A 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Sarah Kumama, has been arrested in Bengaluru, India, over her alleged role in a transnational cocaine distribution network that has so far led to the apprehension of 25 individuals across Tamil Nadu since January. According to The Times of India, Sarah, who also operated under the aliases “Happiness” and “Blessings”, was…
President Bola Tinubu mourns the passing of Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, an elder statesman, business mogul, and philanthropist. Dantata, who passed away at 94 in the early hours of Saturday, was a renowned and accomplished businessman. President Tinubu described Dantata’s death as a monumental national loss because of his sterling contributions to Nigeria’s economic growth…
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 44-year-old man, Charles Ogunyinka, before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly touching his three-year-old daughter’s private parts indecently. The defendant, a civil servant who resides at No. 13 Popoola Arandun St., Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos, was tried for indecent touching of a minor. The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke…
The Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 50-year-old man, Ramoni Seriki, in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos, for allegedly raping his teenage daughter. The chief magistrate, O. O Kushanu, refused to listen to the defendant’s plea and ordered his remand until September 11 for the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)….
The Adamawa State government has been urged to investigate allegations of abuse of power, human rights abuse, and intimidation in the distribution of Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA) forms in Karewa ward. The allegations involve Tambe Bako, the councillor representing Karewa Ward, Ben Solomon, Damiijida Gambo, and CSP Ibrahim Oyetunde, the Divisional Police…
The Nigeria Police Force says it has concluded investigations into an alleged multi-billion-naira corporate fraud scheme involving three Ghanaian nationals and a Nigerian accomplice. They were accused of forging documents to unlawfully seize control of JonahCapital Nigeria Limited and its assets, including significant interests in River Park Estate, Abuja. The suspects—identified as Samuel Esson Jonah,…
Workers at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against their boss, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Muheeba Farida Dankaka. The protesting workers who carried placards with various inscriptions denounced the oppressive administration of Dankaka, lamenting that for the past five years, staff had been made redundant while their…
Less than 24 hours to the end of her tenure as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), loyalists of Dr. Muheeba Farida Dankaka reportedly mobilised thugs to stage a counter-protest against staff members who had earlier demonstrated over her five-year leadership. On Thursday, workers at the FCC in Abuja staged a peaceful protest…
Ughelli Rovers Football Club is thrilled to announce a milestone partnership with Joseph Christopher Bassey, popularly known as Topher, Big Brother Naija’s superstar from Season 9. Topher will serve as the official jersey designer for Ughelli Rovers FC’s 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) Division One season, marking a bold new era for the club’s identity…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, June 27, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 14 Chinese for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos The suspects are: Su Zong Gen, Li Zhong Chang, Chen Gui…
