Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, has convicted and sentenced the duo of Abdullahi Suleiman and Ahmad Yahaya to various jail terms. Suleiman and Yahaya were arraigned on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 on a one- count separate charge bordering on cheating and criminal misappropriation to the …
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The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, arraigned one Adeyinka Nike Aderonmu before Justice E. U. Akpan of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for fraud. He is being prosecuted on a three-count charge, bordering on transfer and …
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A third prosecution witness in the trial of Musa Saliu Adekunle, an alleged Micro Finance Bank serial fraudster, Musa Saliu Adekunle told the court presided over by Justice Maurine A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, that the defendant was arrested with three mobile …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei before the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over alleged diversion of N19 million and $30,000 entrusted to her for investment purposes. Gozi-Anyaokei, Managing Director of Viscount Microfinance Bank, appeared before Justice Y. Halilu on a two-count charge bordering …
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 15.69 per cent in April 2026. The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for April 2026 released in Abuja on Friday. According to the report, the figure represents a 0.31 percentage …
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Global pop artiste Shakira has released “Dai Dai,” official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in collaboration with Nigerian Grammy-winning Afrobeat superstar Burna Boy. The News Agency reports that the Colombian singer announced the release of the highly anticipated song to fans on her social media page on Friday. …
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The Northwest University Sokoto (NWUS) has released the approved cut-off marks for admission into its various undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session. This is contained in a statement signed by Malam Abdallah El-Kurebe, the Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Protocol of the institution, issued to newsmen in Sokoto …
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Nigeria and Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional defence cooperation and advancing indigenous military capacity as part of efforts to enhance security across West Africa. This formed the focus when the Ministry of Defence received a delegation from the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Senior Course …
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday in Calabar inaugurated a nationwide campaign aimed at reducing disaster-related casualties in 2026. Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said this during the commencement of the National Disaster Preparedness and Response Campaign (NPRC) 2026, themed “Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance for a Resilient …
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Health authorities on Friday confirmed that about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been recorded in an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara, with four deaths among confirmed cases. According to the Africa …
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