Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died at the World Games in Chengdu, China, after collapsing during competition, organisers confirmed on Tuesday, August 12. Debertolis, 29, was found unconscious on August 8 during the men’s middle-distance orienteering event and passed away four days later, according to a joint statement from the World Games organisers and…
Sixteen inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi (New), Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday, August 12, according to a statement from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The jailbreak reportedly occurred after some inmates breached the facility’s security and attacked officers on duty. Five personnel were injured in the incident,…
Uganda’s State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has arrested seven individuals—four Congolese and three Ugandan nationals—accused of defrauding a Nigerian businessman of $70,000 in a fake gold deal. The suspects allegedly posed as representatives and agents of two companies, Legacy Refinery Limited and Emerod Agency Limited, convincing the…
A former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The anti-graft agency had on Monday, August 11, invited and later on detained the former governor who is alleged to have fraudulently withdrawn some cash to the tune of N189 billion when…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says no fewer than 8,246 inmates in custodial centres across the country are living with mental health conditions. Assistant Controller General of Corrections in charge of Medical Services, Dr. Glory Essien, disclosed the figure on Tuesday, August 12, in Abuja during a public hearing by the Independent Investigative Panel on…
Manchester City winger Jack Grealish has joined Everton on loan for the 2025–26 season, in a move aimed at revitalizing his career following a difficult spell under Pep Guardiola. The 29-year-old, who made just seven Premier League starts last season, was left out of City’s squad for the Club World Cup in the United States,…
Former Premier League footballer Ronnie Stam has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in a multi-million-pound drug trafficking operation. Stam, 41, who played for Wigan Athletic between 2010 and 2013, was convicted of smuggling 724 kilograms of cocaine into the Netherlands, as well as being involved in the trafficking of MDMA…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have launched an investigation into one Duru Ikechukwu Damian, who was arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare $59,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Damian was intercepted by NCS officers during a…
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mike Achimugu, has provided clarification on why Fuji musician KWAM1 has not been arraigned in court, unlike Ms. Emmanson, who was recently prosecuted for unruly behavior aboard an Ibom Air flight. Following Emmanson’s arraignment before a Lagos Magistrate Court, many…
