The Delta State government has suspended head teachers of five primary schools in the state for alleged extortion of pupils through illegal levies. The Permanent Secretary...
The National Assembly (NASS) has been called upon to leverage its oversight powers to address widespread extortion by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) and protect Nigerian consumers...
The Nigerian Police Force has detained officers implicated in the extortion of N2.3 million from an Abuja resident, Mr. Ndubuisi Nwosu, and has recovered and returned...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of some police officers attached to the Special Tactical Squad in...
Nigerian citizens in Philippines have cried out over alleged extortion allegedly being perpetrated by staff of the Nigerian embassy in that country. The Nigerians cried out...
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two syndicates that allegedly specialise in extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public through “deadly” threats....
The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has dragged 14 personnel to a disciplinary panel over alleged extortions and high-handedness in the state. The LASTMA General...
The Inspector General of Police, Sunday Egbetokun, has set up a Monitoring Unit to investigate a petition filed by a Delta State-based rights advocate, Israel Joe,...
The Senator representing Abia-South in the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has accused self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), Simon Ekpa of...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a police officer, Daniel Edet, for alleged extortion and demanding sexual gratification from a suspect. The state Police...
The Nigerian Army has stated that investigation is ongoing into the alleged involvement of its personnel in extortion and the gruesome murder of a woman in...
The management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, has directed all newly admitted students who are below the age of 16 to either defer their enrollment...
In the first part of this three-part investigative story, DAMILOLA BANJO exposed a string of extortion, bribery and intimidation by the agents and keepers of the...
A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, on Thursday described the extortion allegation leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday searched the Abuja home of the embattled former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, over alleged extortion....
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has decried Nigerian military’s alleged collection of N1000 bribe from Borno residents and travellers in the state who do not possess...
Five police officers have been arrested for extorting N705,000 from Kareem Jamiu, a 29-year-old resident of Sagamu, Ogun State. The alleged rogue officers were arrested by...
Rapper turned actor, Ikechukwu Onunaku has been urged by Nigerian Police Force, to lodge a formal complaint after he took to social media to reveal how...
The Presidency on Tuesday issued a stern warning to political appointees, government officials and party men against influence peddling for corrupt pecuniary gains and other forms...
Officers of the Nigeria Prison Service undergoing a training programme at its institution in Kirikiri, Lagos, have accused officials of the school of extortion in the...
Taxi drivers in Abuja on Friday staged a protested march against alleged intimidation and harassment by V.I.O, Road Safety and Civil Defense. The drivers in their...
Six policemen dismissed from the Ondo State Police Command over alleged extortion have restated their innocence, appealing to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to...
