Two of the suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have reportedly been released by the Finnish government. Ekpa, who was apprehended on November 21, 2024, alongside four others, faces allegations of involvement in terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and funding terrorism in Nigeria. After his…
In an unprecedented development, a New York judge has scheduled President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for January 10, just days before he is set to return to the White House. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who oversaw Trump’s trial, announced on Friday, January 3, that the former and future president would not…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted an application filed by the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, to detain Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, and six others for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the DIA,…
A 23-year-old man, Rabiu Gambo, was ordered by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court to sweep the court premises for 40 days after pleading guilty to stealing a wallet. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday by Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, who stated that the sentence was lenient due to Gambo’s prompt guilty plea, which saved the court’s…
Habibu Abubakar Wushishi, the Director, Media and Strategy, Niger State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, has revealed that a couple divorced hours after their wedding in Abuja. According to him, the couple tied the knot on Saturday, December 28, 2024, and got divorced on Sunday, December 29. “A couple who got married yesterday…
ALagos-based contractor, Mr Yusuf Tasleem, has filed a lawsuit against his wife, Aisha Mohammed Sani, alleging her involvement in the unlawful arrest and detention of his father, Mr Shettima Fasasi Yusuf, over an alleged false accusation of child abduction. The suit, filed at the High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, lists the Nigeria Police Force, the…
The police have named a former bank manager and businessman, Olufemi Olushakin, in an armed robbery case brought before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo state. Mr Olushakin, along with two others, was named as a suspect in an armed robbery that took place at Global Signature Hotel in Ibadan at about 5 p.m….
An Abuja High Court has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Alhaji Bello Bodejo, the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, until his trial begins. Justice Mohammed Zubairu issued the ruling after an ex-parte motion was presented by Bodejo’s lawyer, Reuben Atabo, SAN. The court ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation,…
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has upheld the conviction and sentencing of a businessman, Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, to 12 years imprisonment for $1.4m fraud. Erinle and his company, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited, were first arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on March 11,…
The Federal Government has filed a case against five suspected terrorists linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In the charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2024, filed before Justice Emeka Nwite, the Federal Government detailed, among others, how the suspects imported a military gun truck worth N28.5m from Libya. The…
