A 32-year-old man, Goni Umbadu, has been killed during a fight over suspected grass theft in Saleri Village, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe state. According to a counter insurgency reporter, Zagazola Makama, the said development occurred on June 20, 2025. According to the sources, the deceased had confronted a herder simply identified as Haruna…
A 51-year-old man, Walter Okafor, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly conspiring to forge goods of a company. Okafor, 35, whose address was not provided, faces a two-count charge of conspiracy and forgery. He pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him. The Prosecutor, Supol Josephine Ikhayere, said the…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their involvement in cyberterrorism and internet fraud linked to a massive Ponzi scheme uncovered in December 2024. The convicts — Peng Li Huan, Zhang Jin Rong, He Kun, Rachelle Cabalona, Caselyn Pionela, Guo Long Long, and Zhang Hua…
At least, 12 travelers from Basawa community of Zaria local government area of Kaduna state have been attacked and killed in Mangu local government area of Plateau state. 11 out the travelers who were injured in the attack, which happened on Friday, are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Our correspondent reports that a group…
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that at least 24 people were killed and several others injured in a suicide bombing carried out by a female terrorist in Konduga town, about 36 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital. According to a counter insurgency reporter, Zagazola Makama, the attack occurred at about 10:00 p.m. on…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, and described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer” in Lagos in recent years. The 44-year-old man was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squad in his hideout…
Ido-Ayegunle community in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has been deserted following a violent attack by gunmen on Thursday that left four people dead and several houses razed. The incident, believed to be linked to a lingering land dispute between Ido-Ayegunle and neighbouring Esa-Oke, occurred around 10 a.m., prompting residents to flee for…
The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested a man, Alexander Peter, for allegedly macheting his 71-year-old mother, Atiny Peter, to death in Ikot Inyang village in Oruk Anam Local Government Area. During a press briefing on Friday at the command headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia, the state commissioner of police, Baba Azare, said Mr Peter…
Unidentified gunmen late on Thursday attacked Oko community near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing at least four persons suspected to be students and injuring about seven others. While the motive behind the attack remains unclear, sources in the area suspect it to be cult-related. The assailants…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years imprisonment. Adedayo was arraigned sometime in 2024 on an 18-count charge bordering on transmission of child pornography, fraudulent impersonation, and sextortion to the tune of N721,500.00 (Seven Hundred and…