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United Kingdom Metropolitan Police have formally charged two Nigerians with conspiracy to facilitate the travel of another person for organ harvesting. The suspects were arrested and charged over their plan to bring a child into the country to allegedly harvest the said child’s organs. The two arrested suspects were identified as Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, from ... Read More »

….Petrol subsidy could hit N6trn by end of year, IMF warns …PENGASSAN cites bridging cost, says high diesel price affecting trucking of petrol by tankers …Adds sole importation, inadequate funds, others can’t guarantee supply …As MOMAN canvasses full downstream deregulation, says inadequate supply responsible for scarcity Indications emerged yesterday that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country may not abate ... Read More »

….as convicts agree to appear as NDLEA’s witnesses The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced two drug traffickers, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane, who were linked to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to six years imprisonment. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nite, convicted Umeibe ... Read More »

he trial of Andrew Ominnikoron, the driver, of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) who allegedly raped and murdered a 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, was stalled due to the absence of his lawyer Abayomi Omotubora. On the last adjourned date on June 1, 2022, the trial also didn’t go on as the defendant was not produced in court, due to the ... Read More »

Three siblings have been found dead inside a parked car they were playing in at Owode Elede area of Ikorodu. The kids identified as Oliseh, Daniel and Destiny Egba, three, six and eight years respectively, were feared to have suffocated on Thursday evening. It was gathered that they had entered a parked Hyundai Accent car with registration number BDG404CL to ... Read More »

Big Brother Naija ‘shine ya eyes’ finalist and Nollywood Actor, Pere Egbi has reacted to the allegation that he is having an affair with Kogi State first lady, Rashida Yahaya Bello. This allegation was made by renowned journalist, Jackson Ude who questioned why the reality star was all over places with Rashida Yahaya Bello. In a now-deleted tweet, Jackson Ude ... Read More »

….CCTV was functional on November 6, Adesola tell the court A receptionist who lodged Timothy Adegoke, OAU’s postgraduate student into the Hilton Hotel Honours, Ile-Ife, Osun state has disclosed that owner of the hotel, Dr Rahman Adedoyin, his son, Raheem were in the hotel the night the deceased lodged in. She disclosed this while being cross examined by Mr Femi ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has, once again, uncovered another N90 billion alleged fraud involving the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. Idris, who was seeking bail last night, had reportedly opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. Further expanding the scope of the ongoing probe of the suspended AGF by the EFCC, ... Read More »

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that the former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was safe in custody as there was no threat to his life. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Francis Enobore said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enobore said that it was necessary to address the issue following a publication by ... Read More »

.… Efcc Justifies arrest of ex-governor After nearly four hours of confrontation, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday overpowered former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha and took him into detention. The faceoff arose following what the anti-graft agency described as the former governor’s refusal to show up after being admitted to administrative bail, a development that ... Read More »