The Department of State Services (DSS), arrested Udeme Monday Stephen, a 26-year-old teacher from Rivers State. Authorities detained him for allegedly claiming responsibility and issuing threats against Peter Obi after an attack in Benin City. The arrest occurred days after the February 24 incident. Stephen taught at Jessica High School in Eliozu. Attack Details Emerged…
Shia LaBeouf engaged in a physical altercation outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras celebrations. Police responded to the scene at Royal Street Inn and R Bar near the French Quarter on February 17. Witnesses reported that LaBeouf became aggressive and assaulted multiple people. Furthermore, a video captured the actor shirtless as he shoved…
A US court sentenced Leslie Chinedu Mba, a 40-year-old Nigerian, to 19 years in federal prison. Authorities convicted him for his role in a $4 million romance scam and business email compromise scheme. Additionally, the court ordered his deportation after the term. The Guilty Plea Mba pleaded guilty on December 4, 2025, to conspiracy to…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), arrested Shafiu Usman in Gombe State. Usman, the alleged mastermind of the December 14, 2025, attack on the Evangelical Church Winning All in Ayetoro, Kogi State, hid in a remote location. Security sources confirmed the arrest occurred after weeks of intelligence tracking. Additionally, a DSS official stated…
Chidozie Nwangwu, a popular native doctor known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, received an 11-month prison sentence from a court in Awka. Authorities arrested him in February 2025 under a new law that criminalized money rituals and harmful charms. The Charges and Plea Prosecutors charged Nwangwu with 10 counts. The court struck out six counts but…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled May 8, 2026, to deliver its ruling on no-case submissions filed by former Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu and his co-defendant Umar Muhammed Nasko in an ongoing fraud trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutes the case, which involves alleged misuse of ecological funds….
Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, the former general manager in the upstream division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, received an 87-month federal prison sentence yesterday in Los Angeles. The court convicted him after a four-day jury trial in August 2025 on three counts of transactional money laundering, one count of tax evasion, and one count of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria filed a fresh 12-count charge against Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, over alleged fraud involving a UK property. Prosecutors lodged the case before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Tuesday. Background of the Case The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested eight suspects and seized six trucks in a crackdown on illegal mining along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso axis in Kwara and Oyo states. EFCC Targets Illegal Mineral Operations Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested eight persons on Saturday, February 20,…
Nick Reiner entered a not guilty plea to two counts of first-degree murder in a Los Angeles courtroom on February 23, 2026. Authorities accused him of killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Reiner appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates Court and spoke only to waive his right to a speedy trial. The judge…
