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Worried by the litany of corruption cases against Nigeria’s political elite, renowned Nigerian academic and former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has called on relevant authorities to up the fight against corruption, just as he described the current crusade against the malaise as inept and ineffective. According to […]

The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the procurement of telecommunication equipment that would be used to detect and block fraudsters using different SIM cards. The approval of the new regulatory system is expected to support the country to address the challenges of insecurity, among others. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,

The Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, said on Thursday that the students of the institution who were defrauded following the payment of their school fees through uncertified cyber cafe were on their own for violating university policy and would repay the university. Olanipekun, who said EKSU had centralised portal through

Tunde Abdul-Lasis, an Iwo-based businessman recently paraded by the police in Osun State, tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA how he tricked a car dealer in Osogbo What is your name? My name is Tunde Abdul-Lasis. I am a 27-year-old businessman. I am married with kids. I already have a motorcycle and a car before the incident that

A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned trial of a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and two serving senior Army officers over their alleged complicity in the diversion of public funds estimated at N13.8 billion. The two other persons were Major General A. O. Adebayo (ex-Chief of Accounts

Tension has trailed a decision to auction at least 11 official vehicles belonging to the National Gallery of Art, Abuja, into private hands. According to a petition submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission, titled ‘Fraudulent disposal/auction of project vehicles of the National Gallery of Arts to cronies of the Director-General:

A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned trial of a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and two serving senior Army officers over alleged complicity in the diversion of public funds estimated at N13.8bn. The two other persons are Major General A. O. Adebayo (ex-Chief of Accounts and Budget,

The Kwara State House of Assembly has asked the state government to prosecute the former Director General, Public Private Partnership Bureau, Mr Yomi Ogunshola, for alleged fraud that was perpetrated under his watch during the 2018 audit conducted in the state. The recommendation was contained in the resolution passed by the Assembly on Tuesday and

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a fake oil magnate, Dr Vincent Ayigor, to 175 years’ imprisonment. The court, presided over by Justice A. T. Mohammed, found Ayigor guilty of defrauding an American, Joseph Crews, of the sum of $629,287 in a crude oil supply scam. The

The Kano State Polytechnic has expelled about 83 students over examination malpractice and possession of fake results. The institution has also rusticated 44 students, warned 25 and exonerated 10 others over similar offences. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the institution’s Public Relations Officer,  Auwal Bagwai. It said the “Polytechnic Academic Board,