A Nigerian national, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, has been sentenced to 97 months (over 8 years) in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that swindled more than 400 elderly Americans out of $6 million. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the sentence on Monday. Akhimie, 41, who was extradited from the United…
Supporters of the Labour Party, LP, threw caution to the winds and engaged in an altercation at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday. Although the exact cause of the fracas is still unclear, however, at the centre of the storm are allegations of attacks by supporters of the party’s…
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a cleric identified simply as Kadiri, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in the Babasanya-Araka area of Ede. According to police spokesperson SP Abiodun Ojelabi, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of the incident. He said the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened a nationwide mass action over the deepening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and coordinated attacks on workers’ rights. It warned that Nigerian workers will no longer sit idly by while the nation’s economy and democracy crumble. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held over the weekend at…
President Bola Tinubu says the rising assaults on democratic governance across Nigeria and West Africa pose a danger to everyone, including citizens who “stand aside and do nothing”. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, spoke in Abuja on Friday at the 68th birthday ceremony of former President Goodluck Jonathan, which also marked the 10th anniversary…
Two Chinese expatriates and a policeman have been killed in an ambush by armed men in Abia State. Four other Chinese expatriates and two police officers were, however, rescued by security operatives. The attack occurred on April 4, 2025, while the group was en route to a company site in Agukwu-Amaya, Ndundu Community, Uturu, Isuikwuato…
A herbalist identified as Ismail Usman has sustained a life-threatening injury while testing a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm. The incident occurred at the Kuchibuyi village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on November 23. Usman was said to have picked a locally fabricated gun after he had fortified himself with the charm he had prepared and…
A man, Daniel Amaso, has been sentenced to life in prison by a Bayelsa State high court sitting in Yenagoa for raping a 17-year-old pre-degree student of the state-owned Niger Delta University in Amassoma. The convict was arraigned for forcefully entering the 17-year-old apartment in Amassoma community, Southern Ijaw LGA, with a knife. He was…
A Federal High Court sitting in the Jabi area of Abuja has sentenced Danji-Fari Ubadallah to two months imprisonment for defrauding an American $50. In a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday that the convict was arraigned on a count bordering on Internet fraud. The statement noted that the defendant cheated…
Nigerians may soon pay more for petrol as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Friday increased its ex-depot price for Premium Motor Spirit to N880 per litre, raising fresh concerns over fuel affordability and price volatility in the downstream sector. Checks on petroleumprice.ng, a platform tracking daily product prices, and a Pro Forma Invoice seen by…
