CBN extends old naira deadline till February 10

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for the swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned ones till February 10, 2023. The CBN stated this in a release on Sunday. The apex bank said it added “a…

Arrest Atiku in 72hrs or get sued, Keyamo tells EFCC

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to…

We’ll remove Okupe from our watchlist – EFCC

The embattled former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, will be removed from the watchlist, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said. This comes on the heels of his arrest by the Department of…

Court jails fake LASTMA officer, Man arraigned for stealing tricycle and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Court sends fake LASTMA officer to jail (Vanguard) The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Mobile)…

Oil firm director gets 20 months imprisonment, 2 arraigned for child marriage and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Oil firm director bags 20 months imprisonment for fraud (Guardian) A Lagos High Court,  Ikeja, on…

EFCC auctions 435 forfeited cars in Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos commenced the auction of 435 cars which were forfeited by the courts to the Federal Government on Wednesday. Nine auctioneers were allocated to the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC to…

NJC reinstates Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia as Judge of Federal High Court

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has reinstated Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judge of the Federal High Court. The reinstatement takes immediate effect. Channels TV’s judiciary correspondent, Shola Soyele sighted a circular of the Federal High Court notifying all judges…

Naira Redesign: Dollar may crash to N200 – EFCC chairman

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the dollar might drop to ₦200 after the redesigning of naira. Bawa stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) Hausa service, saying President Muhammadu…

Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Court adjourns Fayose’s trial until Jan. 31

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, until Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The case was earlier scheduled for continuation of trial on Oct. 26,…

N1.4b fraud: EFCC moves Atumeyi, NNPP’s Kogi assembly candidate to Lagos

The New Nigerian Peoples Party candidate for the Kogi State House of Assembly, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja for a mega bank fraud, has been moved to Lagos. The…

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