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[ad_1] A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has convicted and sentenced 29 internet fraudsters to jail.The convicts were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on separate one-count charges each, on offences that border on impersonation, cybercrime, retention of proceeds of crime and money laundering. They all pleaded guilty when the charges were read to each of them, following which prosecution counsel M. U. Gadaka and M. Lawal prayed the court to convict and sentence them accordingly, while the defence counsel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.SPONSOR AD…

Bandits have released Yakubu Dada, who was abducted alongside his youngest wife, Lami, along Kontagora Road in Niger State on October 31, 2024. Dada was reportedly freed on Monday, June 2, 2025, after his family paid an additional N20 million ransom, bringing the total amount paid to N30 million. The kidnappers had initially collected N10 million in November 2024 but later demanded an additional N20 million and four Bajaj motorcycles, threatening to kill Dada if their demands were not met. Tragically, in early May, the bandits killed his wife, Lami, to pressure the family Before his kidnap Daily Trust reported…

[ad_1] The police in Ekiti State have arraigned one Adekola Femi, 27, at a chief magistrates’ court in Aso-Ekiti for allegedly stealing clothes.The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, said on May 24 at about 8am, in Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District, the defendant stole clothes valued at N150,000, property of one Alegbeleye Alaba. Inspector Oriyomi noted that the offence is punishable under Section 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.SPONSOR AD Counsel to the defendant, Barrister Stephen Alabi, urged the court to grant his client bail, which Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun granted in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in…

[ad_1] The police authorities, in a joint operation with vigilantes, reportedly rescued three out of four persons kidnapped along Itobe -Ajegwu -Idah road in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.The incident happened around 11:45pm on Saturday at Igolijo junction on the said road when the car the victims were traveling in was intercepted by gun welding hoodlums. One Jeremiah Shekari (M) of Kaura LGA in Kaduna State, Charity Omale (F) of Ojuwo Ocha, Ofu LGA in Kogi State and one other person, whose identity is yet to be established, were rescued in the operation.SPONSOR AD The fourth person, who…

[ad_1] The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter at Yalwan Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis.The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP), led by CSP Kim Abert, saved the suspect, one Wisdom Benoie, from a mob.   Wakil explained that on May 31, 2025 at about 0200 hours, one Wisdom Benoie (37) of Yalwan Tsakani, was confronted by a group of local youths, who suspected him of secretly molesting his stepdaughter.SPONSOR AD He said the situation came to…

[ad_1] DOWNLOAD HERE: Flooding continues to displace thousands and destroy communities across Nigeria. NIGERIA DAILY : “We Lost Everything”: Victims Of Niger Flood Count Their Losses With the rainy season intensifying, experts are raising fresh concerns about environmental mismanagement, poor urban planning, and government unpreparedness. THE BEARING: How Available And Affordable Are Sacrificial Animals This Eid? In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we examine how Nigerians can prepare for, and avoid the negative effect of, floods.

[ad_1] The senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack some of his minsters and service chiefs.Kalu, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday. The former Governor of Abia State said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should take bold decisions for his government to succeed.SPONSOR AD He said, “Some people working with President Tinubu should be relieved of their duties. Some of them should go — both from the security sector and among the ministers.“President Tinubu must be courageous enough…

[ad_1] An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun State, on Monday, remanded a man, Taofeek Jimoh, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged killing of his mother.Jimoh, whose address was not given, and had no legal representation in court, is being charged with murder. The prosecutor, ASP Fatoba Temitope, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at about 8pm on February 19 in the Oke-Ola, Osogbo.SPONSOR AD Temitope said that the defendant physically assaulted his mother, Taibat Jimoh, following a rancour and that the assault led to her death.He said that the offence contravened Section 319 of the Criminal…

[ad_1] People suspected to be scavengers have allegedly stabbed a man, identified as Nwangwu Onyebuchi Clement, to death in the old Kutunku compensation layout in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. A resident of the area, Francis Nnamdi, said the incident happened around 9:26 am when three scavengers invaded the deceased’s house and attempted to remove his windows. He said the victim, who was inside his house, sighted them and asked them why they were trying to remove his windows’ burglaries.SPONSOR AD He said in the process, one of the scavengers pulled out a knife and stabbed him, adding that the…

[ad_1] A female pilgrim from Plateau State, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, has died at the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.This has brought the number of death among Nigerian contingent in this year’s holy pilgrimage to three. Earlier, pilgrims from Edo and Abia, Mrs. Adizatu Dazumi, and Alhaji Saleh Galeh, lost their lives.SPONSOR AD The Executive Secretary of Plateau State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Daiyabu Dauda, confirmed the latest death on Monday.According to Dauda, the late pilgrim passed away at King Abdul’aziz Hospital in Makkah as a result of diabetic complications.Dauda recalled, when he was informed of her condition, he…