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Indian police have arrested a 44-year-old Nigerian, Samuel Ikkena, for allegedly masterminding a narcotics syndicate in Bengaluru. Authorities seized a haul of MDMA crystals, cannabis, and heroin with a potential street value of ₦360 million ($5.14 crore). The arrest exposed a sophisticated distribution network that targeted students and residents across the city. Ikkena, who claimed…
Japan has stationed long-range surface-to-ship missiles in its southwest region, placing parts of the Chinese mainland, including Shanghai, within striking distance. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed on Tuesday that the batteries are now operational in Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu. The deployment marks a significant departure from Japan’s strictly pacifist post-war stance. Tokyo…
Criminal networks laundered or stole more than $160 billion through cryptocurrency transactions in 2025. Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), revealed these figures at a United Nations summit in Abuja. He warned that digital assets like Bitcoin now serve as the primary vehicle for moving illicit funds across borders. Weak…
Ebonyi State’s public health infrastructure has suffered a crippling blow. A massive fire gutted the central cold store of the State Ministry of Health in the early hours of Friday, incinerating hundreds of millions of naira worth of life-saving vaccines and medical equipment. The blaze occurred at Block 5, Centenary City in Abakaliki, destroying the…
Global energy markets are reeling as the Middle East conflict enters a volatile new phase. Crude oil prices surged by nearly 6% on Thursday, climbing to $108.3 per barrel after Iran dismissed a 15-point US peace proposal. Tehran labelled the plan “unfair” and “skewed” toward American and Israeli interests. The rejection abruptly reversed a brief…
A surge in “tit-for-tat” infrastructure attacks has plunged over half a million people into darkness across the Russo-Ukrainian border. In Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that 450,000 residents lost electricity, heating, and water as temperatures hovered near freezing. Simultaneously, 150,000 consumers in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region faced total power failure following strikes on…
Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, appeared in court on Tuesday morning to face a barrage of corruption and security charges. Shuttered in a white van and flanked by a heavy Department of State Services (DSS) escort, the former governor made his first public appearance since his February arrest. The Independent Corrupt Practices…
US President Donald Trump has halted threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, declaring a five-day ceasefire to pursue a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities. The reversal comes less than 24 hours after the President threatened to dismantle Iran’s electricity grid, a move that sent global markets into a tailspin. In a characteristically blunt announcement…
A drone attack on the el-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur has killed 64 people, including 13 children and three medical staff. The strike occurred on Friday night as civilians marked the Eid al-Fitr festival, effectively destroying the facility’s top floor and emergency department. World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed the death…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Senate President Godswill Akpabio to open the books on a staggering ₦200 trillion investigation. The Senate Public Accounts Committee is currently scrutinising allegations of “missing or unaccounted funds” within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) covering the period between 2017 and…
