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EFCC Witness Details How Yahaya Bello Withdrew ₦1.09 Billion Within 4 Days

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented startling details in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya...

High Court Sentences Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to Death for Killing Salome Adaidu

LAFIA, Nigeria — The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of National...

Bayelsa High Court Judge Abducted by Armed Men in Broad Daylight Attack

YENAGOA, Nigeria — Armed men dressed in black have abducted Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court in a brazen attack in...

EFCC Arrests Governor Alia’s Aide Over Alleged Sextortion, Cyber Bullying

MAKURDI, Nigeria — Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser on Research and Planning to Benue...

Police Arrest Most Wanted Hired Killer in Lagos

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old man described as a notorious cult leader and hired assassin, believed to...

Nigerian Man Gets 76-Year Sentence for Child Pornography Case Linked to Canadian Teen’s Death

LAGOS, Nigeria — A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Olukeye Adeayo Olalekan to a cumulative 76 years in prison after convicting him...

Pro-Israel Hackers Blamed for $90 Million in Crypto from Iran’s Largest Exchange

TEHRAN, Iran — Hackers linked to the pro-Israel group “Predatory Sparrow” have stolen an estimated $90 million from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in...

EFCC Re-Arraigns Bauchi Accountant-General Over Alleged ₦1.48 Billion Fraud

ABUJA, Nigeria —  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned the Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Jaja, on an amended five-count charge of...

Emefiele Granted ₦2 Billion Bail Over Alleged Estate Fraud, Proxy Accounts

ABUJA — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, June 16, 2025, granted bail in the sum of ₦2 billion...

UK Court Jails Nigerian Hospital Worker for Sexually Assaulting Patient

LONDON — A United Kingdom court has sentenced Adewale Kudabo, a former healthcare worker at York Hospital, to one year in prison after he...

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