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  The  Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the transfer of a robbery convict, Haruna Ayo, to a passport office in Lagos for the processing of travel documents. It was gathered that the  incident occurred on Wednesday, May 19, 2025, when warders from the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Apapa transported the inmate to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) passport office in FESTAC Town under suspicious circumstances. According to a credible source, Ayo was convicted for armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment, which was later reduced to 21 years on appeal and further reviewed downward after some consideration. He was due for release on October 11, 2025. It was learnt that the inmate was among five convicts selected to do a menial job at the residence of the officer in charge of the custodial centre on the day of the incident. During the outing, an orderly, who claimed to be acting on th...

  Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has announced plans to initiate legal action against social media influencer Timothy Gabriel over allegedly defamatory and misleading claims made against him and his wife, Regina Daniels. This is contained in a statement by the Ned Nwoko Media Directorate and made available to the newsmen in Abuja, on Saturday. Nwoko stated that while at it, Gabriel dared him and his wife to respond and openly invited legal action, adding that the challenge had now been accepted. He noted that no individual had the right to hurl baseless and vulgar accusations against another citizen and then hide behind social media antics or street protests to evade accountability. “We have taken full notice of the vile, reckless, and malicious statements made by one Timothy Gabriel, alias Tuma, and the accompanying attempts to dress lawless behaviour in the garb of activism or press freedom. “Gabriel not only spewed defamatory lies against Regina...

  No fewer than 12 travelers from the Basawa community in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been killed in a mob attack in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred around 8:00 PM on Friday June 20, when a group of 31 individuals, including men, women, and children, were traveling in an 18-seater bus reportedly owned by Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The group was en route to Qua’an Pan LGA to attend a wedding ceremony when they were attacked. Eleven of the travelers sustained various injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Mangu. The victims were said to have mistakenly taken a wrong route and stopped to ask for directions when they were surrounded and attacked. A survivor, Ibrahim Umar, said the group was unfamiliar with the area and had stopped to seek guidance when a mob gathered and launched the assault. “They started beating and attacking us with dangerous weapons,”  Umar recounted.  “They kille...

Former  Empire  star, Jussie Smollett surprised fans on Friday June 20, 2025 by announcing his engagement to long-time partner, Jabari Redd—just in time for his 43rd birthday. He shared a heartfelt Instagram carousel showing himself on one knee, Redd's joyous “YES,” a shot of the engagement ring, and champagne hugs. Celebrations poured in, both publicly and online: sister Jurnee Smollett welcomed Redd to the family, while  Empire  alum Taraji P. Henson reacted with love and excitement. This comes after a turbulent legal past for Smollett—criminal convictions over the 2019 hate‑crime incident were overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court in November 2024, and in May he settled a civil lawsuit with the City of Chicago by donating $50,000 to charity.   See Some Photos Below: 

Some suspected herdsmen have carried out a deadly attack on Wannune community in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. It was gathered that the attack left many dead and several others injured. The assault occurred just 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the state to address the worsening insecurity. A youth corps member serving in the area described the situation as chaotic and terrifying. “Everyone is running into the bushes for safety. Please let Nigerians pray for us. The herdsmen are ravaging the environment now,”  the corps member said in a desperate SOS, calling on security agencies for urgent intervention. The renewed violence has cast serious doubts over the effectiveness of President Tinubu’s visit and the directives he issued to security agencies. During his tour of the state, the President met with stakeholders and ordered the Inspector General of Police ...

St. John Vianney Science College, a secondary school in Ukwulu, Anambra State, has been crowned the grand champion of the inaugural UK-Nigeria Debate Competition, outperforming both Nigerian and British teams. The competition held virtually on June 19, 2025, with participation from top-ranking schools in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom.  Four schools competed from Nigeria: Britarch Schools, Abuja; Sure Start School, Abuja; St. Augustine’s College, Jos; and St. John Vianney Science College, Ukwulu.  Representing the United Kingdom were schools such as Central Foundation Girls’ School, Maghull High School, and Shireland High School.  After intense preliminary rounds, St. John Vianney Science College made it to the finals.  The team confidently defeated British contenders Maghull High School and Central Foundation Girls’ School before advancing to an all-Nigerian final against St. Augustine’s College, Jos.  In a highly competitive showdown, St. John Vianney Scien...

A magistrate court in the Nomansland area of Kano has ordered the remand of a young man, Umar Hisham Fagge, popularly known on TikTok as Tsulange, over alleged public indecency and actions considered offensive to moral and religious values. The court which was presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan, held that the accused be held in custody at a correctional facility until July 3, 2025, pending further investigation. Tsulange was arraigned by the Kano State Censorship Board following his arrest for filming a comedy skit in which he was seen bathing on a public road while wearing a woman’s inner wear. According to a statement issued by its spokesperson, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, the board deemed the viral video as not only offensive to public decency, but also violated the cultural and Islamic norms upheld in the state. The Censorship board described the act as part of a growing trend of indecent behavior among social media users in Kano. The statement further emphasized that ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Olukeye Adeayo Olalekan to 76 years in prison after convicting him of multiple charges, including child pornography, cyberstalking, fraud, and money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Olalekan on an 18-count charge. The offences ranged from distributing and procuring child pornography, cyberstalking, and obtaining property under false pretences to the retention and concealment of proceeds of fraud. Counts one to three involved the distribution and procurement of child pornography contrary to sections 23(1)(c) and 23(1)(f) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. According to the anti-graft agency, count four dealt with cyberstalking, while counts five to nine addressed the unlawful retention of fraudulent proceeds, contrary to the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Counts 10 to 14 concerned disguising the origin of those funds, and the remaining counts, 15 to 18...

Despite heightened immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, a U.S. federal court has temporarily halted the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD student in chemistry at the University of South Carolina. The ruling comes in response to a controversial move by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which revoked Ariwoola’s student visa over a case of mistaken identity tied to a 2023 criminal warrant issued in Georgia—a state the student maintains he has never visited. The visa revocation on April 8, 2025, abruptly disrupted Ariwoola’s academic journey. He was banned from attending classes, suspended from his research, and faced imminent deportation. In a bid to salvage his education and legal status, Ariwoola sought help from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Carolina. The organization promptly filed a lawsuit challenging the DHS decision.  On April 18—the same day the suit was filed—District Judge Jacquelyn Austin granted a 14-day tempora...

In what will come across as a really miraculous development, a pregnant woman and her husband narrowly escaped death after a large mango tree collapsed onto their tricycle near Igboji Primary School in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, June 19, 2025, caused panic among residents who rushed to the scene fearing the worst.    However, eyewitnesses say it was nothing short of a miracle that the couple came out of the mangled tricycle without a single injury.   "The tree fell directly on the keke, and it was completely flattened. We couldn’t believe our eyes when the man and his pregnant wife came out unharmed. Everyone around was shouting and thanking God,”  a resident recounted.   The tricycle was reportedly conveying the couple home when the decades-old mango tree suddenly gave way and crashed onto the moving vehicle.   Locals have now raised concerns over the safety of large, aging trees in publi...

  Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has announced a date for his defense.   He has been given July 18 to open his defense in the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government.   Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed the date on Thursday when the Federal Government closed its case against the IPOB leader having called five witnesses who testified to establish the terror charges.   However, there are strong indications that Kanu may file a no case submission on the ground that he was not properly linked with the alleged terrorism cases in the country.   Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), who led the prosecution team of the Federal Government, announced the closure of the case after the 5th prosecution witness (PW-5), identified as EEE for security reasons, was discharged from the witness box, after he was cross examined by one of Kanu’s lawyers, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN).   According to Awomolo, the p...

Two police officers have been suspended after being caught on camera engaging in sexual activity inside a patrol car during broad daylight. A resident of Larnaca in southeastern Cyprus was driving through an open field this week when they spotted the male and female police officers having sexual intercourse in their parked car.  The passerby captured the scandalous moment in a video that has now gone viral on social media, with hundreds of users reacting to the shocking clip.  "If I or you did it and a patrol car was passing by, we would be arrested,"  one user pointed out on social platform X.   Another said that the cops "must suffer the consequences of their actions".  The police officers involved were quickly identified and have been suspended. One cop is understood to have been on-duty at the time, while the other was not, local media reports.   Cops are now carrying out a criminal and disciplinary investigation.   Criminal charges ...

  The United States President, Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the short-form video app to an American owner by another 90 days. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order granting a third extension for the Chinese company to sell its platform so it can continue to operate in the United States. “I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said on Truth Social. A statement from TikTok read:  “We are grateful for President Trump’s leadership and support in ensuring that TikTok continues to be available for more than 170 million American users and 7.5 million U.S. businesses that rely on the platform as we continue to work with Vice President [JD] Vance’s Office.” While aboard Air Force One on Wednesday morning, Trump said he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping would be amenable towar...

  The United States government has resumed interviews for foreigners applying for student visas.    According to its new guideline, the application will now require monitoring of the social media activities of the applicants.    The U.S. Department of State said all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review in an attempt to expand screening and vetting for visa applicants.    The government had, in May, temporarily halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the United States of America.   The department’s spokesperson, in a statement, said a U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right.    “W e use all available information in our visa screening and vetting to identify visa applicants who are inadmissible to the United States, including those who pose a threat to U.S. national security.  “Under new guidance, the department will conduct a comprehensive and thor...

  See Photo Of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan In Court Below: The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has granted bail in the sum of ₦50 million to suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Chizoba Orji, rejected application the Federal Government made for the defendant who was arraigned on a three-count charge, to be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of the case against her. Justice Orji held that she found no reason to deny the defendant bail, saying there was sufficient evidence that she is willing to face her trial. Consequently, aside from the ₦50 million, the court held that the defendant must produce one surety who must be a person of integrity that owns a landed property in Abuja. The court based its decision on section 36 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, as well as section 163 and 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. The case was su...

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Owohunwa Jimoh, has stated that under Nigerian law, pointing a stun gun at someone constitutes a criminal offence, regardless of the device's non-lethal nature. Jimoh made this known on Thursday while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, during which he provided an update on the investigation involving the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin. Adefarasin was recently invited for questioning over a viral video showing him with an object that many believed was a firearm. The Lagos police have since confirmed it was a stun gun. “Nothing is an offence under the law, except what the law states to be an offence. Even under the Fire Arms Act, if you fashion out anything that is not metal, like wood,  and you make it look like a gun, and you use that guise to take possession of property from another person, you have committed armed robbery. “So, pointing a stun gun at another individual and sending that threat and fe...

  Canadian rapper, Aubrey Drake Graham popularly known as Drake has revealed that he lost over 100 million dollars to gambling in one month.   He made the revelation on social media.   Drake also shared a screenshot of his losses on the betting platform via Instagram story.   The screenshot shows that Drake lost $124,527,265 within the last month.   Sharing the screenshot, he wrote,  “Gotta share the other side of gambling… Losses are so fried right now. I hope I can post a big win for you all soon cause I’m the only one that has never a max these guys max once a week.”   In August 2024, Drake lost a $450,000 bet after Israel Adesanya lost to Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight belt.   In November 2024, he lost a $355,000 bet as Mike Tyson lost to Jake Paul in a heavyweight match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a self-proclaimed prophet, David Nyong Okon, for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl, an attack that reportedly led to the loss of her sight. Okon is the founder of The God of A Stainless Hand International and The Land Of Settlement Fellowship, also known as ‘Isong Utip Abasi Afia Ubok,’ which translates to “the land of reward from God’s clean hands” in Efik. He is currently in police custody.  According to Cross River Watch, the victim, Godsgift Edem Edet, who is reported to be 19 years old, is recovering at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after a surgical procedure failed to repair the damage allegedly inflicted by Okon on Saturday, May 31, 2025.  "She was standing at the exit of The Home restaurant at Obame Ikoya Street next to Calabar Municipal Council Secretariat when the prophet drove recklessly, prompting her and her friend to query why. "She asked her friend who approached them what happened in a la...

  The Federal Government has closed its case in the ongoing trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Nnamdi K anu is being tried for terrorism and treason. Counsel to the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), announced that the prosecution has closed its case on Thursday. This was after the 5th prosecution witness, PW-5, identified as EEE for security reasons, was led in evidence and cross-examined by Kanu’s lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Awomolo informed the court that after calling five witnesses in the trial, the prosecution was satisfied that from the avalanche of evidence tendered, including the broadcast of activities of the leader of the IPOB, the government had sufficiently satisfied the need to close its case. “I therefore close the case,” he said. The lead defence counsel, Kanu Agabi, after the announcement, told the court that they would be opting for a...