AFROBEAT superstar Davido, celebrity bar man, Cubana Chief Priest and other Nigerians have condemned the arrest of social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). The celebrities and fans of VDM said his arrest was carried out like an “abduction”, which left many Nigerians worried, and …
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AN Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Friday Audu at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged $2.6 million and N3.5 billion fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi directed that Audu be held at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, pending a decision on his bail application. The judge …
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THE Gombe State Criminal Justice and Inquiry Committee under the state’s Chief Judge, Halima Mohammed, on Monday, released 85 inmates from Gombe and Billiri custodial centres in the state. The release is coming after the committee visited four custodial centres in the state between Tuesday and Friday to review the …
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered one Sadeeq Jimoh, 52, to be remanded in a correctional centre after pleading guilty to peddling 920gm of Cannabis. The Presiding Judge, Justice Nkeonye Maha, ordered Jimoh to be remanded in Agodi Correctional Centre after the one-count charge of unlawful dealing …
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Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu to six months imprisonment for non-declaration of foreign currencies at Lagos Airport. Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday , May 2, 2025, re- arraigned one Alhaji Ahmed Shaw before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for money laundering. He was arrested on March 3, 2025 at the …
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Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi to one year imprisonment, each for hawking Naira notes. They arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, …
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OPERATIVES from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) conducted a routine patrol along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway last Saturday, where they successfully intercepted a commercial vehicle transporting 942 explosives concealed in a sack, originating from Nasarawa and destined for Zamfara State. Newsextra24 reports that the development was confirmed in a statement …
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English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has officially said goodbye to the reigning Premier League champions Liverpool. This put to an end Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 20-year spell at the club as his current contract with Liverpool is set to expire on June 30, 2025. In his official statement, Alexander-Arnold, 26, reflected on his time …
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THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly withdrawn from the presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made against him by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Newsextra24 reports that the withdrawal, which occurred without any official explanation, has raised questions and sparked widespread speculation. The President of Citizens …
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