The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted Rahvet International Limited for unlawfully converting the sum of ₦21 million belonging to one Chioma Adeoye. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the verdict after the company was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an amended one-count charge of stealing, contrary to Section 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The charge stated that Rahvet International Limited, sometime in June 2021 within the Ikeja Judicial Division, dishonestly converted ₦21 million, the property of the complainant, to its own use. The defendant company pleaded…
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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has insisted that the ongoing shutdown of the Onitsha Main Market will run its full course, describing the continued observance of Monday sit-at-home by traders as an act that undermines the state’s economy. The governor confirmed that the market would remain closed for one week as earlier directed, stressing that the sanction would not be relaxed. He spoke in Awka on Tuesday, where he faulted traders for what he described as selective compliance with the unofficial sit-at-home order. Soludo expressed surprise that the market reverted to Monday closures shortly after the festive season,…
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said Turkish officials dismissed the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble during his visit to Türkiye as unnecessary and trivial. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this on Wednesday while reacting to comments on social media over the incident, which attracted wide attention in Nigeria after a video circulated online. According to her, officials in Ankara were surprised to learn that the moment had generated debate in Nigerian media and on blogs. “On ground here in Ankara, their officials were shocked to learn that it was an issue in Nigerian media/blogs,” she…
The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a 42-year-old man, Edwin Eze, before a magistrate’s court over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was brought before Magistrate Chijioke Idu of the Enugu East Magistrate Court, where he was charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor. According to the charge, marked CMG/69c/2026 and filed by the police, Eze allegedly committed the offence in November 2025 at Amanato area of Mburubu, within the jurisdiction of the court. The police alleged that the defendant had…
Members of the Nigerian community in Norwich, United Kingdom, have launched a fundraising drive to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of a Nigerian student, Uchenna Okirie, who was stabbed to death in his apartment in November 2025. Okirie, popularly called “Common Man,” was killed in what residents described as a shocking incident that unsettled both the local community and Nigerians in the diaspora. A 27-year-old Congolese national, Benjamin Katabana, has since been charged in connection with the incident. To enable his burial in Nigeria, the Nigerian Community Norwich initiated a GoFundMe campaign titled “Rest in Peace, Uche: Help Us…
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday night abducted a pregnant woman in Ayedele community, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim, identified as Mary Jesulayomi, was reportedly seized alongside a 90-year-old man, Pa Ogunleye Mese, and his wife, Mrs Mese, at about 7:40pm near the Federal Secretariat, Igbatoro, on thinoutskirts of Akure. It was learnt that the assailants, said to be about four, later freed the elderly couple a short distance from the scene, while the expectant woman was taken away. In a video interview recorded in Akure, Pa Mese said the attackers arrived suddenly and fired shots into…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested six suspects over the alleged hacking of a telecommunications company’s system and the diversion of airtime and mobile data valued at about ₦7.7bn. The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the suspects were apprehended following intelligence-led investigations. According to the police, the suspects unlawfully accessed the core network infrastructure of the telecom firm, enabling them to manipulate its systems and siphon large volumes of airtime and data for personal gain. Hundeyin added that investigations were ongoing to determine the full scope of the…
Three police officers have been killed following an ambush by suspected bandits in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Aliyu Abubakar. According to the statement, the attack occurred at about 12:44 p.m. on Tuesday when a team of police officers on routine anti-crime patrol along the Guga–Bakori axis came under heavy gunfire from armed assailants. Abubakar said the officers were ambushed by the suspects, prompting a gun battle between both sides. He disclosed that three policemen were fatally wounded during the exchange,…
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Mustapha Mohammad, over the alleged unlawful possession of suspected explosive materials. The arrest was effected by operatives of the command’s Task Force on Illegal Mining, acting on credible intelligence. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, the suspect was intercepted while driving a Toyota Corolla. Abubakar said a search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 954 pieces of suspected explosive materials concealed in polyethylene bags. According to him, preliminary findings indicate that the recovered items were likely meant for use…
Traffic was brought to a standstill on Wednesday as protesters blocked the Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State over the continued closure of the Onitsha Main Market. The protest followed a directive by Governor Chukwuma Soludo ordering the temporary shutdown of the market. Videos shared by the African Democratic Congress showed demonstrators barricading key access points to the bridge while chanting slogans such as, “No way in, no way out. Onitsha to Asaba blocked. Stand till!” While many of the protesters stood their ground, others were seen running as the situation escalated. The protest came days after the governor ordered…