Wednesday, 11 February, 2026

Category: Crime


The United States had evidence last year that Israeli officials discussed how their soldiers sent Palestinians into tunnels in Gaza that the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, two former US officials have told the Reuters news agency. The Read more…


Suspected Fulani armed men invaded three communities, Jantsauni, Mai Doki, and Maiyamma, suburban areas of Yarkasuwa in Kurama Chiefdom, Lere Local Government Area, last night, killing four people. The attackers also abducted ECWA Pastor, Rev. Istifanus Dunga, and 11 others. Read more…


Dozens of Israeli settlers launched an arson attack on an agricultural area in the occupied West Bank Tuesday evening, according to Palestinian activists in the area, marking the latest such attack in what has been a surge of settler violence. The attack took Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 10, 2025, declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14.86 million. According Read more…


The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti in Udenu Local Government Area for operating without a licence and putting patients’ lives at risk. The ministry, in a statement made Read more…


The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has strongly rejected the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” by former United States President Donald Trump. The council described the claim of “Christian genocide” in the country as Read more…


Pope Leo meets with a group of survivors of clerical abuse in Belgium in a climate of “closeness, deep listening, and painful dialogue”, which concluded with a moment of prayer. Pope Leo XIV met on Saturday afternoon with fifteen people Read more…


Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied reports claiming that he accused Vice President Kashim Shettima of creating Boko Haram. In a statement issued on Saturday and titled “A Lie Taken Too Far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff Read more…


Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Victor Umeh has called for the arrest of vote buyers, saying they cannot continue to undermine democracy with such actions. The senator stated this in a press interview with journalists, immediately after voting at Read more…


A US-based pharmacist, Mr Martin Nwabueze, has criticized Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State over his utterances concerning the allegation of Christians genocide in Nigeria. Among other things, Soludo had said: ‘People are killing themselves, Christians killing Christians. The people Read more…


In the paper, Amupitan declared that “it is a notorious fact that there is perpetration of crimes under international law in Nigeria, particularly crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.” Facts have emerged on how Nigeria’s newly appointed Independent National Read more…


Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said that President Donald Trump of the United States lied to the whole world by alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria without any evidence to support his claim. Falana made this statement on Wednesday when Read more…