A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and forcing them into unpaid labour on farms across Queensland under the guise of educational scholarships. Abubakar, 56, was arrested on Wednesday at the Brisbane Airport upon arrival from …
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THE Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, granted bail to Mrs Veronica Ekeh, who is standing trial for alleged human trafficking, setting the bail amount at N10 million. The court, however, remanded her husband, who is also standing trial with her on the same allegations, in prison. The trial judge, …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against two of the detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over allegations bordering on investment fraud to the tune of over one billion dollars. The two, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/216/2025 and filed by EFCC lawyer, Fadila …
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THE Police Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad in Enugu state have recovered a locally fabricated double-barreled pistol from suspected cultists in Enugu. A statement from the Enugu Police Command Spokesman on Tuesday, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said that the firearm was recovered on June 9. Ndukwe said that the suspects, Uchenna Onwudi, 29, …
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THE police in Benin on Thursday arraigned four persons – Destiny Eweka, Ese Alu, Eseosa Imadiyu, and Omokaro Osazee – before a Benin High Court for alleged armed robbery. The defendants are standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and attempted murder. …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced nine Chinese Nationals to one year imprisonment each, for economic sabotage and financial terrorism. The defendants, including two females, were also given a fine of one million naira each, by the court. The defendants are: Xiang Hui, Hai …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it has declared two additional people – Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun – wanted in connection with a large-scale fraud involving the online trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). Their last known address was No. 17, Oremeta Street, Allen, …
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TWO men, Lamidi Abdulbakir, 20, and Ogunleye Oluwafemi, 34, were on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged breach of peace and assault. The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace, assault and attempt to steal. The prosecutor, Insp. Sodiq …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted seven watch-listed containers with N9.3 billion worth of opioids and codeine based syrup at the Port Harcourt Port Complex (PHPC) in Onne. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. …
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A total of nine people were killed in Guzamala Local Government of Borno state on Saturday by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists. The victims were waiting at a bus-stop in Mairari Village when the incident happened. Speaker of Borno State House of …
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