Operatives of the Brazilian police have arrested two people after they foiled a planned bombing at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on the night of Saturday, 3 May, 2025 The Brazilian police said the plan was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers. According to the authorities, the suspects were targeting LGBTQ+ people at Gaga’s record-breaking concert at Copacabana Beach, which drew more than 2 million attendees. “They were clearly saying that they were planning an attack at Lady Gaga’s concert motivated by sexual orientation,” Felipe Cury, secretary of the Rio…
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By Gbenga Nicholas, Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has revealed that 62,595 drug suspects have been arrested, 11,628 convicted, and over 10.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs seized across the country in the past 51 months. The Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency (), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), made this revelation during a capacity-building workshop organized by the NDLEA for members of the Nigeria Governors Spouses’ Forum (NGSF) in Abuja on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He stated that the agency’s renewed drive is part of the implementation of the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2021–2025,…
State governments have been charged to embrace and entrench community-based interventions that will curb the impact of the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking at the grassroots in line with the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP). The charge was the highpoint of remarks by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), Country Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Cheikh Toure as well as ECOWAS representative, Dr. Daniel Amankwaah at a training workshop organized by NDLEA for the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has traced money laundering activities in excess of $300,000 to a suspected internet fraudster. The suspect was among the 35, picked up on Sunday, May 4, 2025 in Sabo Iyako area of Auchi, Edo State by the Commission, following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. As a “picker” or “azaman” in internet fraud lingo, investigations revealed that the suspect has collected and laundered over $300,000 for his syndicate members who are at large. Apart from internet fraud, EFCC’s investigations revealed that the suspect is equally involved in investment and banking fraud. He will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Lakurawa terrorist group in Hurumi Forest, on Thursday, 1 May, 2025, killed at least 13 huntersin Talewa ward, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that the hunters were ambushed during a seasonal hunting spree in the area on Thursday, 1 May, 2025 It was also gathered thatthe hunters who were from different communities of the LGA were ambushed by the criminals at about noon during their annual hunting trip. A source said the hunters had defied warnings from local authorities over the activities of terrorists in the area. Despite having their Dane guns and dogs, they walked directly into…
Operatives of the Canadian Police have arrested and arraigned a Nigerian, Chimezie Nwabueze, for his alleged involvement in a $600,000 romance scam. A statement on the website of the Peel Regional Police said that Nwabueze was arrested on Tuesaday, April 28, 2025, just as it also added that Nwabueze had allegedly lied to his victims that he owned an oil rig in the Middle East, which he needed money to sort out with the promise of repayment. According to the statement, Nwabueze was said to have cut off communication with the victims when they confronted him, leaving the victims with…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied announcing a date for the resumption of continuous voter registration (CVR). The commission added that it has also not decided on a date for the transfer and replacement of lost permanent voter cards (PVCs). A report had claimed that the electoral commission has scheduled Tuesday, May 27, 2025 for the resumption of CVR and other related services. However, in a statement issued on Sunday,4 May, 2025 Rotimi Oyekanmi, chief press secretary to Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said the report is false. Oyekanmi urged the public to disregard the “fake and anonymous statement”.…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has stated that they are with Dangote as he wages a fight against the cabal. IPMAN Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Udadike, said Dangote had promised before that he would fight the so-called cabal for the good of the masses, stressing that the association is behind him. According to Ukadike, the fight is just the usual competition in any business, especially when a product is doing better than others in the market. “Well, this is business. Competition abounds. There is no businessman whom people will not fight if he is doing well, especially when…
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has claimed that he is still fighting for the survival of his $20bn refinery, stressing that the fight is not yet finished. Dangote expressed optimism that he would win the fight for the refinery, stating his determination to fight on. According to Semafor, an international news medium, Africa’s richest man spoke at an investor forum in Lagos on Friday, 2 May, 2025 The report stated that Dangote pointed out that some individuals who “for a very, very long time” have “made a lot of money from” government-subsidised oil imports into Nigeria, were…
On Sunday, 4 May, 2025, Hundreds of farmers in Ondo State barricaded the Lagos/Ore Expressway to protest the alleged forceful seizure of their farmlands at the Oluwa Forest Reserve (OA3A) in Odigbo Local Government Area by a private company, SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited. The aggrieved farmers, carrying placards and palm fronds, accused the company, linked to Ayo Sotinrin, Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), of collaborating with the state government to destroy their plantations. Spokesperson for the protesters, Musafiu Irewolede, claimed the company began demolishing farms despite a subsisting court injunction barring any such actions. Another farmer, Felix…