Four Nigerian nationals have been apprehended in Libya in connection with drug trafficking and public health violations in two separate incidents reported in Sabha and Bani Walid. The arrests, disclosed by the advocacy group Migrant Rescue Watch, highlight ongoing enforcement efforts against illegal activities in the North African nation. In Sabha, officers from the Criminal…
Two Nigerian nationals, Anthony Emeka Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced to a combined 30 years in federal prison for orchestrating online fraud schemes that defrauded U.S. citizens of over $3.5 million. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the two men, residing in Chicago suburbs, used inheritance scams and…
A near-tragic accident unfolded on Monday morning at Mile 2, Lagos, when a 40-foot container fell onto a Toyota Camry with registration number LSR 293 HJ. The driver of the vehicle, whose identity remains unknown, narrowly escaped death. The mishap occurred around 8 a.m. along the route to Apapa Ports, causing severe traffic disruptions in…
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November 23. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced the diversion in a statement signed by the ministry’s Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Bolanle Ogunlola, in Lagos on Friday The deputy director quoted…
The Osun State Police Command has transferred the investigation of the alleged shooting of the Chairman of the Park Management System in Osun State, Mr. Iyanda Alowonle, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. This was confirmed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, who said the officer involved, Moses Lohor,…
The Lagos State government has demolished illegal shanties along a drainage channel in the Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island on Monday. The state commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, shared a video of the operation on X, revealing the scale of the demolition. He captioned the video, “Operatives…
Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies rugby coach, Alan Jones, has been arrested in connection with multiple allegations of sexual abuse. The 83-year-old was taken into custody early Monday morning by New South Wales Police at his apartment in Sydney’s Circular Quay. According to a statement by the NSW Police, detectives from the Child Abuse…
The wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to market women not to hike the prices of food items. She made the appeal in Ebonyi State while addressing women at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, for their 2024 Women’s Day Celebration. The First Lady’s media aide, Busola Kukoyi, disclosed this in…
An Abuja court sitting in the Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the remand of two men accused of impersonating Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The suspects, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashi were arraigned by the EFCC on Wednesday before Justice Jude Onwuebuzie on charges of…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a prophetess, Mrs. Folashade Adekola, after a tragic incident involving the death of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn baby. Both died after Jumoke experienced childbirth complications inside the prophetess’s church, located in the Oke-Aro area of Akure. According to the police, Jumoke’s brother reported the incident…
