The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a ban on Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration across the Southeast on October 1. IPOB warned that the Nigerian flag will not fly, there will be no Independence Day activities for students, and businessmen should go about their lawful activities in the Southeast tomorrow. In a statement signed …
Documents, electronics burns as fire guts courtroom in Kwara
Fire gutted a courtroom in the Kwara State High Court Complex, Ilorin the state capital on Sunday night. The fire incident was said to have occurred some minutes after 8.00 PM on Sunday, and completely destroyed one courtroom before it was curtailed by the state Fire Service. According to the State Fire Service, the fire …
Two Nigerians wanted over $13m fraud in U.S. healthcare scheme
Two Nigerians, Shodiya Babatunde (43) and Jamui Ahmed (31), have been indicted by the United States for their alleged involvement in a $13 million fraudulent business email scheme targeting healthcare companies in Minnesota. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the charges on Thursday, revealing that the two suspects, along with co-conspirators, …
Court finally grants whistleblower, Isaac Bristol ‘PIDOMNigeria’ bail
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
ISWAP fighters drown while crossing river in Yobe
At least 17 members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) drowned while attempting to cross a river along the Nigeria-Niger Republic border, according to a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama. The incident occurred between the Kafetoa and Bulabulin Gaidam communities in Yobe State, Nigeria. The insurgents were reportedly en route to Tam village …
Driver escapes death after car overturned in Lagos
A driver was fortunate to escape death after his vehicle overturned in the Alakija area of Mile 2, Lagos State, on Wednesday, September 18. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement shared on X. He said the accident occurred when the vehicle veered off the road at …