By Ado Oyeyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria Plc over alleged money laundering offences involving transactions worth N582.43m. The company was arraigned on Monday before Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/644/2025. Its director, Zavyalov Dmitry, was also named in the charges but was said to be at large. According to the EFCC, the company and its director allegedly failed to report several transactions to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering as required by the Money Laundering (Prevention and…
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By Ado Oyeyemi A prosecution witness has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that international terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda supported members of the proscribed Ansaru group in planning the May 15 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing detained leaders. The witness, identified as BBB, gave the testimony on Monday while appearing as the second prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of five men accused of involvement in the attacks. He alleged that the assailants abducted students and teachers and demanded the release of 30 detained members of their…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man allegedly travelling from Anambra State to avenge his brother’s death, recovering a pistol and a cartridge from him during a stop-and-search operation. The suspect was intercepted by operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol along Ife Road while travelling in a commercial bus, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said in a video shared on TikTok. According to Olayinka, the suspect’s responses during questioning suggested that he was heading to Oyo State to confront a person he believed was responsible for his brother’s death. The police…
By Ado Oyeyemi A member of the House of Representatives, Kafilat Ogbara, has stirred reactions after refusing to shake hands with her All Progressives Congress rival, Dele Oshinowo, at a public event in Lagos. The incident occurred during the inaugural Seyi Tinubu Colloquium, where Oshinowo, a former chairman of the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, approached the lawmaker and extended his hand in greeting. However, Ogbara remained seated and turned away from him, telling him she would not shake his hand. In a video of the encounter circulating online, the lawmaker was heard saying, “Welldone, how are you? I cannot…
By Ado Oyeyemi The management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year student, Nora Onyewuenyi, over a viral social media post it described as damaging to the institution’s reputation. The university announced the decision in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Ngozi Okiridu, explaining that the institution’s Senate approved the expulsion over what it termed damaging content creation. According to the statement, Onyewuenyi, a student in the Department of English and Literary Studies, claimed in a viral interview that her project topic was “Citizenship” and…
Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, will graduate 323 students at its fifth convocation ceremony, with 79 earning First Class honours and two recording a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.00. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. C. O. O. Kolawole, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference to announce activities for the institution’s fifth convocation, scheduled to hold from October 12 to 16, 2026. Kolawole said the graduating students comprised 161 from the Faculty of Basic Medical and Applied Sciences, 109 from the Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, and 53 from the Faculty of Nursing Sciences. He…
By Ado Oyeyemi Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on security agencies to secure the immediate release of a man, his wife and their infant child reportedly abducted by gunmen in Kaduna State. Atiku, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, condemned the incident in a statement shared on his verified X handle on Monday, describing the abduction as another disturbing reminder of the worsening insecurity confronting Nigerians. He expressed concern over the plight of the family, particularly the infant caught in the ordeal, and urged security operatives to act swiftly to rescue them and other Nigerians still being held by…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Nigerian military has killed more than 40 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province in an airstrike on a terrorist hideout in Borno State, disrupting a planned assault on troops and nearby communities. The operation was carried out by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state over the weekend. The task force’s Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the operation was launched following intelligence reports that ISWAP fighters had…
By Ado Oyeyemi British police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of murder following his extradition from Turkey over the fatal shooting of Nigerian Abayomi ‘Junior’ Ajose and another man at a party in Manchester in 2020. Ajose, 36, and Cheriff Tall, 21, were killed in the early hours of June 21, 2020, during a gathering attended by about 400 people in Moss Side, south Manchester. Greater Manchester Police disclosed on Sunday that the suspect had been detained in Turkey before being brought to the United Kingdom on Saturday. The suspect was received by police officers at Stansted Airport…
By Ado Oyeyemi Police in the Netherlands have disrupted a Nigerian wedding celebration over alleged noise pollution, sparking online debate about respect for local laws and possible racial discrimination. Footage of the incident, published by Peoples Gazette on Sunday, showed police officers wearing yellow vests entering a decorated event hall while the wedding celebration was underway. The guests, dressed in colourful traditional Nigerian outfits, elaborate headgears, sequined gowns and suits, appeared to be in the middle of the ceremony when the officers intervened and began directing people out of the venue. Some guests looked distressed, while others protested the police…