A former top financial official in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is facing an 18-year prison sentence following his court appearance in Malabo over serious corruption […]
Category: Crime
CULT CLASHES KILL OVER 1,600 IN FIVE YEARS, SOUTH-SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST MOST AFFECTED
At least 1,686 people have died in cult-related violence across Nigeria between January 2020 and March 2025, with the South-South and South-West regions recording the […]
TROOPS ELIMINATE 10 BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS IN INTENSE CLASH ALONG NIGERIA–CAMEROON BORDER
In a successful joint operation, Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have neutralized 10 Boko Haram insurgents during […]
DSS DETAINS NELMCO OFFICIAL AFTER RAISING ALARM OVER FORGED SIGNATURE, ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BY MD
A senior official at the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), Nene Lily Emeya, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services […]
KENYAN COURT RULES NNAMDI KANU’S ABDUCTION ILLEGAL, IPOB VOWS GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have welcomed a pivotal judgment from the High Court of Kenya, which declared the 2021 arrest and transfer of […]
SIX YEARS IN DETENTION: DOMESTIC WORKERS ACCUSED OF STEALING PATIENCE JONATHAN’S JEWELLERY RETURN TO COURT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
After nearly six years in custody without conviction, 15 domestic workers accused of stealing jewellery belonging to Nigeria’s former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, are scheduled […]
SUICIDE BLAST ROCKS BORNO EVENING MARKET, LEAVES 10 DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED
By Anthonia Emmanuel A tragic suicide bombing struck a bustling market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday night, leaving at least […]
TRAGEDY IN BENUE: FORMER PDP LEADER AND FOREST SECURITY COMMANDER GUNNED DOWN
A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yaiyol, was shot and killed by gunmen […]
VANDALISM OF POWER INFRASTRUCTURE WORSENS : TCN REPORTS 178 TRANSMISSION TOWERS AFFECTED IN 2025
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has raised alarm over the growing wave of attacks on its power transmission infrastructure, revealing that 42 separate vandalism […]
RELIEF IN KOGI AS ABDUCTED TRADITIONAL RULER RETURNS HOME AFTER 27 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY
BY ANTHONIA EMMANUEL The people of Okoloke community in Yagba West LGA, Kogi State, are celebrating the safe return of their monarch, Oba James Dada […]