At least 17 persons have been confirmed dead following a violent attack on Abande settlement in Mbaikyor Ward, Turan District of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack which occurred on Tuesday, reportedly threw the village into chaos, forcing residents to flee for safety as gunmen invaded the area. Local sources described the…
Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano over alleged naira mutilation. In a statement shared on Facebook, the commission said its Kano Zonal Directorate arrested the actress on Tuesday, February 3. The commission said her arrest followed a viral video circulated on social media platforms…
A Federal High Court in Makurdi has sentenced Agene Johnson Godwin, Managing Director of Builderstech Solution Ltd, to 48 years imprisonment without an option of fine for defrauding over 5,000 Nigerians of more than N500 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed the development in a post on X, saying, “Makurdi Court Jails,…
A former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and son, Abdulaziz were on Tuesday arraigned in the Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly abetting terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. When the matter was called, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Callistus Eze, told the court that the defendants were to be arraigned on a five-count charge…
Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard,…
A 20-year-old, Ibrahim Mutari, has allegedly killed his father’s 70-year-old stepmother, Hauwa Abubakar, in Yanbula community of Jos North local government Area of Plateau State. The Nation reports that residents of the community and divisional police personnel from Laranto Division converged on the deceased’s residence, adding the suspect attacked the deceased around 3 pm. Abubakar…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered an alleged human trafficking operation following a coordinated raid on a popular hotel in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, leading to the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of 17 victims. The operation, carried out with the support of…
A 20-year-old student of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, Kogi State, Suleiman Rahma Onono, has been found dead, with parts of her body reportedly missing. Onono was first reported missing two Saturdays ago, prompting security operatives to launch an investigation into her disappearance. The grim discovery has plunged the college and its environs…
Authorities in the United States have arrested a 61-year-old Nigerian man, Kayode Agbolade Ogunba, over allegations that he sexually abused patients while working at a nursing home in Santa Barbara County, California. Ogunba, a certified nursing assistant, came under investigation in early November 2025 after a nursing facility in Goleta reported that two patients had…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the nine suspects arraigned by the Federal Government over their alleged involvement in the massacre of about 150 people in Yelwata, a town in Benue state, in June last year at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. The trial Judge, Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik,…
