Israel’s Netanyahu indicted for corruption
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in a series of corruption scandals, the country’s attorney general has said.
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Senate approves increase of VAT to 7.5%
The Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill which seeks to amend seven Acts of the National Assembly relating to taxes payable in the country.
Social Media Big Boy, Mompha sues EFCC
Internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, alleging unlawful detention and a violation of his rights.
UK: Court Holds that ‘Right to be offended’ does not exist
The “right to be offended” does not exist, a judge has said, as the High Court hears that British police forces are recording hate incidents even if there is no evidence that...
Court grants permanent forfeiture of Invictus Obi’s N280m to Nigerian govt
The Lagos State division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday permanently forfeited to the Federal Government the N280,555,010.65 found in bank accounts belonging to two companies owned by ‘Forbes entrepreneur’ Obinwanne...
Court nullifies creation of new emirates in Kano
A Kano High Court has nullified the four newly created emirates in the state by governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Three judges get into brawl at a strip club, two end up with gunshot wounds
Three judges in the US state of Indiana have been suspended for their part in a drunken brawl in the car park of a takeaway restaurant that ended with two of them...
Alleged 17M Fraud: EFCC arrests Ebonyi Govt House protocol officer
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a staff of the Protocol Unit of the Ebonyi State Government House, Abakaliki, over alleged N17 Million fraudulent transactions.
Senate rejects ban on importation of generators
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a suggestion from Senator Francis Fadahunsi for a five-year temporary ban on the importation of generators in order to hasten the solution to the energy crisis in...
Prisoner ‘arrested’ for scam he did while in custody
A convicted Internet fraudster, Hope Aroke, who is serving a 24-year jail term in the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre in Lagos, has allegedly masterminded a $1m scam while in custody.