Tag Archives: Law enforcement in Nigeria
January 13, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had arrested 12 oil executives from firms including Noble Corp, Tidewater and Transocean over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme. It said the executives were arrested in a series of raids over the … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Anti-corporate activism, Bonny Island, Cheney, Dick Cheney, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, George Harrison, George W. Bush, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, KBR, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, political-news, Switzerland, United States, United States Department of Justice, Zurich
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January 10, 2011 by benim
Prominent pastors in the country and readers of Nigerian NEWS have slammed Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his Christ Embassy Church for imposing a N1,000 toll fee on worshippers who attended New Year’s Eve service at the Christ Embassy Headquarters in … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Religion, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, African news, Buzz Aldrin, Chris Oyakhilome, Christ Embassy, Christ Embassy Church, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, geography, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, lifestyle-news, money laundering, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria Police Force, Political geography, Republican, texas, Tom DeLay
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December 21, 2010 by benim
LAGOS — US oil services group Halliburton agreed to pay Nigeria 35 million dollars to settle a bribery dispute which led to charges being filed against former US vice president Dick Cheney, it said Tuesday. Nigeria had on December 7 … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahmed Lofty, Anti-corporate activism, Bonny Island, breaking news, Cheney, corporate crime, Damian Dodo, David Lesar, Dick Cheney, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Economy of the United States, Emmanuel Akomaye, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, George Harrison, George W. Bush, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, International relations, James Baker, James Ferguson, KBR, Lafayette, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Louisiana, Mohammed Bello Adoke, News local news, Nigeria, Nigeria news Papers, Political geography, political-news, Private military contractors, Roland Ewubare, Switzerland, United States, United States Department of Justice, World news, Zurich
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December 14, 2010 by benim
THE Federal Government’s effort at prosecuting former United States Vice President Richard Bruce ‘Dick’ Cheney and other officials of Halliburton paid off, following payment of huge sums of money to the coffers of Nigeria, as Nigeria has reportedly agreed to … read more »
Posted in America, Article, Global Issues, Hottest News, News, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahmed Lofty, Anti-corporate activism, Bonny Island, breaking news, Cheney, corporate crime, Damian Dodo, David Lesar, Dick Cheney, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Economy of the United States, Emmanuel Akomaye, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, George Harrison, George W. Bush, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, International relations, James Baker, James Ferguson, KBR, Lafayette, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Louisiana, Mohammed Bello Adoke, News local news, Nigeria, Nigeria news Papers, Political geography, political-news, Private military contractors, Roland Ewubare, Switzerland, United States, United States Department of Justice, World news, Zurich
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December 13, 2010 by benim
LAGOS — A Dubai appeal court on Monday refused to stop the extradition of a former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State to Britain to answer money laundering charges, the anti-graft agency said. “James Ibori has failed to get the … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Britain, corruption in nigeria, Delta State, Dubai, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Emmanuel Chuka Osammor, extradition, Femi Babafemi, geography, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, Lagos, Law, Law Crime, Law enforcement in Nigeria, money laundering, News local news, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, political corruption, political-news, World news
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December 12, 2010 by benim
Allegation of financial scandal against Chris Oyakhilome, pastor Christ Embassy Church, is messy indeed and it included how the file on the case was stolen from EFCC custody He made headline news last week, for his alleged involvement in a … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Religion, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Buzz Aldrin, Chris Oyakhilome, Christ Embassy, Christ Embassy Church, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, geography, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, lifestyle-news, money laundering, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Political geography, Republican, texas, Tom DeLay
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December 1, 2010 by benim
Nigeria currently occupies the number three position in the worldwide cybercrime trends index, Nigeria’s anti-graft boss said yesterday. Speaking on the first day of the 1st West African cybercrime summit in Abuja, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Computer crime, cybercrimes, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Mzamber Waziri, Farida Waziri, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Information and communication technologies, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, nigeria comes, Political geography, Sola Akinyede, Technology Internet, technology-news, West Africa, West African States
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November 27, 2010 by benim
Any moment from now, flamboyant miracle fixing pastor of Christ Embassy Church located in Oregun, Ikeja area of Lagos state, Chris Oyakhilome will be a guest of Nigeria’s anti-graft police, EFCC for using his church to launder funds which source could not be … read more »
Posted in Article, Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, Religion, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Buzz Aldrin, Chris Oyakhilome, Christ Embassy, Christ Embassy Church, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, geography, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, lifestyle-news, money laundering, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Political geography, Republican, texas, Tom DeLay
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November 25, 2010 by benim
The motion by six top management staff of Intercontinental Bank, urging a Federal High Court in Lagos, to strike out the 23-count amended charge against them, was yesterday opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The officials, together … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Business Finance, business-news, Central Bank of Nigeria, corruption, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Erastus Akingbola, Ex-Intercontinental Bank, Financial services, Fraud, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Law, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, Political geography
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November 19, 2010 by benim
Officials of the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday displayed a car that they said Henry Okah, purchased and wired with a bomb for use in the twin bombings in Abuja on October 1st. Marilyn Ogar, a spokesperson for the agency, … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Business Finance, geography, Government of Nigeria, Henry Okah, Hospitality Recreation, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Ogar, Mazda 626, Nigeria, Political geography, Port Harcourt, South Africa, State Security Service, tragedy
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October 26, 2010 by benim
Senior politicians and businessmen are among more than 100 people listed by Nigerian anti-fraud police as being unsuitable to run for political office. The EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) said those on the list were all being prosecuted for … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Fraud, IndepthAfrica, James Ibori, Lagos, Law, Law Crime, Law enforcement in Nigeria, member of parliament, Nigeria, Nigeria fraud blacklist, Nuhu Ribadu, Orji Uzor Kalu, political corruption, Political geography, political-news, politician, War Conflict
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October 25, 2010 by benim
THE State Security Service (SSS) has placed four people on the wanted list over the October 1 bomb blasts which rocked Abuja and led to the death of at least 14 people. Sources in Abuja told the Nigerian Tribune that … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Abuja bombing, disasters-news, Goodluck Jonathan, Government of Nigeria, Indepth Africa, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Television Authority, Political geography, Port Harcourt, State Security Service, War Conflict
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October 25, 2010 by benim
Ejiro Henry, a 19-year old cocaine trafficker, currently standing trial for his involvement in the illicit trade, has been arrested again for peddling hard drugs. Mr Henry, who was apprehended the second time on his way to Port Harcourt, Rivers … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ahmadu Giade, Air France, arrest, causes-news, Chemistry, Cocaine, Dopamine reuptake inhibitors, Drug addiction, Ejiro Henry, Indepth Africa, Italy, Lagos, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Local anesthetics, Medicine, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria, pharmacology, Port Harcourt, rivers state, Stimulants
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