Eight days after being granted a state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on December 24, 2024, Sunday Omisakin, an ex-convict, has found himself back behind bars. Omisakin, who was number eight on the pardon list, was accused of breaking into a home in the Iludun area of Osogbo on January 3, 2025. He …
Female lawyer ‘accuses married father-of-four of raping her while 1,000 people watched via livestream’
A female lawyer has accused a married father-of-four of raping her in front of 1,000 livestream viewers after meeting him on a dating app. The woman, 31, reportedly met the 46-year-old, named in German reports as Tim B due to local privacy laws, in May 2022. According to Bild, the defendant often travelled for work. He matched …
Rapper A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty in felony assault case
A$AP Rocky has turned down a final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail and will face the possibility of a guilty verdict and years in prison as jury selection began at his trial on Tuesday. The Grammy-nominated rapper and partner to pop star Rihanna faces two felony charges related to a 2021 incident in Hollywood where …
Court orders final forfeiture of Lagos property to FG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a major victory in its fight against financial crimes. On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, ordered the final forfeiture of a U-shaped two-storey building in Lagos to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The property, situated …
EFCC Condemns false Narrative after its officer was killed during midnight raid
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has expressed grief over the loss of one of its officers, Aminu Sahabi Salisu who was killed by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu in Anambra State, while on duty, The Commission in a statement released Sunday, January 19, said it views with great concern what it …
Gunmen invade CCC, kill prophet during church service in Ogun
Gunmen on Sunday morning stormed a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and shot dead a 54-year-old prophet, Yomi Adetula, during a church service. According to reports, the attackers, numbering three, invaded the CCC Eagle Parish along Baggage Road, Odo Eran, Idiroko, around 10.30am, targeting the prophet …
Nursing student arrested over attempt to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives thwarted an attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine hours before her return flight to the South Asian country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano. NDLEA identified Uzodinma as a 200-level nursing student at Noida International University, …
Again, bandits launch fresh attack on Sokoto village
Armed bandits executed a brutal attack on Nasarawa Gabas, a locality in the Dunkawa region of Sabon Birni Local Government Area in Sokoto State, pillaging food supplies and various valuable belongings from the homes of residents. Eyewitnesses stated that during the late hours of Friday night, the assailant, wielding a rifle, approached various houses, compelling …
Pakistani Court Sentences Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 Years in Prison
A Pakistani court has handed down a 14-year prison sentence to the country’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, after convicting him of corruption. His wife, Bushra Bibi, was also sentenced to seven years in connection with the same case. According to ABC News, the court’s decision relates to allegations that Khan and Bibi misused funds …
Three Nigerians sentenced in US for $2m fraud scheme targeting elderly and vulnerable individuals
Three Nigerians have been sentenced to various hail terms in the U.S for participating in an international mail and wire fraud scheme originating in Nigeria and frequently targeting elderly individuals. The United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark A. Totten announced the sentencing in a statement on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. According …