The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, Jan. 8, arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal, before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged failure to declare foreign currencies totaling $800,575 and €651,505, equivalent to about N2.28 billion. Onal was arraigned before Justice Yellim Bogoro on a two-count charge bordering on non-declaration … Read more
The International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights (ISSJHR) has condemned the commencement of impeachment proceedings against Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, warning lawmakers not to mistake the patience of the people for weakness. The group cautioned members of the Rivers State House of Assembly against … Read more
American rapper, Fetty Wap, has been released from prison early The rapper, 34, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was released from prison on Thursday, Jan. 8. Maxwell served over three years of his prison sentence at FCI, Sandstone, a low security facility in Sandstone, Minn., The New York Post reports. The “Trap … Read more
GoFundMe campaign launched for the family of Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot and killed by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on WednesdayJanuary 7, has raised more than $550,000 within 24 hours of her death. The fundraiser, created to support Good’s wife and young son, described the 37-year-old as “pure sunshine, … Read more
Police have arrested a Nigerian woman and her Ghanaian husband over the death of an orphan child. The duo was arrested in Tripoli on Wednesday, January 7, 2025. According to Libya Observer, the couple allegedly tortured and starved the child to death. It was gathered that the child’s mother passed away about two years ago … Read more
The Court of Appeal has upheld the d3th sentence imposed on Farida Abubakar for the m8rder of her former husband, Chief Magistrate Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. LIB reported that Abubakar st@bbed her ex-husband with a sharp knife on his abdomen, neck and left arm which led to his d3ath on the night of August 25, 2022. A … Read more
A court in North Goa, India has sentenced a Nigerian man, Lucky Ekoemeye, to one year of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 50,000 for being in possession of 7.8g of cocaine. Ekoemeye was arrested at a shack at the Morjim beach in November 2019. Public prosecutor D Gawas sought maximum punishment and added that … Read more
Oyo police arrest cutlass attack, farmer wrist severed Tede, Sunday James Benua Bukari fight, Atisbo violent crime Nigeria, and Oyo State disagreement girls have sparked outrage as authorities vow swift justice in this brutal incident. The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Sunday James for allegedly using a cutlass to chop … Read more
Charly Boy Slams Sheikh Gumi for Calling Bandit Attacks a ‘Mistake’ – Urges Action on Nigeria’s Insecurity Veteran Nigerian musician Charly Boy unleashes fury on Sheikh Ahmad Gumi after the cleric suggested negotiating with bandits instead of military action, labeling it a defense of criminals. In a viral rant, Oputa questions Gumi’s sanity amid rising … Read more
Super Falcons’ Chiamaka Nnadozie has clinched the 2025 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award for the third year running, edging out rivals Khadija Er-Rmichi and Andile Dlamini in Rabat. The 24-year-old’s heroics in Nigeria’s WAFCON triumph and Paris FC’s Coupe de France victory cement her legacy as Africa’s top shot-stopper. Fresh off a Ballon … Read more