A Federal High Court sitting in Portharcourt, Rivers State has sentenced one Henry Ekanem to 14 years imprisonment for Internet fraud. Ekanem, a final year student of the University of Portharcourt was convicted by Justice A. Mohammed upon arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on seven-count charges bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and impersonation The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Wednesday said the […]

The Abia State Harmonized Task Force (ASHTF) has raised concerns over recent attacks on its members and the destruction of its vehicles by touts and other offenders in the state. The Chairman of the Harmonized Task Force and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu, on Wednesday issued a statement condemning the violence and threats faced by task force personnel. Nwachukwu warned that severe penalties would be enforced […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday has ordered the suspension of monthly allocations to Rivers State by the Federal Government. This directive, issued by Joyce Abdulmalik, also restrains the Central Bank of Nigeria from allowing Rivers State to access funds from the consolidated revenue account. The judgement came in response to a suit filed by the Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, as Defendants […]