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The United States government has published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians slated for deportation over criminal convictions as part of an intensified immigration enforcement campaign under President Donald Trump. The list, released on Wednesday by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), identified the Nigerians among individuals it described as the “worst of the worst” criminal offenders arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Although the DHS released the identities and photographs of those affected, it did not disclose when the deportation process would begin. In a statement published on its website, the department said the…

The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, was on Thursday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged 2.63 million dollars money laundering and terrorism financing case. Bodejo was docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and terrorism financing. The charge, dated June 24 and filed on June 25, listed Bodejo as the sole defendant. At the commencement of proceedings before Justice Inyang Ekwo, the EFCC’s counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN), informed the court that the matter was slated for the defendant to take…

An Abuja High Court on Thursday remanded the immediate past Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre over alleged abuse of office involving about N13.9 million. Justice Peter Kekemeke ordered Umar’s remand after he was arraigned by the Federal Government on a four-count charge bordering on corruption. The judge adjourned the matter until July 15, 2026, to hear the defendant’s bail application. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused Umar of abusing his office by allegedly receiving money through his wife’s bank account from contractors handling projects for the tribunal. According…

Fawaz Adebisi The Chartered Institute of Directors, Nigeria has inaugurated Dr. Remilekun Bakare as the new Chairman of its South-West Zone, with a charge to deepen corporate governance and ethical leadership, as the institute announced a 50 per cent increase in active membership across the region. Bakare was sworn in on Wednesday during the third South-West Zonal Investiture Ceremony held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, succeeding High Chief Bode Mustapha, whose two-year tenure witnessed significant membership growth and expanded stakeholder engagement. In his valedictory address, Mustapha disclosed that active membership in the zone increased from 54 to 81 members through aggressive…

The Presidency and the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday traded words over the former Anambra State governor’s claim that he could be killed before the next general election. Obi had alleged that the Federal Government was frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures, saying he was no longer certain he would be alive to contest the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo, Obi said the challenges confronting him had become increasingly intense. “I might not even be alive. Every single…

A United States Department of Defence employee, Samuel D. Marcus, has pleaded guilty to helping a Nigeria-based fraud syndicate launder millions of dollars generated from multiple online scams targeting victims across the United States. Marcus, 33, of Oreland, Pennsylvania, entered the guilty plea on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky to one count of concealment of money laundering. According to U.S. court documents, Marcus served as a money mule for the criminal network between July 2023 and December 2025, despite initially falling victim to the same syndicate through a romance scam in late 2022 and early 2023. Prosecutors…

The Egba Economic Summit has celebrated one of its pioneer members, Engr. Ola Munis Sobande, describing him as a passionate and dedicated son of Egbaland whose contributions have significantly shaped the organisation’s vision for economic development. In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday to mark Sobande’s birthday, the President of the Egba Economic Summit, Dr. Gbenga Adeoye, commended the engineer’s humility, selfless service and unwavering commitment to the growth of Egbaland. Adeoye said Sobande, a founding member of the summit, had consistently deployed his engineering expertise and decades of professional experience acquired at Shell in Nigeria and abroad to advance…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed allegations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission that he abused medical privileges and violated a court order while in the commission’s custody. El-Rufai, in a statement issued on Wednesday through his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, described the anti-graft agency’s July 7 statement as “false, inaccurate in facts and law,” insisting that his absence from a court sitting in Kaduna on July 6 was occasioned by genuine health challenges. He maintained that the commission had been informed of his medical condition before the hearing and that arrangements had already…

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Katsina has remanded a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dr. Bashir Kurfi, in police custody over allegations that he falsely claimed the Katsina State Government sponsored some bandit leaders to perform the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage. Kurfi, a public affairs commentator, was arraigned on Wednesday before Chief Magistrate Zaharaddeen Kofar Soro on a two-count charge bordering on alleged defamation of character and injurious falsehood. According to the First Information Report filed by the Katsina State Police Command, the lecturer allegedly made the remarks during an interview on Trust TV on June 24, 2026. The police…

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a parent and two other suspects over the alleged killing of a primary school teacher, Mariam Usman, after she reportedly disciplined an 11-year-old pupil in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Afusat Saliu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja, saying the suspects were arrested following an investigation by detectives from the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department. According to the police, the investigation began after a report was received on June 25 and revealed that Usman was first attacked on…