More Than 1,000 Migrants Rescued Off West Africa In One Week
More than 1,000 migrants were rescued in a single week off the coast of West Africa as they attempted the dangerous Atlantic migration route to Europe, charity Doctors Without…
Peter Obi Cautions Against Violent Campaign As Youths Block Him From Entering Benue
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a non-violent campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections, calling on young Nigerians to avoid being used…
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- Financial Crime , News
- September 8, 2026
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Appeal court upholds 490-year jail term for Ex-NEXIM MD Orya over N2.4bn fraud
The court of appeal in Abuja, the nation’s capital, has affirmed the conviction and sentence of Robert Orya, a former managing director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). In…
Russia ‘Ready To Negotiate’ — Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia showed readiness to negotiate towards a conflict settlement at talks with US envoys, Axios reported. The weekend visit to Moscow and…
- Human Trafficking
- September 8, 2026
- 6 views
Police rescue 17 children from interstate child-trafficking syndicate, say six died in custody
The Oyo state police command says its operatives have rescued 17 children and arrested seven suspects linked to an inter-state child-stealing and trafficking syndicate operating across Oyo, Ogun and…
Extend palliative measures on Onitsha urban roads, CD/HURIDE tells Soludo
The Campaign for Democracy, CD and HURIDE has charged Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state to quickly extend palliative measures on our roads in Onitsha urban metropolis so as…
Set machineries in motion to conduct election in ASMATA, other Anambra markets, ASMEF tells Soludo
A group of market elders in Anambra State, under the umbrella of Anambra State Markets Elders Forum, ASMEF has called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State to set…
Ogun prison: Mother nabbed trying to ‘sneak in drug’ for son on Death Row
A female visitor was reportedly arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, the same facility recently…
EFCC dismissed over 40 staff for corruption, financial malpractice in three years — Chairman
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says more than 40 staff members have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the past three…
EXTRA: Borno Commissioner threatens to cut off fingers of those who vote against APC
Sainna Buba, the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has sparked widespread concern after threatening political opponents with physical harm and state-backed punishment if they fail to…
EFCC recovers N1.23tn, $684m in 32 months – Olukoyede
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N1.23tn, $684.48m, £373,905.78 and €9.34m between October 1, 2023, and June 30, 2026, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has said. Olukoyede disclosed…
Crude Prices Rise Above $90 Per Barrel On US-Iran Strikes
Oil prices jumped more than two per cent Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war. Meanwhile, stocks…
Court remands Brazil-based Nigerian businessman over ‘importation of cocaine’
The federal high court in Lagos has remanded Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, over the alleged importation of 6.1 kilograms of cocaine. Ikechukwu was arraigned on Friday…
US Resumes Strikes On Iran Over Strait Of Hormuz
The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on…
- Insecurity
- August 31, 2026
- 21 views
Gunmen kill popular comedian, one other in Anambra
Tragedy struck Awka, the Anambra State capital, late on Sunday when unidentified assailants allegedly shot dead a popular comedian and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as ‘Aiza Nwosu’,…