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A second-year Political Science student at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University in Makurdi is receiving treatment for severe burns after she was allegedly scalded with a boiling mixture during a dispute with her cousin and roommate on Friday, 28 August 2026. Rose Adikwu, a 200-level student, told Students’ Union officials who visited her in hospital that tensions with her cousin, Agbo Felicia, a 500-level Chemistry student, had escalated over personal matters. Adikwu said she asked Felicia to leave their shared apartment. According to Adikwu’s account, Felicia packed her belongings, went to a neighbour’s room, boiled water and mixed it…

The newly installed president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has vowed to impose sanctions on lawyers who engage in abusive or insulting behaviour, especially on social media. She also committed to building a more independent association that prioritises members’ welfare and professional standards. Badejo-Okusanya outlined these priorities as she assumed office. She specifically warned that lawyers found responsible for insulting or abusive posts directed at colleagues will face disciplinary action. Such cases, she indicated, would be handled transparently through public proceedings. Her stance responds to the growing use of social media by lawyers to voice opinions.…

A 40-year-old Nigerian national living in Houston has been sentenced to 95 months in federal prison for conspiring to launder more than $3.1 million generated by fraud schemes that targeted Americans. Oluwasegun Baiyewu was sentenced Wednesday after a federal jury convicted him in August 2025 of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, he played a leading role in a network that converted illicit funds into used and salvaged vehicles purchased in the United States and then shipped to Nigeria. The conspiracy ran from May 2020 to October 2021 and involved at…

Omoyele Sowore has criticised former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi after a video emerged showing lawyers attending the Nigerian Bar Association’s 2026 annual conference struggling through floodwater at the venue’s exit in Port Harcourt. Some delegates paid local residents between ₦3,000 and ₦5,000 to be carried to safety. Sowore, the African Action Congress candidate for the 2027 presidential election, posted the video on X on Friday night. In it, lawyers are seen rolling up their clothing or being carried on the backs of residents through standing water. A commentator on the footage identified the location as the conference exit and…

A recent survey of 256 Nigerians has found that corruption and misconduct within the Nigeria Police Force are major drivers of declining public confidence, with many citizens reluctant to share security information amid rising insecurity. The research, conducted by journalist James Adakole Ojo and published in IRE Journals, shows that 84.8 percent of respondents believe corruption and misconduct reduce their confidence in the police. A similar share, 85.2 percent, said they do not believe the force treats citizens fairly or without bias. Nearly seven in ten (67.6 percent) reported that officers in their communities fail to act professionally during interactions…

An Ecuadorian court has sentenced former President Lenin Moreno to five years in prison after convicting him of accepting bribes connected to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant. The ruling was issued on August 28, 2026. Moreno, who led Ecuador from 2017 to 2021, was one of about 20 people found guilty in the case involving the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project. Prosecutors said the Chinese firm Sinohydro paid roughly $76 million in bribes, about 4 percent of the project’s total ccostm during the period when Moreno served as vice president and later as president. The court also…

A married father of two has been charged in Kenya with posing as a Catholic priest and conducting religious services in Turkana County. Jones Bogonko Onchonga allegedly presented forged church documents to gain entry to the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar. Between 31 July and 12 August he is accused of celebrating Mass and taking part in other priestly activities at several locations, including St Augustine Cathedral in Kalokol, St Thomas Chapel and St Mary’s Lodaraja. Photographs later circulated showing him celebrating Mass alongside the Bishop of Lodwar, Rt Rev John Mbinda. The images prompted concern among parishioners and led the…

Former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to embrace a decentralised approach to electricity generation and distribution, insisting that Nigeria must reduce its heavy dependence on the national grid and promote community-driven power solutions. In an open letter to the President, Murray-Bruce examined the persistent challenges in generation, transmission, distribution, metering and financing. Citing figures from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), he noted that while the country had an installed generation capacity of 13,625 megawatts in April, only about 4,286MW was available for dispatch. He further pointed to a sharp drop in grid generation on…

Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, was on Friday sworn in as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), succeeding Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, in a ceremony held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In her inaugural address, Badejo-Okusanya declared that her administration would prioritise the economic welfare of lawyers, uphold professional dignity, promote inclusion and strengthen the association’s institutional voice. “Members first, always. We will build a bolder bar that works for everyone,” she said. The new president, who attended her first NBA Annual General Conference in August 2002 as a newly called lawyer, described her election as a trust…

The Presidency on Friday rejected former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s campaign pledge to “open the borders” if elected in 2027, insisting that Nigeria’s land borders are already open and challenging him to clarify what exactly he intends to change. In a statement, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, noted that the Federal Government reopened most land borders in March 2024 and has not reversed the policy. He cited President Bola Tinubu’s formal opening of the Kamba border in Kebbi State on February 14, 2026, which he said had delivered both economic and diplomatic gains. Dare…