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By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has announced plans to arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday over alleged corruption-related offences. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, John Okor Odey, the commission disclosed that the charges, filed on March 18, border on alleged conversion and possession of public property, as well as money laundering. El-Rufai is expected to be arraigned alongside Joel Adoga. The anti-graft agency further revealed that a separate charge has also been filed against the former governor before…

By Deborah Nnamdi Eight persons were killed on Monday after terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) along Luma Road in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The attackers also reportedly destroyed a key bridge linking the Luma–Babana–Agwara communities, cutting off a vital route used by residents travelling to the Babana border market, which holds every Monday. Sources said the incident occurred in the early hours of the day, throwing the affected communities into panic. A dependable source from the area told our correspondent that the bridge was bombed at about 5am. According to the source, the assailants stormed…

By Deborah Nnamdi An official of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State, Abass Olalekan, was on Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful procurement of abortion. Olalekan was accused of unlawfully procuring an abortion for Victoria Ariyo, a corps member serving in the state, who allegedly died last Tuesday due to complications arising from the procedure. The defendant, who was said to have been in a romantic relationship with the deceased, was reportedly arrested by the police following Ariyo’s death. According to the charge sheet…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a 46-year-old man, Ahmed Mohammed, whose lifeless body was found hanging on a tree in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The incident was reported on Monday at the foothills of Bagale Mountain. Mohammed, a resident of Anguwan Hona, was discovered under circumstances yet to be determined. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the command described the case as one of sudden and unnatural death. “The Adamawa State Police Command recorded a case of sudden and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Ugwu Desmond, over the alleged attempted murder and rape of a pregnant woman in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on March 22, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, described the attack as a horrifying incident that occurred on the night of March 14, 2026, along a quiet track road in Amokwo-Affa. According to the police, the 30-year-old victim, whose name was withheld, had left a neighbour’s house and was heading home when she was allegedly attacked from…

Photo: Chukwunyere Nwabuoku A former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has been convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 72 years in prison over an alleged N868.46 million fraud, bringing to a close a high-profile corruption trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Nwabuoku on January 15, 2025, on nine amended counts of money laundering. He was subsequently granted bail in the sum of N500 million, with two sureties in like amount. Prosecutors accused the former senior government official of conspiring with several companies — including Temero Synergy…

By Douglas Maha, with agency reports U.S. President Donald Trump has announced suspension of the planned attack on Iranian power and energy infrastructure, raising cautious optimism of peace in the trouble Middle East. Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday morning, said the US and Iran “Have over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East”. Speaking further, he said, “Based on the tenor and tone of these in depth, detailed, and constructive conversations, witch (sic) will continue throughout the week, I have instructed the…

Two pilots were killed and dozens of passengers injured when a Canadian regional passenger jet collided with an airport emergency vehicle while landing at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, authorities said, triggering widespread flight disruptions and a federal investigation into runway safety. The aircraft, operated by a regional affiliate of Air Canada, had arrived from Montreal carrying more than 70 passengers and crew members when it struck a firefighting truck that was responding to a separate incident on the airfield, according to preliminary information from aviation officials. Emergency responders rushed to the runway after the impact, which tore through the cockpit…

Airstrikes by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed several insurgents in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State during a coordinated offensive targeting terrorist enclaves. According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the operation was launched following credible intelligence on the movement of suspected fighters around the Parisu axis of the forest. A security source quoted in the report said the mission commenced late Friday, March 20, with an air asset deployed for armed reconnaissance and interdiction. “Upon arrival overhead, the platform established visual contact with suspected Boko Haram terrorists engaging in active movements within the area,”…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Rabiu Safiyanu, in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a four-year-old boy in Bauchi. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib, said detectives attached to the ‘C’ Divisional Headquarters, led by the Divisional Police Officer, effected the arrest following a report of a missing child. According to Habib, the case was reported on Saturday, March 21, by Salisu Yunusa of Nasarawa Madina Quarters, who stated that his son, Yunusa Salisu, had gone missing on March 18. The father reportedly told police that he…