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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old woman, identified as Anulika Onyeanusia, over an alleged child pornography case in Onitsha. The arrest followed open-source intelligence gathered by the police after a video allegedly showing a woman sexually abusing a minor began trending online. Police spokesperson in Anambra, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to Ikenga, the operation also led to the rescue of four children aged two, three, six and nine. Police said sex toys and other items considered relevant to the investigation were recovered from the scene. “The suspect is currently in…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and upload the modified logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on its official website. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1814/2026 filed by the NDC against INEC. The court held that INEC’s refusal to allow the NDC to modify its logo was unconstitutional, illegal and an infringement of the party’s rights. Relying on Sections 221, 222(a)-(f), 7(2)(a) and 40 of the 1999 Constitution, as well as Article 11 of the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a fake spiritualist, Odigie Moses, to one year in prison after he defrauded an Indian woman seeking spiritual healing and later blackmailed her with a secretly recorded nude video. Justice C.N. Nwabulu convicted Moses on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge bordering on cheating and impersonation as a spiritualist. The case was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). How the Sextortion Scheme Happened According to the EFCC, Moses operated a fictitious TikTok account where he posed as a spiritual leader known as “Dr…

New York is marking the 9/11 25th anniversary on Friday with a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero, where families will honour the 2,977 people killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. US President Donald Trump will not attend the New York ceremony. Instead, he is expected to pay his respects at the Pentagon, which was also targeted in the attacks. Vice President JD Vance and four former US presidents, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, are expected at the Ground Zero memorial in Lower Manhattan. The ceremony will feature bereaved family members reading the names…

Nigerian airlines are battling more than 54 taxes, fees and regulatory charges imposed by government agencies, a burden operators say is pushing up airfares, squeezing profit margins and threatening the survival of domestic carriers. Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, raised the concern on Thursday at the 30th Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos, calling for the urgent harmonisation and reduction of aviation taxes and charges. Onyema said the aviation sector contributes about $2.5 billion annually to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supports more than 217,000 jobs. He argued that the industry should…

Fresh pressure is mounting on petrol prices as the estimated landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has risen to ₦1,311.36 per litre, exceeding Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s current gantry price by ₦46.36. The latest figure has raised concerns that pump prices could come under renewed pressure if international crude oil prices remain elevated. According to the latest report by the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN), the PMS landing cost stood at ₦1,311.36 per litre as of September 8, compared with a 30-day average of ₦1,216.34. That represents an increase of ₦95.02 per litre over the monthly average. Brent…

The Federal Government has announced plans to regulate internet access for children below the age of 16 as part of measures to strengthen online child protection in Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday at the launch of the Initiative for Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content in Nigeria. Alausa said the growing use of digital platforms by children made it necessary for the government and other stakeholders to address threats in the online environment, including cyberattacks and other forms of harm. He said, “At some point, there would be regulated internet access for…

Nigerian students will begin receiving 100 megabytes of free daily data from October 1, 2026, to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms. The Federal Government announced the initiative on Thursday in Abuja as part of efforts to make digital education more accessible to students across the country. The programme is being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in partnership with telecommunications operators and the Federal Ministry of Education. It will initially cover students in public senior secondary schools and public tertiary institutions, with plans to extend it to other categories of learners. The Minister of Education, Dr…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied threatening to make Northerners suffer if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio described the statement circulating on social media as a fabrication and challenged its promoter to provide evidence showing that he made the alleged remark. His position was conveyed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, in Abuja on Wednesday. The controversy followed a purported Facebook post attributed to Engr. Ibrahim Umar Ammar, which claimed: “We will make sure Northerners suffer from January to May if Tinubu loses the election.” Eyiboh said there was no credible…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged voters in the South-East to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 presidential election. She made the appeal on Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during her official visit to the region as part of a women’s empowerment programme. “Make una vote for Mr President, we go work for una and Nigeria go better,” the First Lady said. She added that she wanted to see a better Nigeria in her old age and was committed to working towards that goal. “I want to enjoy Nigeria at old age, so…