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By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen on Sunday shot dead a Point-of-Sale (POS) operator identified simply as Daniel near the Everyday Supermarket in the World Bank area of Owerri, the Imo State capital. Daniel, said to be an indigene of Ndegwu in the Orogwe community, Owerri West Local Government Area, was attacked at his business location on Sunday evening. A source familiar with the incident disclosed that the victim, reportedly the only son of his family, had previously been robbed and was still grappling with the financial setback before the latest attack that claimed his life. The source, who spoke on condition…

File image of Rivers State Police PRO Grace Iringe-Koko By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers linked to a series of tricycle thefts across Elelenwo, Igwuruta, Tank, and Woji areas of Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the arrests followed a complaint lodged on March 19, 2026, at about 11:00 p.m. by a 32-year-old tricycle operator, Sadiq Gara. According to the statement, Gara reported at Octopus Base that on March 18, 2026, at about 9:00 a.m., he had picked up three passengers while operating…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the reported arrest of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar, shortly after hosting him in Kaduna. Obi disclosed the development in a statement posted on March 24, 2026, describing the arrest as alarming and indicative of growing threats to democratic freedoms in the country. According to him, he was informed early Tuesday morning that the cleric had been taken into custody by authorities following their meeting on Sunday in Kaduna. “I have just been made aware early this morning that revered religious leader, Sheikh Ahmad…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning under heavy security for his arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was brought to the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux vehicle and remained inside for more than 30 minutes before being escorted into the courtroom at approximately 9:34 a.m. Dressed in a light green babanriga with a matching cap, he was flanked by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Department of State Services, who formed a protective cordon around…

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…