German authorities announced on Wednesday the apprehension of 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia faction linked to a widespread dating scam. The group, known as the Black Axe gang, was found to be engaged in various criminal activities internationally, with a focus on romance scams and money laundering in Germany, according to Bavarian police. Describing the dating scam as a "modern form of marriage fraud," law enforcement officials revealed that the fraudsters utilized false identities to feign intentions of marriage and subsequently extorted money from their victims under false pretenses. The funds obtained were then funneled back to Nigeria…

During an interactive session with media executives in Abuja, Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), made startling revelations about Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State. Olukoyede disclosed that Bello withdrew a staggering $720,000 from the state's funds to prepay his child's school fees. According to Olukoyede, Bello orchestrated the transfer of state funds directly to a bureau de change operator, utilizing the money for advance payment of his child's education expenses. This brazen act, executed under the guise of preparing for his impending exit from office, raised serious concerns about financial mismanagement,…

Babcock University, located in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, is mourning the loss of Yinka Olomojobi, a professor, who was tragically shot by suspected gunmen over the weekend. Olomojobi, a lecturer at the university's School of Law and Security Studies, was attacked at Ajadeh Event Centre in Iperu, Ogun State. Joshua Suleiman, the university's Director of Communication and Marketing, confirmed the incident, expressing the institution's shock and sorrow. While details of the incident are still emerging, witnesses reported that the gunmen, dressed in black attire, also abducted two individuals and injured others while fleeing the scene. The Ogun State Police Command has…

Suspected terrorists have launched devastating attacks on multiple communities in Kankara Local Council of Katsina State, resulting in at least 15 deaths and the abduction of several married women. The assaults, which occurred at Unguwan Maikawo, Gatakawa, and Unguwan Topa communities, left a trail of destruction and trauma. In Katsina alone, the terrorists killed five individuals, including children playing football, and abducted married women, some of whom were nursing mothers. The attacks in Tsafe town, Zamfara State, further heightened the sense of insecurity, with two locals killed and five injured. Residents expressed fear and called for increased security presence to…