A 17-year-old boy named Malik, has been accused of fatally stabbing his father’s wife, Falilat Yusuf, at the Danialu, Gaa Akanbi area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Friday, 13 June, 2025. The incident reportedly occurred shortly after the conclusion of Friday’s congregational prayers. A neighbour, who requested anonymity, said, “A woman was stabbed to death in her house. I am not sure of the exact time, but it was around 2pm when I heard people screaming and rushing to the house. She is popularly known as Iya Ganiyat and her husband is Alhaji Gani. “She was stabbed multiple…
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A Nigerian-American man, Omoyoma Okoro, currently serving a 100-month prison sentence for his role in a massive $80 million fraud scheme, now faces new charges that could add up to 30 more years behind bars and result in the revocation of his U.S. citizenship. In a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice, Okoro was convicted in September 2024 by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on multiple counts, including conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud. He was also found guilty of two additional counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud,…
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 16, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, to one-year imprisonment for cybercrime. The convict was arraigned on Friday, May 16, 2025 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one -count charge bordering on cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000. The charge reads: “That you, Solomon Stephen Ufayo, between the 10th to the 28th day of March, 2025, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while working for Ecobank…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed the reasons for directing Nigerian banks under regulatory forbearance to put on hold dividend payments and bonuses to foreign subsidiaries and ventures. The Director of the Apex Bank Supervision, Olubukola Akinwunmi. stated this in a circular sent to banks over the weekend According toAkinwunmi, the move is part of a broader instrument to reinforce capital buffers, improve balance sheet resilience, and ensure prudent capital retention within the Nigerian banking sector. “This temporary suspension is until such a time as the regulatory forbearance is fully exited and the banks’ capital adequacy and provisioning levels are…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter, Tony Okocha, has cautioned the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, on the possibility of defecting to the party. Okocha said Fubara can’t join the APC through the back door, and must go through the laid down procedures. Speaking on Saturday, 14 June, 2025 in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Okocha said Fubara must join the APC from the ward level. “Just like every other Nigerian, he is at liberty to join any political party. That is the law. But, I say anybody, not restricted to the governor, the…
English Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur, have shown interest in signing Super Eagles midfielder, Raphael Onyedika The London club are trying to beef up their squad following the arrival of new manager Thomas Frank. Frank have reportedly demanded for six new signings. Onyedika, a defensive midfielder, has been linked with a move away from Belgian Pro League outfit, Club Brugge this summer. The 24-year-old player, who caught the eye with his impressive displays in the UEFA Champions League, was instrumental in Club Brugge wining the Belgian Cup.
An insider at Galatasaray FC of Turkey, Ali Naci Küçük, has disclosed that Victor Osimhen has given conditions with which he would consider remaining at the club. According to Küçük, it was one of Osimhen’s conditions that led to the club’s signing of Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich, just as he also added that said the signing of Sanè was part of their strategy to lure Nigerian highly sought after striker to join them. Ali Naci Küçük told Futbol Arena Youtube channel viahabersarikirmizi that Osimhen said he would only stay at the Super Lig if they are able bring in new top…
On Saturday, 14 June, 2025, Kamaru Usman ended his losing streak against Joachin Buckley, claiming a unanimous decision win over the American. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ came into the fight on the back of three straight defeats. The welterweight bout between former champion and No. 5 ranked Usman and No. 7 ranked Joaquin Buckley headlined the UFC Atlanta fight card at State Farm Arena. Usman’s last fought in October 2023 and he came up against Buckley desperate for a win. For Buckley, he was on a six-fight winning streak. Last December, he defeated former interim titleholder Colby Covington via doctor stoppage.…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has made clarifications over reports that it organized special prayers over the country’s food crisis. The government clarified that the special prayers was not an official policy to address food insecurity in the country. The ministry, which made this clarification through a statement released on its X on Saturday, 14 June, 2025, explained that the prayer session is aimed at promoting the well-being of the staff. The ministry in the the statement, said President Bola Tinubu’s government is determined to ensure Nigerians have access to quality and affordable…
Amnesty International(AI) has slammed the Federal Government following the killing of over 100 people by gunmen in Yelewata, Benue State. The attack, which happened from late Friday, 13 June, 2025 into the early hours of Saturday, 14 June 2025, left many dead, several missing, and dozens injured without proper medical care. In a post on X on Saturday, 14 June, 2025 Amnesty International said the government’s failure to stop the killings was dangerous. “The horrifying killing of over 100 people by gunmen that invaded Yelewata shows the security measures government claims to be implementing in the state are not working,”…