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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Group Demands End To Checkpoint Extortion In Nigeria’s South-east
A non-partisan civic and socio-development group, called ‘Oganihu’, has called for an end to security checkpoint extortion, impunity in Southeast geo-political zone. . In a statement signed by Professor…
NDLEA Arrests Cross-Border Kingpin, Intercepts N6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drug’, Opioids At Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, and millions of opioid tablets worth more than N6.2 billion at…
DSS to suspend Sowore cybercrime case till after 2027 election
The Department of State Services has directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case instituted against the African Action Congress presidential…
Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752
Nepal said Sunday it had begun burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered after devastating floods, after taking DNA samples and marking them so families can later retrieve…
Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities
A Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for using a business email compromise scheme to steal more than $7.5m…
