Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Mrs. Ese Miriam Okwong, a Deputy Director in the Planning, Research and Statistics Department of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has been inducted as a Fellow of the Security Institute of Nigeria.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for a fundamental strengthening of integrity and revenue-collection frameworks within the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), labelling systemic reforms as “essential” for national development.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Monday, February 9, 2026 slated March 23, 2026 for delivery of judgment in the trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the Federal House of Representatives.
By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Mrs Salt Adeaze Udoka for property fraud. Udoka, 48 is alleged to have collaborated with two others to obtain the sum of N165 million under the pretence of selling a landed property to their victim.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, On Thursday, February 5, 2026, ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Department of State Services, DSS to investigate his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu as well as the 2nd defendant in an alleged N10billion fraud, Daudu Sulaiman for alleged tampering with Exhibits N and O.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has called on the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN and other stakeholders in the real estate sector to safeguard themselves against financial crimes by respecting effective tax administration, financial integrity and clear beneficial ownership disclosures.
