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Corruption: Court Admits Ex-Jigawa Gov, Turaki, to Bail Justice Halilu Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday July 13, 2017 granted bail to the former governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.  The former governor was re-arraigned before Justice Sabi’u Yahuza at the Federal High Court, Dutse, Jigawa State on a 32-count charge of misappropriating N36 billion while in office, after successfully challenging the jurisdiction of the FCT High Court, where he was first arraigned before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako.  Since his re-arraignment, Turaki refused to attend trial – a situation which resulted in the Commission declaring him wanted in May, 2013.  Operatives of the Commission finally apprehended him on July 4, 2017 at a public function in Abuja, pursuant to a bench warrant issued by the Federal High Court, Dutse, Jigawa State.  Turaki was brought to court today in compliance with an earlier order of court. ...

Faces of social media activists L-R, INNOCENT ONYEKACHI ORITSETIMEYIN  AKPOTEDJA ADJENUHGURE and ADEOLA SAM OPEYEMI misleading Nigerians with non existent information about a $42 million found in Sen. Ahmed Makarfi' s farm by the EFCC less than 2 hours after the Supreme Court judgement on Wednesday. Nigerians beware of this merchants of evil and destabilization as they have continued to insist on their stories without any prove even when discerning minds have asked them to retract and apologise to their followers. They are however under watch.

Ikorodu this morning.... One of the Badoo guys caught and given jungle justice by the local vigilante groups... He was caught naked with engine oil covered all over his body so he can escape when caught. More pictures after the cut. His other 2 accomplices are at large as at the time of filing this report. #GodWillExposeAllTheBadooGroupIJN.

Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, the suspected billionaire kidnapper, has dragged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and three others before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged illegal detention. Joined as respondents in the motion he filed by his lawyers are the Nigeria Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command.  In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed on his behalf by a Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, the suspected kidnapper is praying for the order of court to direct the respondents to immediately charge him to court if there is any case against him in accordance with Sections 35 (1) (c) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) and 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the alternative, he prayed the court for an order compelling the respondents to immediately release him unconditionally in the absence of any offence that will warrant his being charged...

An American citizen, Marco Ramirez, was on Thursday, June 22, remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison by an Ikeja High Court for allegedly duping three Nigerians in a $565,000 green card and investment scam. Ramirez, who was arrested and arraigned before Justice Josephine Oyefeso, by the EFCC, pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences leveled against him. According to O. Aigboje, the EFCC prosecutor, Ramirez duped the managing director of three companies – USA Now Plc., Eagleford Instalodge Group and USA Now Capital Group between February 2013 and August 2013. He fraudulently received $545,000 from Godson Echejue to invest in his company, Eagleford Instalodge Group, in order to procure an American green card (residence permit) for him (Echejue). He also allegedly received $10,000 from Abubakar Umar through a non-existent investment programme in the US, which was billed to make Umar eligible to obtain an American passport. ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has arraigned one Rufus Collins Emmanuel before Justice H.I.O. Oshomah of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a 2-count charge bordering on forgery. Specifically, Emmanuel was arrested by operatives of the EFCC for forging a deposit slip of First Bank of Nigeria plc and presented it as a valid proof of transaction to a businessman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Count one of the charge read:  “that you Rufus Collins Emmanuel on or about the 6th day of June, 2014, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did make a forged document to wit “FIRST BANK DEPOSIT SLIP NO. 0134705” knowing same to be false and with intent that it may be acted upon as genuine and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (c) of the Miscellaneous offences Act, Cap M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (2) of...

Police Officer who survived Zenith Bank armed robbery attack needs N3M for life saving surgery The police officer who survived the armed robbery attack at Zenith Bank on February 22, 2017, at the ever busy Wetheral Road, Owerri, Imo State, Sergeant Otu Attang, has cried out to public spirited individuals and organizations to come to his assistance and not allow him die in his pathetic condition. The viral video footage of the armed robbery attack on the bank where a bank customer was said to have been robbed N2.5M, leading to a gun battle between the police officers attached to the bank, had gone viral on the internet on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The attack left one of the armed robbers dead by the gallant police officers, while two others that escaped were later arrested by the Imo State Police Command. Ifeanyicy.com gathered that one of the police officers, Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko, from Abia State, who displayed uncommon gallantry, going by the CCTV footage, died around 4am o...