The embattling acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has requested bail from custody. The EFCC Boss, who is under investigation by a presidential panel, has spent his fourth day at the Force Criminal Investigation Department. He has been detained by the FCID since Monday when he appeared first before the panel. Magu is being probed by the presidential panel for allegations of misconduct leveled against him by the Attorney-General...

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 Federal High Court will on July 27, proceed on its annual long vacation for the year 2020, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. In a circular issued by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, notifying the General public, the long vacation is to commence from Monday July 27, and end on Friday Sept. 25 while court activities are to resume on Monday Sept. 28. The vacation is made in pursuant...