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IGOBA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA – A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State on Thursday, August 28, 2025 has ordered a 42-year old pastor, Samson Ajayi to be remanded in the Olokuta Correctional Centre. Ajayi, who confessed to the alleged offence of raping his 17-year-old daughter for 4 years, claimed …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a recent series of coordinated intelligence-led operations, the Nigeria Police Force has again made significant breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against kidnapping and gun running. The operations, executed by tactical units in Kaduna and Delta States, led to the arrest of eight high-profile suspects and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Wilson Akubo, a Nigerian pastor, has shared an emotional testimony after recovering all the funds stolen from his two bank accounts in a hacking incident. According to Pastor Akubo, unknown fraudsters recently gained access to his accounts in two separate banks and completely …

…Appoints KWAM 1 As Aviation Ambassador BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has announced the withdrawal of criminal complaints against female passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson and music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, popularly known as KWAM 1. Both had been involved in …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Isaac Fayose, younger brother to the former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has opened up on the devastating outcome of his ₦105 million investments in an amala restaurant in Abuja, revealing how employee theft and sabotage led to the collapse of the business within just five …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Against the backdrop of cases of obstruction of traffic by cattle herders engaging in open grazing in the state, the Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, reminded cattle owners and herders that the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill 2020 signed …

Opinion: BY EMAKOJI AYIKOYE Across the globe, the lines between law and power are often blurred by political realities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, despite facing serious criminal charges – from fraud to bribery – has been shielded from legal accountability due to his strategic importance in the ongoing …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a major move to uphold internal accountability and maintain high professional standards, a total of 151 senior police officers are currently undergoing disciplinary review by the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) over various pending matters. The disciplinary proceedings, which began on Monday, July …

In an official release electronically signed by Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN, and made available to the media, the Attorney-General addressed viral publications circulating online concerning Ogbojionu’s release. Ogungbade emphasized that the Office of the Attorney-General has been monitoring the situation and is aware of the renewed public attention surrounding Ogbojionu’s case. …

…Reveals $450m Lost, 80% of Stolen Funds Recovered in Landmark Corruption Probe Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has made a startling revelation that Nigerian law enforcement agencies were among those who profited from the country’s infamous oil subsidy fraud, which spanned from 2006 …