Sunday, September 27, 2026

Femi Ajanaku

August 11, 2026

Canadian flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot, enjoying over 200 free trips across U.S.

Mr Pokornik pleaded guilty to charges and has agreed to pay the three airlines he duped as part of his plea.

Dallas Pokornik
August 10, 2026

OAU mourns admin faculty dean Rafiu Salawu

He said Mr Salawu would be remembered as a committed administrator through his leadership.

Professor Rafiu Salawu
August 10, 2026

2027 UTME registration won’t be as traumatic as in 2026, says JAMB registrar

Mr Aina added that the pre-registration system is designed to scan and identify documents. 

Segun Aina
August 10, 2026

Actor Ben Jones dies of heart attack at 84

Mr Jones’s wife, Alma Viator, said he passed away on Sunday from a “massive heart attack”.

Ben Jones
August 10, 2026

Crypto firm ‘MyTrade’ founder sentenced to prison for market manipulation, fraud

MyTrade founder was jailed for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to manipulate cryptocurrency markets on behalf of client cryptocurrency companies.

A man in handcuffs used to illustrate the story
August 10, 2026

Trabzonspor star Mo Salah faces lawsuit in Egypt over debt

A court in Egypt has ordered former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah to appear in person in a civil lawsuit by his former lawyer for unpaid legal fees.

Salah unveiled at Trabzonspor
August 10, 2026

NFT startup Few and Far founder charged with fraud

Mr Tarsha was the founder and sole equity owner of Few and Far, a startup that claimed to be developing a decentralised marketplace for non-fungible tokens.

Taj Tarsha
August 10, 2026

Maryam Qayum jailed 12 years for illegally issuing three million opioid prescriptions to drug dealers

Maryam Qayum was jailed 12 years and six months for operating her Kingwood medical clinic as an illegal pill mill that issued prescriptions for three million opioid pills.

Note seized from Qayum’s clinic showing cash prices for control substance prescriptions
August 9, 2026

Woman, baby die in New York’s Statue of Liberty boat accident

The U.S. Coast Guard is also investigating alongside other authorities to determine whether the boat was operating as an unlicensed passenger vessel.

New York City police on scene of the boating accident
August 8, 2026

Team Nigeria wins UNILAG Afro-Caribbean Carnival

Team Nigeria was announced as the carnival’s overall winner in music, dance, theatre, and cultural displays, scoring 259 points at the cultural event.

Afro-Caribbean festival