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MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Three South Africans have been charged with murder over the killing of a Nigerian Bolt e hailing driver, Isaac Satlat, after dashcam footage of the incident was shared widely on social media and sparked public outrage. The suspects, Dikeledi Mphela, 24, Goitsione Machidi, 25, and McClaren Mushwana, 30, appeared briefly in court […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Jackson Uwagboe, alongside Ryan Wedderburn and Kirk Harris, carried out a ‘brutal and sustained’ attack in June 2024 Jackson Uwagboe hid in Lagos for over six months(Image: MPS) A third teenager has been found guilty of ‘viciously’ murdering a 21-year-old man over a stolen bike in 2024. Jackson Uwagboe, 19, repeatedly stabbed Robert Robinson […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Lande, who recently returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom, took to social media to accuse the officers of physically assaulting him and his friend, seizing his iPhone 16 Pro Max and $1,200, said to belong to his brother. The Lagos State Police Command has begun an investigation into the alleged assault […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In a distressing video posted on his Facebook page, the actor alleged that the incident occurred shortly after his arrival in Nigeria, leaving him physically injured and emotionally shaken. Nollywood actor and skit maker Ganiyu Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has accused Nigerian Police officers of violently assaulting him and robbing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Although the document was admitted by the British court as genuine at the time, due to lack of contrary evidence, the issuing authority in Nigeria has now confirmed that it was fake. Fresh evidence has surfaced indicating that a crucial document submitted by prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome (SAN) to a London […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, to eight years in prison for his role in a long-running transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to a statement published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Nnebocha, 44, was convicted for participating […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Of the 16 initially arrested officers, 14 are from the Nigerian Army, while one each is from the Navy and the Air Force. Further arrests of additional officers and civilians were later made as investigations widened. New details have emerged regarding Brigadier General Musa Sadiq’s involvement in the alleged coup plot against […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝟏𝟔 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has released the full list of 16 officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria who were indicted by a Special Investigative Panel over allegations of serious misconduct, including an alleged plot to overthrow the government of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The arrests were carried out on Monday during a coordinated operation by the Thai Immigration Bureau and Pak Kret Provincial Police. Eleven Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Thailand after immigration and police operatives carried out a major crackdown on a suspected international romance scam syndicate operating in the Muang Thong Thani […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Government has filed a criminal charge against Mike Ozekhome, SAN, over alleged forgery and use of false documents in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom. The three-count charge, marked FCT/HC/CR/010/2026, was filed before a federal high court in Abuja on Friday by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, head of the high-profile […] Read more
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