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Nigeria: Priestess, Community Leader, Others Arrested Over Bank Robbery

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
It has been a harvest of breakthroughs for the men of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police following months of security watch and investigation with the arrest of a Community Leader and a traditionalist.
Africa    Crime


Nigeria: Bail - Fani-Kayode Knows Fate Tomorrow

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The hope of former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, of securing bail, was dashed yesterday as the trial judge reserved ruling till Wednesday, after fruitless efforts by his legal team to take him on bail. Though the former minister had
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Monarch Seeks More Employment Opportunities for Youths

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The traditional ruler of Owerri, Eze Emmanuel Njemanze, has appealed to the federal and state governments to come up with more proactive methods of creating employment for the youths.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Vaswani Brothers Fight Back

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Globe Motors Limited, has been accused of coming through the back door, using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to gain a business advantage over their rivals that they had repeatedly failed to get from the Nigerian Courts and
Africa    Crime


Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Medical Doctor

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
It was mother luck that saved the Chairman, Medical Guild and First Vice Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) , Lagos State branch, Dr. Ibrahim Adeniyi Olaifa, last Tuesday as three gunmen allegedly stormed his house early in the morning with
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Stop Rhetorics, ISCAN Tells EFCC

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The president and chairman of Council of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ISCAN), Mr Hakeem Ogunniran, has advised the management of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) to put immediate end to what he called rhetorics
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Police - Why Ribadu Was Sacked

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The Police High Command yesterday in Abuja advanced reasons for the sack of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu .
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Fear Grips Residents Over Kidnappers

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Residents of Nsukka, Enugu State, now sleep with one eye open, over increased activities of kidnappers in the area.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Detectives Trail Fraudsters Using Oyinlola's Number

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Detectives are on the trail of fraudsters using the phone number of Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in their attempt to dupe the state government and some banks.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Corruption Incorporated

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
A cartoon in the Daily Trust of December 24, 2008 captured succinctly the mood in the nation's bustling white collar crime scene. The cartoon showed two fake drug barons in the hitherto incapacitated fake drug market in Onitsha, Anambra State,
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Immunity Clause - Yar'Adua is On His Own - Speaker

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's recommendation for the cancellation of immunity clause from the constitution may not get the approcval of the National Assembly if signals from Senator Tawar Umbi Wada are anything to go by. His words, "the President spoke
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Bail - Fani-Kayode Knows Fate Dec 31

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday fixed December 31 for ruling on the bail application filed by the former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Police Deny Alleged Kidnap of Igbinigie

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Zone 5, Benin of the Nigeria Police, has denied allegations by one Dr. Roland Igbinigie that he was kidnapped by men in police uniform and detained for several days before he regained his
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Vaswani - EFCC Seals Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano Offices

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday sealed off the offices of the Vaswani brothers in Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano, a week after their office in Lagos was closed.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Beware of Fire, Scoopers of Fuel Warned

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) have warned of possible fire outbreak scooping of fuel from a burnt tanker on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Yes, Let the Immunity Clause Go

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
UNLESS this is merely another of those statements he usually makes to grab the headlines and circulate the misleading impression that some form of governance is going in Abuja, after which nothing more is ever heard about the matter again,
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Obi Commends Anambrarians on Crime-Free Xmas

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
GOVERNOR Peter Obi has commended the people of the state for what he described as the relatively crime-free Christmas celebration in the state and invited the people who returned from other parts of the country and beyond to feel free
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Fani Kayode - Bail Ruling For Tomorrow

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till tomorrow, for ruling on the bail application of former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who is facing a 47-count charge of money laundering and made a financial transaction exceeding N500,000,
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Plenty of Motion, But Little Movement

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
What a year 2008 was! But whether or not we need to shed a tear for the passing of this doomed year remains to be seen. Quite right, every Nigerian had fears at the beginning, but now that the year
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Oshiomhole Orders Arrest of 10 Fuel Dealers

31.12.2008 02:13    allafrica.com
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in his determination to free Edo people from unnecessary exploitation, on Monday ordered the immediate arrest of 10 petroleum dealers in Benin City and sealed off their filling stations for selling PMS products above N70.
Africa    Crime

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