In a shocking development, Nadeem Anjarwalla, a high-ranking executive with cryptocurrency giant Binance, has escaped from custody in Abuja. The news, confirmed by the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, on Monday, adds a new twist to the ongoing saga between the Nigerian government and Binance. Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, along with another Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, were detained in February this year as the federal government tightened its grip on cryptocurrency activities....

The schoolchildren abducted from the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun LGA in Kaduna State, have been freed. The news, announced by Governor Uba Sani in the early hours of Sunday morning, brings an end to a harrowing ordeal that gripped the country for weeks. The children were taken hostage by gunmen on 7 March, immediately after their morning assembly session. The abduction sparked national outrage and a desperate search effort...

The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the Anambra State High Court in Awka has sentenced a middle aged man to 10 years imprisonment for defiling his own only daughter who is aged nine. Delivering judgement in a three-count charge brought against the defendant, one Kenneth Nwangwu, by the state government, the court noted compelling evidence proving that the defendant is guilty as charged, and consequently sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on...

Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Ituseli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms 25 for internet fraudsters. According to a statement shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on X platform, the convicts are Joshua Osarumwense, Oziegbe Courage, Michael Osawowamen Enofe, Precious Ezomo, Favour Ezomon, Adetokunbor Oghamomwan, Amaize Victor Ohimah, Destiny Okpala, Emmanuel Benjamin, Williams Chinedu Onyeji, Michael Ugochukwu Davidson, Favour Victor,...

The Borno State chairman of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, Ba’Lawan Ja’afar, has assured the group’s unwavering commitment to eliminating the remaining threats posed by Boko Haram and other insurgent groups in the State. Ja’afar stated this on Thursday during a press briefing in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, which has borne the brunt of the Boko Haram insurgency for over a decade. “Our main priority remains ensuring the total clearance of Boko...

The Nigerian Army, NA, has said the 5 July 2022 attack on the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, which led to the escape of numerous inmates, to the facility’s lack of security measures. Major Peter Ogbuinya, assistant director of commercial law for the Directorate of Legal Services of the NA, revealed this during an ongoing investigation by the House of Representatives joint committees on Wednesday. According to Major Ogbuinya, the army observed “low perimeter fencing...