Shehu Sani, the former senator representing Kaduna central, has accused Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of running a “cult” in the agency. Following a memo by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), in which Magu was accused of grave misconduct, the anti-graft chairman was arrested and detained on Monday. He appeared before a panel led by Ayo Salami, retired president of the court of appeal, which...

The Ogun state police have nabbed a Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church, Oluwafemi Oyebola, Ogo-Oluwa parish for allegedly raping and impregnating his daughter. The pastor was also accused of getting abortions done on his daughter three times. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police public relations officer, said the suspect was arrested after his daughter lodged a complaint against him at Owode-Egbado divisional police headquarters. He said the victim alleged that her father had been raping her...

The trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and a firm, Spotless Investment Limited, was suddenly obstructed by the inability of the prosecution to bring its witness to court on Monday. The Punch reported that the prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos that a relative of the witness scheduled to come had been admitted...