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By Deborah Nnamdi The Abia State Government has said that they will begin implementing compulsory free education for primary schools and Junior Secondary Schools 1–3 in 2025, as approved by Governor Alex Otti. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday when his ministry received Abia State students who performed exceptionally well in the recently concluded 27th National Junior Engineers, Technicians, and Scientists, JETS, competition held in Abuja. He explained that free education is part of Governor Alex Otti’s efforts to transform the education sector in the state. Ubochi highlighted that the JETS…

By Deborah Nnamdi A High Court sitting in Akwukwu-Igbo Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State has sentenced one Obinna Eze to death for killing a six-month-old boy, Chimaobi Igwe. Eze was arraigned before the court on a three-count charge bordering on attempted murder, murder, and causing grievous bodily harm. His offenses are punishable under Sections 320, 319, and 335, respectively, of the Criminal Code Laws of Delta State. The prosecution was conducted by the State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Omamuzo Erebe, who led other counsel in the matter. “In proof of its case, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi A US court has sentenced a Nigerian US-based man, Oluwole Adegboruwa, and his accomplice, Enrique Isong, to a combined 40 years imprisonment for masterminding a multi-million dollar dark web drug trafficking operation. This was contained in a statement on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Utah on Friday. According to the statement, while Adegboruwa was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, he was also ordered supervised release for life and the forfeiture of over $20 million. The $20 million forfeiture is among the largest forfeitures holding a defendant financially accountable for his crimes in…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 40-year-old Nigerian woman, Roseline Oluchi Ikeoha, has been arrested in connection with a major drug trafficking case in Bengaluru, India. The Anti-Narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) recovered 12 kilograms of MDMA, a potent synthetic narcotic, from her possession, marking one of the largest drug seizures in Bengaluru’s history. Police Commissioner B. Dayananda confirmed the arrest, stating that the drugs seized were valued at approximately ₹24 crore. Investigations revealed that Ikeoha had been operating a grocery shop in the TC Palya area for the past five years, which allegedly served as a front for…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Security Adviser, NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that the federal government, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, achieved 80 percent success against kidnapping in two years. He spoke in Abuja at the official inauguration of the Multi-Agency Kidnap Fusion Cell, MAAKFC, on Thursday. Ribadu’s remark came after a report by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, that Nigerians paid a ransom of over N2.2 trillion in the year 2024. The report said 2.2 million Nigerians were kidnapped, while 614,937 were killed in 2024. However, the NSA admitted that kidnapping was the most worrisome threat in…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Lagos businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips, was on Thursday sentenced to 17 years in prison for defrauding an indigenous oil and gas firm, AYM Shafa Limited, of N57,690,000. Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja passed the judgment after finding the convict and her company, Omritas Energy Limited, guilty of a five-count charge which bordered on theft and issuing dishonored cheques totaling N57,690,000. Philips reportedly converted and stole N57,690,000 belonging to AYM Shafa for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) fraudulently. They neither supplied the products nor returned the money to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed a six-hectare hemp farmland in Alaka village, Ogun State. The agency’s state commandant, Mr Tijani Rabe, disclosed this at a news conference in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Thursday while presenting the agency’s 2024 scorecard. According to Rabe, four persons were arrested and are being investigated in connection with the hemp farming. He said the command also recorded other significant success stories in its efforts to curb the hard drug trade. He said the command arrested 675 drug offenders with 9.7 tons and…

By Deborah Nnamdi A bomb explosion that occurred in the Bassa community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, has claimed the life of one person, leaving four others with different degrees of injuries. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday morning as the victims were on their way to their farms. Ahmed Almustapha, a resident of the community, revealed that three of the victims lost their legs in the blast and are currently receiving treatment at the IBB Specialist Hospital. Al-Mustapha, who is related to three of the victims, stated that this is the second bomb explosion to occur in…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested a fake Navy personnel, Agugu Joshua, who specializes in defrauding members of the public. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday said it is another significant breakthrough in combating cybercrime and fraud in the state According to him, the 29-year-old suspect identified as Agugu Joshua, was arrested in possession of a fake Nigerian Navy staff ID card, which he uses to scam unsuspecting victims, particularly POS vendors and provision store owners. “His modus operandi involved…

By Deborah Nnamdi Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday, December 19, contributed a total of N704.9 million from their salaries to support vulnerable Nigerians across the nation. This initiative was announced by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during a plenary session. “If you recall, about five months ago, we decided to contribute half of our salaries to address the critical needs of the Nigerian people. I am happy to inform you that so far, we have contributed N704, 907,578.82”, he said. According to the Speaker, the funds were accumulated by the lawmakers over the past five…