A husband, Mohammed Sani has been arrested for allegedly beating his pregnant wife, Hauwa Isah to death in Limawa area of Minna, the capital of Niger State. The domestic violence incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, 3 June, according to Sahara Reporters. Musa, a resident, alleged that by the time neighbors intervened, the woman had already succumbed to her injuries. It …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has extended warm wishes to Nigerian Muslims as they celebrate this year’s Eid al-Adha festivities. In a statement by the Fayemi Media Office, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum described the celebration as a period of spiritual reflection, gratitude, and commitment to the values that define the Islamic faith. Fayemi said: ‘I …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a Nigerian tech enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, over multi-million dollar fraud. Egemasi’s arrest is connected to a large-scale fraud scheme that targeted multiple US government agencies. The tech enthusiast, who operates a Devpost account, was arrested in April in Bronx, New York, alongside other co-conspirators, including Samuel Kwadwo Osei, who is reported to …

20-year-old Iwinosa Okunrobo, who was trafficked to Burkina Faso when she was 15, has reunited with her family on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State. Her return was facilitated by Governor Monday Okpebholo, in collaboration with the office of the First Lady and the Edo State Migration Agency. Okunrobo was lured with a promise of greener pastures but was forced into …

Oyo State Government, on Thursday, began the disbursement of N4.8 billion for the victims of Bodija explosion. This was announced during a press conference jointly addressed by the Bodija Estate Residents’ Association (BERA), Dejo Oyelese Vigilante Group and the wider Bodija community, held in Ibadan, the state capital. It was reported that the recommendation for the relief funds followed an …

Former Minister of Education, Prof. Jibril Aminu, died on Wednesday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. He was 85 years old. The Professor of Cardiology and respected heart specialist, he was also a Senator in the fifth and sixth sessions (2003 to 2011), representing Adamawa Central district. In condolence message on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu said of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to …

More Nigerians have continued to express outrage over the reported insertion of N6.93 trillion worth of projects into the 2025 national budget by members of the National Assembly without adequate justification, while the President Bola Tinubu administration keeps mum. About a week ago, BudgIT, a civic tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in public finance, revealed that it uncovered 11,122 …

Nigerian technology enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, faces a potential prison sentence exceeding 20 years after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly defrauding several U.S. government agencies of millions of dollars

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), may have updated its telecom identity risk management policy (TIRMP), allowing a window of one year for an inactive phone line to be reassigned to a new subscriber. The TIRMP platform is NCC’s way of developing a cross-sector platform to collect and share data on churned (recycled) phone numbers as well as numbers that have …

A student of Babcock University, Illishan Remo, Ogun State, who was declared missing by his mother, Oladipupo Siwajuola, has been expelled by the institution’s management for engaging in fetish practices and drug peddling among others. The Babcock’s Director of Marketing and Communication, Joshua Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro recalls that Siwajuola’s disappearance was brought to …