A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a journalist and whistleblower, Isaac Bristol, identified by the Nigeria police as the face behind the PIDOMNigeria account on X. The Nigeria Police had arraigned the whistleblower on charges of money laundering, unlawfully obtaining and disseminating classified official secret documents and cybercrime. His arrest …
Akwa Ibom first lady, Patience Umo Eno is dead
The first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He …
Court sentences Offa bank robbery suspect to death
The Kwara State High Court has sentenced five suspects involved in the 2018 Offa bank robbery incident to death. Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court found the five suspects guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery and culpable homicide. According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. Details to …
EFCC reveals how Yahaya Bello used state funds to acquire property in Dubai, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello allegedly used the state money to acquire choice properties in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and Abuja in Nigeria. In a fresh 16-count charge filed against him, Yahaya Bello was said to have used over …
Nigerian sentenced in the U.S. for defrauding attorneys through fraud scheme
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Omoyoma Christopher Okoro, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 100 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in a statement on Monday, September 23, 2024, said Okoro was also ordered to pay …
Ogun police arrest suspect as teenage dies during football march
Police officers in Ogun State have arrested Alex Eziochukwu in connection to the death of 16-year-old Jamilu Lasisi in Ibegba, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday following a tip-off from the nephew of the deceased. Odutola said: “A phone …
Gov. Oti urges monarchs to preserve Igbo culture
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged traditional rulers across the South-East to be at the forefront of promoting and preserving the rich cultural heritage of the people. He appealed while declaring open a one-day meeting of the South East Traditional Rulers Council, held on Tuesday in Umuahia, the state capital. The governor described culture …
Panic in 11 states as release of water from Lagdo Dam begins
Following torrential rains and the recent devastation of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, due to the collapse of Alau Dam, Nigerians in littoral states of the country are currently on edge over a possible re-enactment of similar tragedies in the wake of the reported release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroun. Recall that …
Nigerian govt announces move to tax more Nigerians
The Nigerian government has announced a plan to tax more Nigerians and Businesses despite economic hardship. This plan is part of the government’s Economic Stabilisation Bills approved by the Federal Executive Council on Monday. The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele disclosed this in a statement on his official …