A top Boko Haram commander, Abu Nasr—also known as Amir Fiya—was killed in Rann, the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area in Borno State, during a foiled terrorist attack. Troops from the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), successfully repelled an assault by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters, killing numerous insurgents. The…
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, convicted and sentenced Kalthum Mustapha to three years imprisonment for fraud. Kalthum was initially arraigned on Monday, May 13, 2024, on a one-count charge of cheating involving the sum of N1,350,000 (One Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). The…
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old cross-dresser and content creator, Taiwo Austine, before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure over alleged involvement in same-sex activities. Austine was arraigned alongside two other defendants, Haris Abubakar (25) and Matthew Ogwu (32), on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and alleged same-sex conduct. According…
The Federal Government has disclosed that over 300 repentant terrorists are currently undergoing rehabilitation as part of its ongoing efforts to combat terrorism through non-violent means. Major-General Adamu Laka, National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, revealed this on Thursday, August 7, 2025, during a high-level meeting with stakeholders and donors in Abuja. The…
Operatives from the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested fifty-five suspected internet fraudsters in a recent sting operation. The arrests took place on Wednesday, July 6, 2025, at K Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State, following credible intelligence about the suspects’ involvement in fraudulent online activities.…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two travellers and the abduction of three others by armed men in Ganmu village, located in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. According to police reports, the victims were en route from Lagos to Babanla town when their vehicle developed a flat tyre near…
Two teenage brothers tragically drowned in the Omileye River in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area in Ondo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, following heavy rainfall that caused the river to overflow its banks. The siblings were reportedly swept away while attempting to cross the river on their way…
A businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were sentenced on Monday, August 4, to a combined 22 and a half years in prison by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for drug trafficking. The couple was initially arrested on Friday, June 13, by operatives of the Department…
A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda, has convicted and sentenced 42-year-old Indian national Neetu Neetu to five years in prison for importing 72 parcels of heroin disguised as chocolates. The factory-sealed heroin, weighing 11 kilograms and wrapped in wafer packaging, was discovered in Neetu’s luggage during a thorough search…
A former television financial analyst accused of defrauding investors out of millions and evading authorities for years has been sentenced to five years in prison, the Justice Department announced. James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to securities fraud on April 7 and is also expected to be ordered to pay restitution to his victims.…
