Authorities in Libya have arrested a man and his mother for allegedly attempting to smuggle six undocumented Nigerian migrants in the Sirte region. The suspects were intercepted on Sunday, August 17, 2025, during a routine patrol by operatives of the Abu Najim Police Department. Migrant Rescue Watch, an organisation monitoring migration activities, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, saying the duo was caught while transporting the migrants in a vehicle. “Abu Najim Police Dept. (Sirte) seized a vehicle and arrested a Libyan driver, identified as ‘A.M.M,’ accompanied by his mother, for attempted human smuggling of six undocumented migrants…
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The Anambra State Government has confirmed the arrest of operatives involved in the assault of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor, by members of the state security outfit. A viral video posted on Tuesday showed armed operatives storming a lodge occupied by corps members, accusing them of internet fraud despite their identification cards and uniforms. The video captured the moment Elobor was beaten, her clothes torn, and her pleas for mercy ignored, sparking outrage across social media. Reacting to the incident on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security,…
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that its Managing Director, Ali Nuhu, is dead. The rumour, which first surfaced on Facebook, claimed the veteran actor and filmmaker had died in a car accident. The post, accompanied by a video, quickly gained attention before being refuted. In a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Public Affairs, Brian Etuk, the NFC described the reports as “false, malicious and injurious.” The corporation confirmed that Nuhu is alive, in good health, and actively carrying out his duties. “The attention of the Nigerian Film Corporation has been…
A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Edema Elohor, has been assaulted and stripped naked by suspected operatives of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, also known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi, in Anambra State. A viral video shared on Facebook by the Haven 360 Foundation on Monday captured armed vigilantes storming a corps members’ lodge and attacking Elohor and some of her colleagues. Despite presenting their NYSC identification cards, the victims were accused of engaging in internet fraud. The foundation, which condemned the attack, said the corps members were brutalised, humiliated, and subjected to sexually degrading threats. “The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters arrested at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The convicts — Adewale Adenekan, Oyatokun Qudus, and Adisa Okikiade — were arraigned before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, sitting as a vacation judge. They all pleaded guilty to separate cybercrime-related charges filed by the EFCC. During proceedings, the prosecution led by Mr. Yobo informed the court that Adenekan had already restituted ₦200,000. An iPhone 14 Pro Max recovered from him was admitted as an…
An improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been mistaken for scrap metal exploded in Konduga, Borno State, on Sunday, leaving two children feared dead and four others injured. Konduga, about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, is the headquarters of Konduga Local Government Area. Sources said the victims picked up the object at an excavation site where the Borno State Government is carrying out a project. The device, believed to be an old IED, had reportedly been unearthed by an excavating machine. Unaware of its danger, the children carried it into Ajari community in Konduga and struck it against a tarred…
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has reinstated Taiwo Olatunbosun as Commissioner for Information, just a week after dissolving the State Executive Council. The recall was confirmed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, dated August 18, 2025. The letter stated that Olatunbosun, a former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, would “continue to function as Commissioner for Information” with immediate effect. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, also issued a statement on Monday announcing the development. Oyebanji had dissolved the cabinet on August 11, directing commissioners and special…
Popular broadcaster and founder of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, has lifted the ban placed on songs from Marlian Records, tendering a public apology to its frontline artiste, Naira Marley. Hamzat had, in September 2024, prohibited the station from playing tracks by the record label following widespread controversy surrounding the death of former Marlian signee, Mohbad. At the time, public suspicion linked Marley to the incident, though no evidence was established. Speaking in Ibadan, Hamzat admitted that his decision was influenced by the allegations and expressed regret for holding on to the belief. He confirmed that Agidigbo FM would now resume…
Iranian authorities on Tuesday carried out the public execution of a man convicted of killing four members of a family during a robbery in Fars Province. The convict, whose name was not disclosed, was hanged in the town of Beyram after the judiciary’s news outlet, Mizan, confirmed his role in the October 2024 killings of a mother and her three children. According to the report, the man and his wife were arrested and later sentenced to death in February 2025, a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court in April. While the man was executed in public, officials said his wife’s…
A 23-year-old man, Oki Segun, has been remanded by an Iwaro-Oka Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly assaulting a lawyer, Kolapo Inumo, with a shovel. Segun was arraigned before Magistrate B.A. Ikusika on a two-count charge bordering on assault and obstruction of police arrest. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Kehinde Emmanuel, the incident occurred on August 10, 2025, at about 8:00 a.m. at Abisi Quarters, Oka Akoko. He alleged that the defendant struck the lawyer on the forehead during the altercation and later resisted arrest. The offences, Emmanuel said, contravened Section 383(1) and are punishable under Section 332 of…