The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a 21-year-old domestic worker, Emmanuel Akpan, to death by hanging for the murder of his employer, Mrs Febisola Caroline Adedayo. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Rotimi Olamide found Akpan guilty of murder, while his co-defendant, Goodness James Akpe, was discharged and acquitted for lack of evidence. The case, marked AK/57C/2022, was instituted by the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and murder under relevant provisions of the Criminal Code Laws of Ondo State, 2006. The court heard that the incident…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of a tricycle operator and his female passenger in a fatal road accident in Abia State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, disclosed on Wednesday that the crash occurred on Tuesday at the notorious “Sign Board” junction near Ubani Market in Umuahia, the state capital. Ezeoma described the incident as tragic, noting that it came barely hours after another fatal accident along Opobo Road in Aba, where a motorcyclist was first hit by a tricycle and later crushed by an oncoming truck. The tricycle rider…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the permanent forfeiture of $13 million linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited, to the Federal Government. The decision was disclosed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a statement issued via its X handle on Wednesday. Delivering the judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the firm failed to provide convincing proof of the legitimate origin of the funds, which were alleged to be proceeds of unlawful activities. According to the court, the company could not satisfactorily explain how the money was generated, while…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two men for conspiracy and attempted child abduction in Ogbagi Akoko, thanks to the quick response of community members. According to the police, the incident occurred on March 22, 2026, when Mrs. Olanireti F., a resident of Ioso Street, reported that her three-year-old son, Alex Ayobami, was being targeted by unknown assailants. The child was reportedly sent to visit his grandmother behind her shop when a passerby, identified as Oni F., noticed suspicious activity and raised the alarm. Acting swiftly, Mrs. Olanireti rushed to the scene and discovered the suspects, Adefarati Idowu and…
Residents of Kurudu, Orozo and Karshi communities on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory have raised the alarm over what they described as a severe and prolonged electricity crisis. The affected areas, which fall under the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, have reportedly endured erratic power supply for about two months, leaving both households and small businesses struggling to cope. Several residents who spoke on the development expressed frustration over the situation, with some claiming they receive electricity for only a few seconds in an entire day. They also lamented that despite the near absence of supply, they continue to…
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years’ imprisonment for stealing N12m. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the verdict on Tuesday after finding the defendant guilty of the offence. Adekola was arraigned on March 16, 2026, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ikoyi, on a one-count amended charge bordering on stealing. The prosecution told the court that the convict, alongside accomplices still at large, conspired in 2025 to conceal the origin of N12m paid into his bank account. According to the anti-graft agency, the…
Tragedy struck in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday as a petrol-laden tanker reportedly killed six persons, including a motorcyclist, while leaving several others injured in a crash. The tanker, said to be loaded with about 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also destroyed no fewer than five tricycles during the incident. It was gathered that the accident occurred at the Fruits Market area along the Oje–Beere axis in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses attributed the crash to brake failure as the tanker descended the busy Mapo–Beere–Oje road, losing control and ramming into road users. One of the…
Two Nigerians based in Ireland, Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, have been sentenced to a combined 16-and-a-half years’ imprisonment over their involvement in a €6m fraud scheme. According to a report by Raidió Teilifís Éireann on Friday, the convictions followed an extensive investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. Ogbuefi, a resident of Clonard Road, Crumlin, Dublin, was handed a nine-year jail term, while Silvester, who lived at The Paddocks, Morristown, Newbridge, County Kildare, was sentenced to seven years and six months. Investigators revealed that the duo allegedly travelled from Nigeria to Ireland to participate in an…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday alleged that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission forcefully evicted him and his family from their Abuja residence amid ongoing court proceedings over the property. Malami made the claim while addressing journalists at a press briefing, stating that EFCC officials initially stormed the residence on Monday and returned on Tuesday with armed operatives to complete the takeover. He said the commission carried out the action without obtaining a court order authorising the sealing of the property, eviction of occupants, or appointment of a receiver manager. According to him,…
A 20-year-old man, Segun Ajie, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged shopbreaking and stealing in parts of Lagos State. Ajie is facing a six-count charge bordering on unlawful entry and theft but pleaded not guilty to the allegations. The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, told the court that the offences were committed on November 20, 2025, at different locations within Dalemo, Alakuko, under the Ikeja Magisterial District. According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly broke into a shop belonging to one Mariam Adeyemi at about 1:30 p.m. on Ayinla Adejobi Street with intent to steal, making…