Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder in August and received his sentence Tuesday, October 13, during a hearing in a Las…
Troops of the 82 Division/JTF South-East Operations have arrested a bar owner and recovered five firearms during a follow-up investigation into an alleged arms trafficking case in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The operation followed the interrogation of a soldier who allegedly disclosed that the weapons were being kept by the owner of…
A prosecution witness has told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, how he allegedly paid N69.15 million to social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, for a five-year lease of a Lekki property she allegedly claimed to own. The witness, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, who testified as PW1, gave…
Eight Nigerians Arrested in Ghana for Allegedly Beating 21-Year-Old Man During Internet Fraud Initiation Eight Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Ghana for allegedly severely beating a 21-year-old compatriot, Godstime Umukoro, as part of an initiation process into an internet fraud operation at Kotokrom, in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region. The suspects…
An 83-year-old grandmother, Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday, has been rearrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado allegedly concealed around her waist, less than a year after she was arrested, prosecuted and convicted for a similar offence. The octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7,…
A four-year-old boy and two other people have been killed in an attack by suspected herdsmen on Omulonye community in Ugboju District, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attackers reportedly invaded the community around 9 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, and opened fire indiscriminately. The attack also left several residents…
A Gombe State High Court sitting in Court No. 5 on Wednesday sentenced two men, Buhari Sule and Muktari Ali Hilami, to death by hanging for armed robbery and the murder of 35-year-old Murtala Rabi’u. The court heard that the defendants robbed Rabi’u of an Itel keypad phone without a SIM card…
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced 37-year-old Deborah Ayeni to 14 years in prison for stealing a newborn baby. Justice Lekan Olata delivered the judgment in Ayeni’s absence after she failed to appear in court for her trial following her release on bail. The court subsequently declared her a fugitive and…
Justice Lekan Olatawura of the Ekiti State High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Deborah Ayeni, to 14 years in prison in absentia for child stealing and subsequently declared her a fugitive on the run. The judge handed down the sentence after Ayeni’s sureties failed to produce her in court following the testimony of four…
A 16-year-old girl, identified as Salomi Ishaya, was killed by unidentified assailants while returning from a river in Luwaran village, Kawam District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on October 4, 2026, after troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP),…
