Martine Chukuemeka, Author at The African Scoop

Breaking: 10 Nigeria Schoolchildren Abducted in Broad Daylight

A government official said Tuesday that ten students were kidnapped in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, where criminal gangs have previously...

Shocking News: Nigeria’s Junior Oil Minister Timipre Sylva Resigns

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 31, 2023

Timipre Sylva, Nigeria's minister of state for petroleum, has resigned to run for governor of oil-producing Bayelsa State in the...

The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) suspended its National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Sunday for alleged anti-party activities.

Nigerian PDP Suspends National Chairman, Ayu

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 27, 2023

The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) suspended its National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Sunday for alleged anti-party activities. Ayu was...

INEC Takes a Stand: Electoral Offenders and Sponsors to Face Prosecution

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 25, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that prosecuting perpetrators of electoral violence and their sponsors will reduce the prevalence...

Peter Obi Takes Nigeria’s Presidential Election to Court: What’s Next?

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 22, 2023

Peter Obi, the opposition Labour Party candidate in Nigeria, has filed a court petition challenging last month's disputed presidential election,...

Nigeria Counts Votes After Tense Local Elections

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 20, 2023

Nigeria is currently counting the votes after local elections that were marked by tension and violence. The elections were held...

Nigeria Election 2023: Armed thugs invade Lagos polling unit

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 18, 2023

Armed thugs invaded polling unit 003 in Bestford/Ganiyu Yusuff Street, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo, Lagos State as the governorship and state House...

People brave the rain during a public rally by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nakuru City on March 16, 2023.

Africa Prepares for Monday’s Opposition Protests: Tear Gas and Warnings in the Air.

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 18, 2023

Four African countries are preparing responses to planned protests led by opposition politicians, which could put civil liberties and security...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged an Indian named Chandra Prakash Singh with money laundering in the Federal High Court in Lagos. According to an EFCC statement released on Thursday, Singh appeared before Justice Nicholas Oweibo on a seven-count charge of attempted theft of more than $200,000 (92,088,000). According to the anti-corruption agency, Singh allegedly transferred $90,000 from a United Bank for Africa (UBA) account to Citibank N.A. in New York on Sunday, December 6, 2020, and $78,000 on Thursday, December 2, 2021. "That you, Chandra Prakash Singh, on or about the 16th of December 2020, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, transferred $90,000.00 (ninety thousand dollars) from an account number 3002518278 domiciled in UBA Nigeria to account number 0003 domiciled in Citibank N.A., New York, United States of America," one of the counts states. "Which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity, and you thus committed an offence in violation of Section 18(2)(c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011, as amended, and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act." Singh, on the other hand, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the prosecution's counsel, B.B. Bala, requested the defendant's remand and a trial date in light of his plea. Efe Solomon Izokor, the defendant's solicitor, petitioned the court for an oral bail application. Bala objected to the defense's submission, requesting that "a written bail application be brought before the court" so that she could respond appropriately. Justice Oweibo remanded the defendant to the correctional facility and adjourned the case until Tuesday, June 27, when the trial will begin.

Indian Businessman Faces EFCC in Court over Money Laundering Charges

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 17, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged an Indian named Chandra Prakash Singh with money laundering in the...

Nigeria Election 2023; Struggle for Lagos Intensifies.

by Martine Chukuemeka

March 16, 2023

Nigerians will vote for governors on Saturday, three weeks after the presidential election, and all eyes will be on Lagos,...