By Joe Udo Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, sentenced a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman to 75 years imprisonment for money laundering charges. Mamman, who was absent in court, was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for money laundering to…
A heavy-duty trailer has reportedly destroyed shops with goods worth over N10 million in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. According to Triumph Newspapers, the accident occurred on Tuesday night at Hausa Quarters (Bogobiri) in Calabar Municipality. Eyewitnesses said the trailer reportedly suffered brake failure, causing the driver to lose control before the vehicle…
By Collin Rugg Footage shows the moment an individual walked on the Denver Airport runway and stood in front of a Frontier Airlines jet. Authorities say the person scaled a fence about two minutes before being struck on the runway. The collision caused an engine fire, and the pilot was forced to stop the plane…
By Joe Udo The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on May 7, 2026, sentenced one Bose Jimoh, age 26, to 7 years imprisonment and a fine of N4 million for organising foreign travels that promote prostitution and the intentional exportation of victims for exploitation, contrary to Sections 14(b) and 18 of the Trafficking in…
By Benjamin Gbor, The Beagle News The Cross River State Internal Revenue Service has shut down the offices of the Cross River Basin Development Authority and the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Calabar over alleged tax debts amounting to more than N154 million. The enforcement operation, carried out on Friday by officials of the revenue agency, aimed…
