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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Two Nigerian nationals, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, face up to 50 years each in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated $100 million tax fraud scheme against the United States Internal Revenue Service. Operating between 2018 and 2023, the defendants allegedly hijacked the identities of both tax professionals and private citizens to file over 300 fraudulent…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismantled an illicit facility operating as a “baby factory” in Badagry, Lagos State. Acting on intelligence gathered over three weeks, officers raided the compound in Okuju-Ilado during the early hours of Wednesday. The operation resulted in the rescue of 28 individuals, including 18 adults and 10 children….
The Edo State Police Command has arrested ten individuals for running a criminal network that used police uniforms to abduct and rob residents. The group included a serving Assistant Superintendent of Police, four junior officers, and a dismissed corporal. They targeted victims in Benin City, forcing them to withdraw cash at gunpoint. This internal rot…
A Lagos State High Court has sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his firm, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to 30 years’ imprisonment for defrauding a foreign partner. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the judgment in Ikeja following a trial that exposed the theft of $62,500 and €36,020. The convict dishonestly converted funds intended for Caterpillar parts and DAF…
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…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a stern warning to travellers after intercepting major drug consignments concealed in everyday items. In operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and a local courier firm, officers discovered narcotics hidden inside body cream containers, winter jackets, and even the double walls of…
A United States court has sentenced James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian national, to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive business email compromise scheme. Aliyu, who was extradited from South Africa, led a syndicate that intercepted corporate communications to divert millions of dollars. Beyond the 90-month sentence, the court slapped him with…
A woman opened fire on Rihanna’s Beverly Hills residence on Sunday afternoon, striking the property with approximately 10 rounds while the global pop superstar was reportedly inside with her family. The incident, which occurred shortly after 1:00 pm local time, has raised serious concerns about the security of high-profile celebrities in one of Los…
A Nigerien national previously listed among Edo State’s most wanted criminal suspects is now in police custody following a targeted operation in Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area. The arrest of 28-year-old Suleman Harruna marks a significant development in the state government’s intensified campaign against kidnapping networks that have terrorized communities across the…
Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Public Accounts has intensified its oversight of the nation’s oil sector by summoning three former top executives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to address audit queries revealing N210 trillion in unaccounted funds between 2017 and 2023. The committee, led by Senator Aliyu Wadada from Nasarawa West, issued the…