Singer Peter Okoye has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he received more than $800,000 in music royalties from French rights organisation SACEM but did not share the…
Corps orders three-day half-mast observance as investigation into deaths continues The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested and placed 24 of its personnel in protective custody in…
Federation calls for evidence-based determination of cause of death The Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities in Nigeria (FNMHC) has called for an independent investigation and full forensic determination of…
Defendants plead not guilty as police allege publication falsely announced bank’s closure Two women have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations that they conspired to…
Court sentences clinic owner after prosecutors said fraudulent claims exceeded $69 million A 54-year-old nurse practitioner in Arizona, Rita Ntusa Anagho, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison…
A survivor of the incident in which 37 suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has alleged that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted South African national Will Jessica Ann after she pleaded guilty to charges arising from the importation of 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria.…
Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, an associate of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has reportedly been shot dead in Ile-Ife. Oyeyemi was killed at Mayfair Garage in Ile-Ife…
The Nigeria Police Air Wing says it has neutralised nine suspected bandits and destroyed several criminal camps during sustained aerial operations across parts of Katsina and Zamfara states. The operations…
At least five Islamic clerics have reportedly been abducted by suspected terrorists in Zamfara State shortly after attending a prayer gathering at the residence of former governor and serving Senator…
The husband of a woman recently arrested over an alleged case of child sexual abuse has spoken about the disturbing circumstances surrounding the case, saying he initially believed a video…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old woman, identified as Anulika Onyeanusia, following an investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of a child in Onitsha. The arrest followed the…
A 38-year-old mother of two has reportedly confessed to conspiring with her child’s home lesson teacher to stage the abduction of her two-year-old son in an attempt to obtain money…
Tension has gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis after an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was reportedly stabbed shortly after leading Friday’s Juma’at prayer at a mosque in the Mabera area…
A Massachusetts woman accused of killing her two young children has asked a court to dismiss the case or release her from custody as prosecutors continue to await an official…
Popular Kano-based social media personality and political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, has reportedly been killed at his residence in Kano State. Dan Shagamu, who operated under the name Dan-shagamu…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), working with INTERPOL, has arrested and repatriated 52-year-old Festus Ibewuike, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, in connection with a major heroin investigation. Ibewuike…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and cumulative 490-year prison sentence imposed on former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Robert Orya, over…
A 31-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving as a teacher at a private school in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State has been arrested and arraigned over…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has assured Nigerians that assets recovered through anti-corruption investigations will not be mismanaged under his leadership. Olukoyede made the statement…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may not immediately act on a request seeking the reopening of an old financial-crimes case involving former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, according to sources cited…
Suspect Faces Fraud Allegations Before Abuja Court The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Mahmud A. Abubakar over an alleged N1.09 billion fraud case in Abuja. The case forms…
Utah Judge Sends Accused Killer To Trial With Death Penalty Possible Tyler James Robinson, the man accused of killing American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed more than 40 members of its workforce over allegations of corruption and financial malpractice during the past three years. EFCC Chairman…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the commission for questioning over…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rantan Ward, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Garba Buba, has been killed after suspected gunmen attacked the community. Another…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N1.23 trillion, $684.48 million, £373,905.78 and €9.34 million between October 1, 2023, and June 30, 2026, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede has disclosed.…
A 26-year-old Nigerian national has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face federal charges over an alleged financially motivated sextortion scheme that prosecutors say contributed to the…
Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, has been formally charged in the United Kingdom with five alleged sexual offences, according to confirmation from Snaresbrook Crown…
A Kaduna woman identified as Mama Mary was reportedly killed by bandits after her family failed to meet a N10 million ransom demand for her release. The allegation was disclosed…
A 30-year-old Nigerian man, Olukanyinsola Odebode, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in the United Kingdom after being convicted of rape and sexual assault offences. Odebode was convicted…
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a federal court in Washington to allow it to submit confidential information explaining why portions of records relating to President…
A gun attack that occurred during Governor Ademola Adeleke’s visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo has drawn fresh attention after preliminary police findings reportedly indicated that music…
Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, father of popular social media personality Jowizaza, has regained his freedom after being abducted by armed men in Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Command confirmed…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old newlywed woman, Aisha Musa, over an alleged attempt to poison her husband in Gwamma Village, Bauchi Local Government Area of the…
The ICPC says it has uncovered two additional fake government agencies allegedly linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi amid its investigation into the PFIPC scandal. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…
The Kwara State Government has confirmed the release of victims abducted from Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area following the February attack. No fewer than 176 people…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly frozen an Osun State Government account domiciled with First Bank, just days before the state’s governorship election. The development comes amid…
A United States-based Nigerian basketball player, Daniel Adegboyega, has been charged with first-degree rape by forcible compulsion in Alabama. Adegboyega, 21, was arrested in July by the Jacksonville Police Department…
Panic broke out in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, after suspected gunmen invaded a Catholic church during Sunday Mass and abducted three people. The incident occurred…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Maimunatu Idris, for allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a knife and severing his manhood during an incident at a hotel…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral video allegedly making ethnically insensitive remarks and displaying unprofessional conduct during a stop-and-search operation along the…
Veteran broadcaster Kola Olootu has alleged that a roadside vulcanizer may have unwittingly or deliberately aided the killers of late National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) chieftain Toba Ijaya,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their involvement in the kidnapping of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area…
A Kuwaiti appellate court has upheld seven-year prison sentences for two Nigerian nationals convicted over an armed robbery at a money exchange office in Mahboula, with the court also ordering…
Popular Nigerian content creator and disc jockey DJ Chicken has been released from custody after spending about a week at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, expressing gratitude to Seyi Tinubu following…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it uncovered an alleged fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Badagry, Lagos, rescuing 106 young people and arresting the suspected…
A High Court in Calabar found Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim guilty of murdering his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey, after falsely accusing her of witchcraft, and sentenced him to death by…
The anti-graft agency says Nigeria Immigration Service Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap is not under investigation, despite ongoing prosecutions and investigations involving some immigration personnel over alleged visa-related fraud. The Economic and…