abubakar said Bala Sanga, then-EFCC prosecutor, asked…
Popular Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, has been sentenced to sixteen years for sexual assault. The ruling was passed by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday. Justice Taiwo, in his ruling, noted that the jail term of the Nollywood actor would run concurrently. It…
One of the criminals that escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Centre has met his waterloo in Ogun State. Recall that the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja was attacked last week Tuesday by terrorists suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram/ISWAP group. The terrorists are said to have escaped with their members while they also…
Directs Reversal to Original Registered Number Plates, Seizure of SPY Plates The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions. This is irrespective of whether it is authorized,…
R. Kelly’s alleged victim says they are deeply in love, engaged, and were to marry this year. She says that they are deeply in love. The R. Kelly case is beginning to take a small turn, although this does not imply that the singer can get out of jail, after being sentenced to 30 years…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied the reports that the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, a.k.a. Wadume, escaped from custody during the last Tuesday’s jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja. Recall that terrorists, who attacked the custodial centre, freed…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Sunday, visited the recently burnt office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogrute, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who was received by the member representing Igbo-Eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Simon Atigwe, the Chairman of Igbo-Eze North LGA, Hon. Engr….
The former aviation minister and human rights activist, Femi Fani Kayode has taken to his verified Twitter page to say there is something evil and sinister going on. Recall on Tuesday when terrorists suspected to be armed bandits launched an attack on Kuje prison, setting free some criminals. While reacting to this attack, Femi Fani…
A top official of the Nigeria Correctional Service has debunked the report that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and some high-profile inmates have escaped Kuje Prison. The official who spoke with Vanguard claimed that terrorists who bombed Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja on Tuesday night attempted to gain access to Kyari’s cell but were…
The Lagos State Government has fired a customary court member, Mr Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, who in 2015 allegedly dissolved a marriage and married the wife of the complainant, Mr. Olayemi Ayeni. Ayeni, in a 2016 video which recently went viral, claimed Adeyemi dissolved his and his wife’s union and denied him access to his children….
