A Texas jury has found Nigerian-born Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty of sexually assaulting women he counselled as a spiritual adviser. A jury in Waco, Texas, convicted 57-year-old Anthony Odiong on one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Prosecutors argued that Odiong abused his position as a priest to…
A 19-year-old blogger has been arraigned in Lagos over allegations of cyberstalking and defaming UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu. The Nigeria Police Force on Friday arraigned Nwanorue John Surpruchi before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a four-count charge bordering on alleged cyberstalking, online harassment, and defamation. Prosecutors alleged that the defendant published and circulated…
Canadian man Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to aiding suicides after selling toxic chemicals online to people across multiple countries. Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in an Ontario court to 14 counts of aiding suicide as part of a deal with prosecutors that saw murder charges withdrawn. Authorities said Law sold toxic chemicals online and shipped…
They were asleep when the fire started. Sixteen of them never woke up. A fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya, in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing 16 students and leaving a community shattered. The school sits about 120 kilometres northwest of Nairobi. The blaze ripped through the…
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Lagos state on Monday staged a protest over the rising wave of insecurity and killings across the country. The protest was led by Yemi Davids alongside Emmanuel Iren. Reading the address of Wale Oke, Davids said Nigerians have lost the value and sanctity of human life because of worsening…
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Kaduna Islamic cleric and former military officer, has denied allegations linking him to insecurity in Nigeria. Gumi spoke during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT). The cleric said he has never supported or encouraged violent activities in the country. “I have no association, I don’t have any hand, I don’t…
Security forces say terrorists may target civilians during the Eid El Kabir period in Nigeria’s North East. Operation HADIN KAI has warned residents in Nigeria’s North East to remain alert over possible terrorist attacks during the upcoming Eid El Kabir celebrations. The Joint Task Force said intelligence reports suggest terrorists may attempt to attack civilians…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the sentencing of three boys convicted of raping two teenage girls must be reviewed. Keir Starmer has described as “appalling” a court decision that spared three teenage boys from custody after they were convicted of raping two girls in Hampshire. The boys, aged between 13 and 15 at the…
NDLEA operatives intercepted multiple drug consignments and arrested suspects in coordinated operations across Nigeria. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with 31 kilograms of cannabis concealed in two travel boxes. The agency said the suspect was intercepted at the Terminal 2…
Sarah Kellen told the House Oversight Committee that Jeffrey Epstein sexually and psychologically abused her for more than a decade. Sarah Kellen appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday and described years of alleged abuse by late financier Jeffrey Epstein during a closed-door hearing tied to the committee’s ongoing Epstein investigation. In a prepared…
