A US federal court has ordered Dozy Mmobuosi, the chief executive officer of Tingo, to pay more than $250 million in fines and barred him from serving as a director of a public company. Last year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Mmobuosi and three of his companies, including two Nasdaq-listed enterprises, with…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa command has unveiled recent seizures at the Apapa Port on Wednesday. The Comptroller-General of Customs, in a press briefing revealed significant seizures by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Apapa Port. The seized goods, valued at NGN 1.8 billion, include expired and controlled pharmaceutical products, underscoring the…
There was pandemonium when a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police gun hit and killed a Hausa resident at Benin/Asaba Road, by Igueomo Junction. The yet-to-be-identified victim was said to have been hit by a stray bullet on Wednesday evening, Feb. 28, in front of the house of a POS operator where he had gone to wire ₦4000…
Some gunmen have reportedly killed a Point of Sales (POS) operator in Ebonyi State. The victim identified as Louis Enoshi, was said to be a native of Umuogudu-Akpu, Ngbo in the Ohaukwu local government area of the state. The incident according to reports, happened on Wednesday when some unidentified individuals raided his residence in Ezzamgbo…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been accused of fraud in its ongoing e-auction process, as one individual allegedly secured over 300 vehicles at the rate of N10,000 each. These allegations arise despite the agency’s deployment of advanced technology to curb fraud. The NCS had introduced electronic platforms for its auctions in 2017 to enhance…
The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, the wife of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, wanted. She was declared wanted alongside a CBN official, Eric Odoh, a businesswoman, Anita Omoile, and a Bureau De Change operator, Jonathan Omoile. According to a statement issued by the commission, they were…
The Nigeria Police Force, Anambra State Command, has declared an Inspector, Audu Omadefu, with service number, AP No. 362178 wanted for alleged murder. A terse statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, Awka DSP Tochukwu Ikenga urged residents to be on the lookout for the runaway inspector. DSP Ikenga assured that…
Authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have apprehended suspected notorious kidnappers, including one Buhari Muhammad, along with five other members of the syndicate in Abuja. In a statement released on Monday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it was disclosed that the suspects were captured at a hotel in Bassa…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Maritime University, Prof. Emmanuel Munakurogha Adigio to appear before its anti-corruption committee over alleged N2 billion procurement fraud and abuse of office. This was seen in a letter obtained by SaharaReporters which was issued by Adeji S. Gideon, Clerk of the Committee….
One Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim has been apprehended by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly parading himself as a Comptroller-General of the commission to engage in fraudulent activities. The suspect, said to be in his fifties, was reportedly impersonating high-ranking government officials, including the Comptroller-General of Customs. The NCS gave details about Ibrahim’s arrest and criminal…
