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By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya, popularly known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, over allegations that he defrauded members of his ministry of N70.39 million through purported spiritual interventions and investment schemes. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X account, stating that operatives of its Enugu Zonal Directorate are probing allegations that the cleric collected money from church members under the guise of providing spiritual solutions and offering lucrative business opportunities. According to the EFCC, the investigation was triggered by…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force, through the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), has recorded major breakthroughs in the investigation of a large-scale cybercrime syndicate accused of defrauding a telecommunications company of services valued at about ₦3.8 billion. The development was disclosed on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the NPF-NCCC, DSP Unwana Imah, who said investigations uncovered the involvement of both internal and external collaborators in the sophisticated fraud scheme. According to Imah, the investigation commenced following a complaint from a leading telecommunications company regarding the compromise and unauthorised use of staff login credentials.…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a fire outbreak The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak that occurred on the third floor of the Polaris Bank Building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, preventing the blaze from spreading to other parts of the high-rise structure. The incident occurred at about 11:33 a.m. on Thursday and involved a stationary saloon car parked on the third floor of the 17-storey building, which also serves as a parking facility. Confirming the development in a statement, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old nursing student, Chiamaka Chilaka, whose lifeless body was discovered in her apartment at Uruezeani, Alor, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. Chilaka, an ND II student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, and a native of Isingu in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, was reportedly found dead in her residence on Sunday after a church service. The tragic incident has generated widespread concern, with a viral video on social media showing a cleric…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has assured Nigerians living in South Africa that all citizens who have indicated their willingness to return home amid ongoing anti-migrant attacks will be evacuated before the June 30 deadline. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Thursday by her Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Magnus Eze. She said the administration of President Bola Tinubu remains committed to the safety and welfare of Nigerians abroad and would ensure that no citizen willing to return from South Africa is left behind. According to the minister,…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi For many Nigerians, television has become an increasingly expensive luxury. Free-to-air stations are still available. Viewers seeking a wider range of news, sports, movies, documentaries, and entertainment channels often pay monthly subscription fees. It is against the backdrop of rising living costs and growing pressure on household incomes, the Federal Government’s newly launched FreeTV platform offers an appealing promise. It will provide access to more than 100 television channels without monthly subscription charges. Unsurprisingly, the announcement has generated considerable excitement. Many see it as a potential game-changer for television broadcasting in Nigeria. At its core, FreeTV is…

Photo: A scene from the killing of 175 girls and teachers in Tehran school bombing After 100 days of war, the US and Iran have met at a round table. Wars rarely end with clear victors, not even one by the world’s most powerful nation. More often, they conclude with exhausted adversaries accepting a compromise that, months earlier, would have been politically unthinkable. The MU signed to end the conflict that erupted on 28 February appears to be one such moment. For more than 100 days, the world watched as fears of a regional war escalated into reality. Air strikes…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Thankgod Ikwugwara, for the alleged murder of his lover, a 33-year-old married woman, in Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The victim, whose identity was withheld, was reported missing by her mother on March 13, 2026, at the Oraifite Divisional Police Headquarters. Her lifeless body was discovered the following day inside a culvert near Jesus Bus Stop in Oraifite. Police said Ikwugwara was arrested on June 6, 2026, alongside an alleged accomplice, 20-year-old Makuochukwu Uzoigwe, following months of investigation. The spokesperson for the Anambra State…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old security guard attached to an Islamiyya school in Jega Local Government Area for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. The Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, announced the arrest during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Faruku Muhammed of Tungar Zabarmawa in Jega, was apprehended following a complaint involving the minor, who is from the same community. Hadejia said the incident allegedly occurred on June 14, 2026, when the suspect lured the girl into his room within the premises…

Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was acquitted on all bribery-related charges on Wednesday after a London jury cleared her in a closely watched corruption trial that followed more than a decade of investigations by British authorities. Alison-Madueke, who served as Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, had denied five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. Prosecutors alleged she received luxury benefits from oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts in Nigeria. After more than 46 hours of deliberations, jurors at Southwark Crown Court returned…