Thursday, August 20, 2026

Anti-Corruption

August 10, 2026

Police bust Ponzi, visa scam ring in Ogun, capture 23 foreigners

The police command in Ogun raided a residential building and arrested 23 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme and visa scam in the Ota area.

Armed female cops
August 10, 2026

NFT startup Few and Far founder charged with fraud

Mr Tarsha was the founder and sole equity owner of Few and Far, a startup that claimed to be developing a decentralised marketplace for non-fungible tokens.

Taj Tarsha
August 10, 2026

Maryam Qayum jailed 12 years for illegally issuing three million opioid prescriptions to drug dealers

Maryam Qayum was jailed 12 years and six months for operating her Kingwood medical clinic as an illegal pill mill that issued prescriptions for three million opioid pills.

Note seized from Qayum’s clinic showing cash prices for control substance prescriptions
August 10, 2026

CBT best way to curb exam malpractice in Nigeria, says WAEC

The West African Examination Council has called for strict computer-based testing to curb examination malpractice in some centres called miracle centres.

Students at CBT centre
August 8, 2026
efcc
August 8, 2026

EFCC returns recovered N125 million to victim of Lagos land fraud

The commission stated, “The petitioner further alleged that the suspect deliberately concealed the existence of a pending court case affecting the property, which has been before the court since

EFCC returns recovered N125 million to victim of Lagos land fraud
August 7, 2026

Fake documents behind PFIPC operations, FRSC, State House tell Reps

Mr Idris disclosed this at a public hearing organised by the House Ad hoc Committee probing the establishment and operations of the PFIPC in Abuja on Thursday.

Shehu Mohammed
August 7, 2026

U.S. demands extradition of ‘Son of God’ pastor Apollo Quiboloy amid sex trafficking charges

Mr Quiboloy is currently housed in a Philippine jail over a slew of other sex-related crimes.

Apollo Quiboloy
August 7, 2026

Kano assembly committee targets land grabbers

A special committee of the Kano State House of Assembly has vowed to clamp down on land grabbers and reclaim government lands allegedly encroached upon across the state.

Kano House of Assembly
August 6, 2026

Osun Accounts Freeze: EFCC must follow rule of law not ruling party, says lawyer

Bolaji Oluwatosin, a legal practitioner, told Peoples Gazette that the anti-corruption agency had limited power to freeze the accounts.

Adeleke and EFCC boss Olukoyede