A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Plateau State lawmaker, Adamu Aliyu, wanted over allegations that he duped a businessman of ₦73.6 million through a fake Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) contract. The order was issued on Friday by Justice Emeka Nwite, following an application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences […]
A United States court has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian lawyer based in Los Angeles and former official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), guilty of accepting a $2.1 million bribe from a Chinese oil company to secure drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, also known as “Pollie”, was convicted of three counts […]
THE corruption scandal engulfing the Kano State Government has widened after the state’s Commissioner for Community and Rural Development, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, reportedly admitted to authorising a payment of ₦1.17 billion, which investigators say was fraudulent, while serving as the Accountant General. Mr. Abdulsalam, who was interrogated by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related […]
THE Delta State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old mother of two, identified simply as Lilian, for allegedly stabbing her partner to death during a domestic dispute at Ijanpa Road axis of the state. The state police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday. According to […]
A 23-year-old man, Muhammud Dayyabu, on Thursday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, over alleged possession of stolen phones. Dayyabu, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of possession of stolen phones, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence […]
AMINA, the mother of 12-year-old Alameen*, noticed a change in his behaviour. The playful and active child who once roamed the streets of Nursing Quarters in Bauchi Town, Bauchi State, had become withdrawn and flinched at sudden movements. This sudden change made Mrs. Amina worried. When washing his underwear, she found faeces, which was shocking […]
THE Anambra State Police Command has apprehended four suspected kidnappers and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a special operation in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area. Police Spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed in a statement that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in the early hours […]
What data shows INVESTIGATIONS by DevReporting have revealed grim statistics of sexually abused children in Lagos, a city nicknamed Nigeria’s commercial capital and one of the largest and fastest-growing economies in Africa. In 2020 alone, the state recorded 4,302 cases of domestic and sexual violence, according to the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), […]
IN 2024, Nigeria’s Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, admitted that ‘children as young as 14 and 15’ are involved in illegal oil theft and refining in the country’s Rivers and Bayelsa States. Poverty, a lack of viable alternatives and normalised criminal enterprises in some communities have drawn children into these extremely hazardous illegal oil refining environments. A […]
A police operative has been confirmed dead in Ebonyi State when a police team clashed with officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state. The incident happened on Wednesday at a mining site in Amaeze, a community in Ivo Local Government Area of the state. The Chairperson of Ivo Local Government Area, Emmanuel […]