A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, to a total of 490 years in prison over a N2.4bn fraud. Orya was convicted on Thursday after the court found him guilty of multiple fraud-related offences filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The former NEXIM chief, who headed the bank between 2011 and 2016, was prosecuted by the EFCC through its counsel, Samuel Ugwuegbulam, over allegations bordering on misappropriation and financial misconduct. Delivering judgment, Justice F. E. Messiri held that the…
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No fewer than five persons have been killed, while several others are still missing following an attack by armed bandits on residents of Kyaram community in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the victims were reportedly returning from Maga Market, triggering panic among residents of surrounding rural communities. A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Thursday, confirming the number of casualties and raising concerns over the frequency of attacks in remote areas of the state. According to the post, the assailants ambushed the travellers along…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued two victims of abduction and arrested a suspected kidnapper in separate operations across the state, reinforcing its ongoing crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes. The first rescue was carried out on February 3, 2026, around 3:10 pm, when operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad saved a man, identified as David O., who was reportedly abducted in the Tudun Amba area of Lafia. Police sources disclosed that the victim had boarded a commercial motorcycle from Lafia to Assakio when the rider allegedly veered off the main road into a bush path at Kireyi village…
No fewer than five persons have been killed, while several others are still missing following an attack by armed bandits on residents of Kyaram community in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the victims were reportedly returning from Maga Market, triggering panic among residents of surrounding rural communities. A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Thursday, confirming the number of casualties and raising concerns over the frequency of attacks in remote areas of the state. According to the post, the assailants ambushed the travellers along…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 59-year-old Chinese national over the alleged rape of a woman at a quarry site in the Kobape area of the state. It was learnt on Wednesday that the incident reportedly occurred on January 25, 2026, at a quarry facility located within the community. A senior security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media, disclosed that the suspect was arrested after the victim lodged a formal complaint with the authorities. “The suspect, a 59-year-old Chinese national, was apprehended following an allegation of sexual…
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has said no fewer than 75 Muslims were killed during a violent attack on communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The governor disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday following a visit to the affected areas, saying the victims were attacked by extremists for refusing to accept their ideology. According to a post on the official Facebook handle of the Kwara State Government, the killings occurred in Woro and Nuku communities, where residents were said to have been targeted for declining to submit to what the government described as a “strange doctrine”…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men suspected to be involved in armed robbery and recovered firearms during separate intelligence-driven operations in Ajegunle and Ojo areas of the state. The police said operatives swung into action after receiving credible intelligence on the activities of hoodlums who allegedly use commercial motorcycles to carry out attacks on unsuspecting members of the public. In Ajegunle, operatives of the Command Tactical Team, Thunder Blast, were deployed to the area following reports of criminal activities. The operation led to the arrest of a 27-year-old suspect, Waheed Orelope. A locally made pistol and two…
Residents of Lagos have been thrown into mourning following the death of a 17-year-old sales assistant, Ihechidere Favour Uka, who was allegedly stabbed by her employer during a disagreement at a cosmetics shop. The incident was said to have occurred at about 6.30pm on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the shop where the teenager worked. Sources familiar with the matter told our correspondent that what began as a minor misunderstanding quickly degenerated into a violent confrontation. Family members said Ihechidere had been sent on an errand by her employer, identified as 30-year-old Ibekwe Ezinne Mary, but returned later than expected.…
The Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Diaspora Matters, Oluyemi Fasipe, has described the groundbreaking of Noreta Farms’ 15-hectare high-tech greenhouse project in Owena-Idanre as a major milestone in the state’s agricultural and economic development drive. Fasipe said the project, performed by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, underscored the administration’s commitment to positioning Ondo State as a preferred destination for credible local and foreign investors. According to him, the Aiyedatiwa-led government has consistently demonstrated openness to private sector participation by creating an enabling environment that supports innovation, investment growth and job creation across key sectors of the economy.…
A United States court has sentenced a 59-year-old man, Ryan Routh, to life imprisonment for plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the 2024 election campaign. Routh was convicted in September for attempting to kill Trump at a golf course in Florida in September 2024, barely two months before the presidential election that returned the former president to the White House. At Wednesday’s sentencing, Judge Aileen Cannon imposed a life sentence with an additional seven years, saying the punishment was necessary to protect the public from further crimes. According to reports from the courtroom, the judge told the convict that…