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By Emmanuel Thomas LAGOS – The leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as several top-ranking national officers were arrested and remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Correctional Centre, Lagos. The development followed a committal order issued by the Lagos State High Court over the officials’ alleged disobedience of a subsisting judgment regarding the leadership and autonomy of union units. Justice Lateefa Okunnu issued the warrant of committal (Form 53) after finding that the union leaders willfully breached court orders arising from Suit No: LD/568/200. Court sheriffs…
By SCM REPORTER A DESPERATE family has been left “penniless and broken” after heartless kidnappers reneged on a deal to release a kidnapped King. On New Year’s Eve, as the world prepared to celebrate, terror struck the village of Afin-Ile ire in Nigeria. A gang of ruthless gunmen stormed the home of the local traditional Ruler, shooting his wife in the arm before snatching the King and his son, the Prince. For 28 days, the family has lived through a waking nightmare of shifting demands and “blood money” negotiations. The kidnappers initially demanded a staggering ₦150 million (£70,000).…
Titus Eleweke, South East Editor AWKA, Anambra – The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, has issued a stern warning to traders and institutions across the state, declaring that his administration will take decisive legal measures to halt what he described as deliberate economic sabotage. Speaking to journalists while clarifying the controversy surrounding the recent one-week closure of the Awka Main Market, Governor Soludo said he would not hesitate to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) of markets that continue to defy lawful government directives. He warned that the Onitsha Main Market, as well as…
BY OUR COURT REPORTER A SCAM-ARTIST firm, RAHVET INT that conned a woman out of a small fortune has been ordered to pay back every penny after being hauled before a judge. Rahvet International Limited thought they had hit the jackpot when they convinced victim Chioma Adeoye to hand over a staggering ₦21 million (approx. £10,000). But the fraudsters’ luck ran out at the Lagos State Special Offences Court when the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) caught up with them. The court heard how the dodgy company lured Chioma in with a fake promise of “conducting research.” She…
Admin I Wednesday, January 28.26 A DEPRAVED security guard who swapped his duty of protection for a “violent and cowardly” sex attack on a married nurse has been caged for life. Emmanuel Buchi, a guard at the prestigious Green Springs School in Awoyaya, was told by a judge that he was a “pathological liar” after claiming his victim had consented to the 2021 ordeal. An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court heard how Buchi abandoned his post on November 27, 2021, to stalk the 37-year-old nurse while she worked a lonely night shift at the school clinic. The…
Titus Eleweke, South East Editor AWKA, Anambra – The First Lady of Anambra State, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has commended Anambra State for its outstanding performance at the maiden edition of the National Teachers’ Summit held in Abuja. In a congratulatory message shared on her Facebook page, Dr. Mrs. Soludo described the achievement as more than an academic success, noting that it is the product of deliberate ambition, strong political will, and a sustainable vision for education-driven development. According to her, Mrs. Hope Chekwube Ifentike of Government Technical College, Onitsha, who represented Anambra State at the summit, emerged as…
By SCM REPORTER KYVE – RUSSIAN soldiers have struck a sickening new low after a swarm of kamikaze drones smashed into a passenger train in Kharkiv, killing at least four innocent people. In a chilling escalation of his war on the innocent, the Russian tyrant targeted a service carrying more than 200 civilians—an act President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says serves “no military purpose” other than pure, cold-blooded murder. Describing the horror of the strike, the Ukrainian leader revealed that three drones were used to hunt the train. One hit a carriage carrying 18 passengers, turning a routine journey into…
By SCM REPORTER 28 January 2026 LONDON – A VILE sex predator who filmed himself raping and assaulting victims while they slept is facing a life behind bars today. Ross Davidson, 37, was branded a “cowardly” monster after a jury at Wood Green Crown Court found him guilty of a fresh string of sickening attacks. The Finchley-based beast—who was already a convicted rapist—was caught out after Met detectives seized his digital devices and discovered a “horror library” of videos showing him violating women. The investigation into Davidson, of Station Road, began in 2019. When officers raided his home and…
By SCM REPORTER 28 January 2026 A DERANGED anti-ULEZ fanatic who blew up a traffic camera with a home-made bomb—sending deadly shrapnel flying into a child’s bedroom—has been convicted of a terrifying terror-style plot. Kevin Rees, 63, was found guilty today of causing an explosion likely to endanger life after his “miraculous” failure to kill or maim innocent Londoners in the name of his crusade against the clean-air scheme. The Sidcup resident turned a suburban street into a war zone on December 6, 2023. Driven by a “complete disregard” for his neighbors, Rees planted a metal cylinder packed with…
By SCM Correspondent LONDON – A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with manslaughter over a horror fire that claimed the life of a popular schoolgirl nearly three years ago. Tiffany Regis, 15, died after the “inferno” ripped through a block of flats on Tollgate Road in Beckton, East London, on April 6, 2023. The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was officially charged yesterday with manslaughter and arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered. The blaze, which devastated the community in the E6 area, sparked a long-running investigation by Met Police specialist crime officers.…
