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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted strikes on Iran on Friday, June 13 (today ), multiple media reported. Explosions were heard northeast of Tehran early on Friday, the state-run Nour News said, with videos shared online showing explosions in the capital. Earlier on Thursday, U.S and European officials were told that Israel was fully ready to launch a pre-emptive strike targeting Iran’s nuclear programme, even if Washington does not provide direct support. Israel for years had warned it will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon, something Tehran insists it doesn’t want. The Trump administration had privately told Israel…

Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness to 74 years imprisonment for stealing and issuance of dud cheques. He was arraigned on June 6, 2016 on a 33-count charge bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N360,000,000.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty Million Naira) by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. One of the charges reads: “That you, Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness, sometime between the months of June and July, 2015 at…

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Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, adjourned till October 23, 2025 further hearing in the alleged N1.38bn fraud involving Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Okoye alongside his company, Northside Music Limited, on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1.38bn. One of the counts reads: “That you, Jude Okoye Chigozie and Northside Music Limited, sometime in 2022, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has transmitted an Executive Bill to the State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation, entitled 'Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance and Order', also outlaws money rituals otherwise known as ‘okite’, and criminal bulletproof charms otherwise known as ‘odeshi.' It equally outlaws illegal use or occupation of forests and property for criminal activities. By the provisions of Section 3 (1), “Every person who engages in the practice or rendering of spiritual services within the state, whether…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, arraigned one Felix Chimezie Ewulum on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery to the tune of N23,500,280 (Twenty-Three Million, Five Hundred Naira Two Hundred and Eighty kobo)  before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chimeze allegedly promised to help the petitioner obtain a United Kingdom visa,  work permit as well as a certificate of sponsorship to travel abroad. He, however, allegedly reneged on his promise…

Israel has approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than 30 years ago. Israel will establish 22 new settlements, including deep within the West Bank and in areas from which the country had previously withdrawn, as part of the new security cabinet decision, according to a joint statement from Defense Minister Israel Katz and far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “All…

Credit ratings agency Moody's upgraded Nigeria's rating by a notch to "B3" from "Caa1" on Friday, May 30, citing significant improvements in the country's external and fiscal positions. Earlier this month, the World Bank said that Nigeria's economy achieved its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, driven by a strong fourth quarter and an improved fiscal position. However, it warned that persistently high inflation remains a challenge. "The recent overhaul of Nigeria's foreign exchange management framework … has markedly improved the balance of payments and bolstered the CBN's (Central Bank of Nigeria) foreign exchange reserves," Moody's said in…

By Ogunmola Ademola Pandemonium rocked the serene town of Esa Oke in Obokun Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State on Monday, May 26, following protests accompanied by the sound of sporadic gunfire. Protesters, reportedly angered by the appointment of Mr. Adewumi Adebowale Sefiu,said to be a kinsman of the State Governor, as Rector of Osun State College of Technology (OSOTECH), Esa Oke, allegedly placed the main gate of the institution under lock and key. It was unknown, as of press time, where the gunshots came from, but residents took to their heels as guns began booming from as early…