Author: Naija Daily News

A Nigerian national, Patrick Nwaokwu, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison in the United States for his role in a nursing credentials fraud scheme that resulted in losses exceeding $1.5 million. The sentence was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland following a federal court ruling, which also ordered that Nwaokwu serve two years of supervised release after completing his prison term. According to U.S. prosecutors, Nwaokwu conspired with several individuals to sell fraudulent nursing diplomas and academic transcripts to persons seeking employment in the healthcare sector. Court documents revealed that the scheme enabled…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the commission investigated the founder of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze, for six months over suspected money laundering before exonerating him. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja. He explained that the probe was initiated following intelligence reports and petitions concerning unusual inflows of foreign currencies into the cleric’s domiciliary account. According to him, the volume and international sources of the transactions raised red flags, prompting a detailed investigation by the…

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday sentenced two men, Ojo Olasunkanmi, 31, and Obamoyegun Dele, 31, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts were initially arraigned on January 31, 2020, alongside Adewale David, 36, who died during the course of the trial, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery, later amended on March 25, 2025. According to the charge, the defendants, armed with guns and axes, committed the offence on August 11, 2018, at Oganganmodu, off Igbole Road in Ido Ekiti, where they conspired to rob residents and dispossessed them…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses conducted by committees appointed by the caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled that the authority to conduct state congresses lies with the party’s state executive committees, not its national leadership. The court further held that the four-year tenure of the ADC’s State Working Committees and State Executive Committees remains valid and subsisting pending the conduct of duly constituted congresses and the convening of a national convention. Justice…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concern over the growing involvement of Nigerian university students in cybercrime, revealing that nearly six out of every 10 undergraduates are engaged in internet fraud. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Tuesday during the opening of the 8th biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria held in Kano. The conference, themed “Unlocking the Potentials of Artificial Intelligence: University Governance, Internationalisation and Rankings,” brought together key stakeholders in the education sector. Citing findings from recent EFCC field operations, the anti-graft agency boss described the…

The trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Tuesday as the 14th prosecution witness told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that suspects confessed to the fraudulent withdrawal of $6.23 million from the apex bank. Emefiele is standing trial before Justice Hamza Muazu at the Maitama Division of the court on an amended 20-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, forgery, abuse of office, conspiracy, and obtaining money by false pretence. The funds in question were reportedly earmarked for international election observers during the 2023 general election. The prosecution, led…

Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked a Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo, Ekiti, in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, killing a pastor and abducting an unspecified number of worshippers. The attack occurred around 8:30 pm during a church programme, throwing the community into panic as residents expressed growing concerns over insecurity in the area. Sources said the assailants, who were heavily armed and arrived in large numbers, stormed the church located on the outskirts of the town, shot the pastor dead, and took several worshippers into a nearby forest. A community source, who spoke on condition of…

The Nigerian Air Force has carried out a series of airstrikes targeting terrorist enclaves in the Mandara Mountains, destroying key structures and logistics hubs used by insurgents. This was disclosed in a statement by the NAF spokesperson, Ehimen Ejodame, who said the sustained counter-terrorism operations have significantly weakened the ability of terrorists to launch attacks on civilians in the area. Ejodame explained that the strikes were executed based on credible intelligence and prior confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), which identified multiple terrorist structures and logistics bases actively supporting insurgent operations within the mountainous region. According to him, NAF air…

A faction of the African Democratic Congress led by David Mark has formally appealed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria to ensure the prompt delivery of a Supreme Court judgment in an ongoing leadership dispute within the party. The appeal follows the decision of the Supreme Court last week to reserve judgment in a case filed by Mark, a former Senate President, challenging the outcome of earlier court rulings on the party’s internal crisis. In the appeal marked SC/CV/180/2026, Mark argued that the Court of Appeal overstepped its jurisdiction by вмешing in what he described as the internal affairs of…

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old suspect, Mene Ogidi, in Effurun, Delta State, describing the incident as a clear violation of its rules of engagement and professional standards. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, April 26, 2026, involved operatives attached to the Effurun Area Command who had responded to credible intelligence from Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway. The suspect was reportedly apprehended by members of a transport union while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the…