By NJORIGE LYNUS GUNMEN suspected to be kidnappers stormed Kpaduma 3, Asokoro Extension in Abuja on Monday night, killing a vigilante, raping two girls, and injuring several residents during a prolonged attack. Witnesses said the attackers, believed to have come from nearby Kobi village, exchanged fire with local vigilantes. The victim, identified as “Bako,” was […]
THE Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Mustapha Ibn Mustapha before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court over alleged N5.5 million land fraud. He was docked on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and criminal […]
THE Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) has approved the state government’s request to transfer the General Hospital, Otor-Udu, to the Federal Ministry of Health for its conversion into a Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ovwian, in Udu Local Government Area. The approval, granted during plenary on Tuesday, followed a letter from Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, read […]
BY GLORY UGOBA The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its campaign against cultism, drug abuse, and related crimes, arresting 54 suspects and seizing 11 bags of cannabis sativa in separate raids across the state. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, told journalists on Monday that the suspects — 39 men and 15 women — were […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Plateau State lawmaker, Adamu Aliyu, wanted over allegations that he duped a businessman of ₦73.6 million through a fake Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) contract. The order was issued on Friday by Justice Emeka Nwite, following an application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences […]
A United States court has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian lawyer based in Los Angeles and former official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), guilty of accepting a $2.1 million bribe from a Chinese oil company to secure drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, also known as “Pollie”, was convicted of three counts […]
THE corruption scandal engulfing the Kano State Government has widened after the state’s Commissioner for Community and Rural Development, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, reportedly admitted to authorising a payment of ₦1.17 billion, which investigators say was fraudulent, while serving as the Accountant General. Mr. Abdulsalam, who was interrogated by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related […]
THE Delta State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old mother of two, identified simply as Lilian, for allegedly stabbing her partner to death during a domestic dispute at Ijanpa Road axis of the state. The state police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday. According to […]
A 23-year-old man, Muhammud Dayyabu, on Thursday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, over alleged possession of stolen phones. Dayyabu, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of possession of stolen phones, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence […]
AMINA, the mother of 12-year-old Alameen*, noticed a change in his behaviour. The playful and active child who once roamed the streets of Nursing Quarters in Bauchi Town, Bauchi State, had become withdrawn and flinched at sudden movements. This sudden change made Mrs. Amina worried. When washing his underwear, she found faeces, which was shocking […]