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MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The NDLEA said the operation followed intelligence that the organisers had circulated flyers inviting people to what was described as a “drug party.” The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa (retd.), has revealed that the agency has filed a forfeiture suit against a Lagos […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a statement obtained from its X handle on Monday, the 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas According to the general manager, Olatunde was among 58 participants who lodged at the hotel for a one-week programme from August 24 to 30. The management of Sunview Hotel, Akure, has addressed the disappearance of a guest, Olaloye Olatunde, a school Vice Principal. The hotel assured the public that it had cooperated […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Sujimoto CEO Breaks Silence After EFCC Declares Him Wanted, Blames Enugu Govt (Video) EFCC had declared the prominent real estate firm belonging to him wanted for money laundering and diversion of funds. The popular Nigerian businessman, Dr Sijibomi Ogundele, who is better known as Sujimoto, has stated that he is not a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated that Finland-based separatist agitator, Mazi Simon Ekpa, has never been a member of the group. The clarification follows Ekpa’s recent sentencing in Finland on terrorism-related charges. IPOB described attempts to associate him with the movement as “misleading.” In a statement issued by its Media […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In June 2024, Olugbemi was found dead on the ground with gunshot wounds along Meadowmist Way, Odenton, Maryland. A U.S. county court has sentenced 37-year-old Nicholas Giroux to life imprisonment plus 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-born amateur boxer Isaiah Olugbemi. In June 2024, Olugbemi was found dead on the ground […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A NIGERIAN monarch, Apetu of Ipetumodu, in Osun State, Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax-related offences linked to a scheme that siphoned over $4.2 million from COVID-19 relief funds. The US District Court in Ohio found Oloyede, 62, guilty […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “The suspect fled Rivers but continued issuing threats to the victim’s family, boasting that he could harm them without consequence,” police stated. Rivers police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko [Credit; NAN] The police command in Rivers has arrested 23-year-old Kingsley Chinamezu for the brutal murder of Confidence Sunny, 44, in Etche LGA. The command’s […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom, Segun Ogundipe, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and assault by penetration. The 33-year-old, of Tuffley Lane, Gloucester, denied the charges but was convicted by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Two individuals have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, in New Cross, southeast London. The Metropolitan Police reports that detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Ayowale charged a man and woman with murder. “Ben Wazabanga, 23 (24.10.2001) of Fairfax Road, Bedford was charged with […] Read more
