A referee affiliated with UEFA has been arrested in the UK over allegations of s3xual assault involving a teenage boy during a recent match assignment. The official, described as a foreign national, had travelled to officiate a European fixture when the alleged incident occurred. According to reports, he was accused of inappropriate contact with the…
Abubakar Malami has challenged the actions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing the commission of deliberately inflating the value of his assets to mislead the court in an ongoing forfeiture case. The dispute follows a January 6 ruling by Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the interim…
Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, April 27, mocked the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, during an appearance at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a video circulating online, Sowore was seen addressing Malami directly, saying the former Minister of Justice was now experiencing the oppression he…
Gunmen have k!lled a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), his wife and their two children in Gako village, Rim Ward, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims were identified as Rev. Ayuba Choji, his wife, Chundung Ayuba, and their two children, Cyril Ayuba and Endurance Ayuba. Residents said…
The Ambassador of Nigeria to South Africa, Temitope Ajayi, has claimed the xenophobic attacks Nigerians and other foreign nations have faced in South Africa have been brought under countrol. In a chat with Channels TV this morning April 27, Ajayi said Nigerians are not under any seige in South Africa. According to him, officials…
A former police officer, Ayodeji Awenebi, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State over alleged def!lement of a 6-year old girl. The defendant, whose address was not given was brought to court on a one-count charge bordering on defilement. The prosecutor, ASP Nelson Akintimehin, told the court that…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has received and taken custody of a 17-year-old Nigerian girl, an indigene of Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, in connection with a suspected case of human trafficking. According to a statement released by the agency, the victim arrived in Nigeria on…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has cautioned that visa overstays by Nigerian travellers could impact other citizens applying to enter the U.S. In an advisory issued on Monday, the mission stressed that compliance with U.S. immigration laws is critical to preserving travel opportunities for Nigerians visiting for education, business, tourism, and family purposes….
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have k!lled a commercial motorcyclist identified as Emmanuel and abducted a female student of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) along the Ihiagwa-Amaeze road in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. According to vanguard, the victim, who was conveying the student to school, was reportedly attacked and…
The court martial proceedings involving three dozen military officers accused of a foiled coup plot are scheduled to resume on May 8, according to from Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters. The trial involves 36 officers allegedly involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the government, an act that would have threatened over twenty-five years of democratic rule…
