5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (391+ words) The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction of former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Robert Orya, over a N2.4 billion fraud case. A three-member panel led by Justice Muhammed Danjuma unanimously dismissed Orya’s appeal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (683+ words) Nigerian troops have rescued 36 abducted persons and killed several terrorists and criminal operatives during coordinated operations across the country, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) Five persons have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each for their involvement in a N117.7 million fraud involving Chi Limited. The convicts are Yinka Salawu, Joshua Oluremi Daramola, Raji Ahmed, Afolabi Israel Olusegun and Muraina Olanrewaju Abdullahi. Justice K.A. Jose of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Police said the baby girl was discovered at a property on Holywell Heights in the Wincobank area on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been remanded in custody ahead of trial over alleged links to an international drug trafficking network. Howard-Taylor was taken to Monrovia Central Prison on Tuesday after appearing before a court in Monrovia to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Islamic cleric Sheikh Murtala Bello Asada has sparked controversy after a video surfaced showing him test-firing a firearm in a forest, following reports of alleged threats to his life. The development reportedly followed threats by unidentified individuals who allegedly vowed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (501+ words) President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of three permanent secretaries and the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze following the discovery of another alleged fake agency operating within the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have rescued 75 kidnapped victims in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The victims, comprising men, women, and children, were abducted by gunmen wielding AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons. The…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (200+ words) Troops of Sector 3, Operation Hadin Kai, have arrested a suspected illicit drug dealer and two alleged collaborators, including a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspects were arrested at about…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Troops have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of working as an informant for armed bandits in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The suspect, identified as Sa’adu Sama from Girtaji village, was reportedly gathering information about the deployment and…...