Diezani, associates, friends: Can an acquittal undo 11 years of headlines? – Lessons from the verdict
But in June 2026, the narrative took a sudden, definitive turn. A London jury acquitted the former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources of all six charges against her
After N20m, rice, oil ransom, terrorists hold on to abducted Kwara church worshippers
Despite N20 million ransom, with a bag of rice and a yellow keg of groundnut oil the terrorists have refused grant the victims freedom
Leah Sharibu at 23: Women’s group seeks to keep her story alive
Today, Leah Sharibu turns 23, a painful reminder of the years stolen from a young girl whose only “offence” was refusing to renounce her Christian faith.
NDLEA, Customs intercept N10.4bn cannabis shipment at Tin Can Port
By Evelyn Usman Providence Ayofeoluwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, formally took over 4,173.5 kilograms of cannabis indica valued over N10.4 billion, intercepted through a joint operation involving the agency and the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, at the Tin Can Seaport in Lagos. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, ACGN […]
EFCC alleges operatives were attacked, trapped inside Uyo Teaching Hospital
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday alleged that its operatives were attacked and trapped inside the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, during a visit linked to an ongoing fraud case involving a suspect accused of defrauding multiple microfinance banks in Akwa Ibom State. The anti-graft agency […]
Behold Ahebi Ugbabe: The prostitute who became king in colonial Igbo community
That child was Ahebi Ugbabe, who would later defy not only her circumstances but also the very architecture of gender, authority, and colonial politics to become one of the most extraordinary figures in African history
