US court rejects request compelling FBI, CIA to produce Tinubu’s records

The United States, US district court for the district of Columbia has rejected request to make Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to make information about President Bola Tinubu public.  The court said Tinubu has “privacy rights that should be considered”. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who […]

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Pentagon classified documents leak: FBI arrests national guardsman

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has arrested a Massachusetts air national in connection with the leak of classified documents posted online. The leaked documents included detailed intelligence assessments of the US allies and adversaries. The documents also included the state of the war in Ukraine and the challenges Kyiv and […]

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DCP Abba Kyari says Hushpuppi asked him to help a friend recover N8m, deletes post denying bribe

The suspended commander of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, says Ramon Abbas, the self-confessed international fraudster popularly known as Hushpuppi reached his team to help recover N8 million for a friend. Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), had come under fire after Huspuppi, who is being tried in the US, […]

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FBI describes EFCC as a critical partner in crime fighting

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a “critical partner” in the global fight against organised crime. This is according to a statement released on Tuesday by the anti-graft commission, EFCC. The FBI legal attaché, Ahamdi Uche stated this when he led a delegation on a courtesy […]

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Hushpuppi has a case to answer in Nigeria – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode better known as Hushpuppi is being investigated by the agency over alleged cyber crimes.  Nigeria’s anti-crime body stated this in a tweet on its official handle on Thursday where it explained that the agency has “grisly details of his money laundering transactions.” […]

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FBI Fraud List: We are working on bigger names including bankers and BDC – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday stated it was monitoring more suspected Nigerian fraudsters apart from the 80 names released by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Ibadan zonal head of the EFCC, Friday Ebelo, said, “Bigger suspects have been put on the commission’s watch list and will be tracked […]

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FBI arrests Nigerians in U.S. for internet fraud, others to be extradited

Scores of Nigerians have been arrested in U.S. by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) in a major conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through fraud schemes and launder the money through a Los Angeles-based network. The arrest comes few days after Forbes celebrated Nigerian young billionaire, Obinwanne Okeke popularly known as Invictus Obi was […]

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Pentagon alarmed by suspicious substance detected at mail screening facility

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is testing a number of envelopes sent to the Pentagon in Washington after a “suspicious substance’’ was found, a U.S. Department of Defence spokesman said on Tuesday. “On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon’s remote screening facility,’’ Rob Manning […]

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James Comey’s book on Trump hits #No.1 on Amazon’s Bestseller List

Former FBI director James Comey’s  new book, where he gave a blistering criticism of President Donald Trump,  hit the stores  today in the United States and held the top slot on Amazon’s bestseller list. Comey, who was fired by the US leader in May 2017, describes Trump in the book as “morally unfit” for office, […]

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