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19-yr-old Alfa allegedly defiles 14-yr-old girl in Lagos

Men of the Ogun state police command has arrested a 19-year-old man identified as Ridwarullahi Suleiman aka Alfa Solive, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl, Kehinde Lawal.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, in a statement released said the Divisional Police Officer of Ajuwonon October 23 received a reported the sexual assault.

She said the victim who resides at 32 Madian Road, Matogun, Ogun State, came to the police station accompanied by her relatives to report that on October 21, 2024, at about 7:30 PM, her stepmother sent her to purchase items for the household.

Omolola said the victim said that while going about the errand, she encountered the suspect who took her to his home and engaged in unlawful sexual acts with her.

She said the victim told the police that the accused told her not to disclose the incident to anyone.

Omolola said since the incident, the victim has experienced severe bleeding and has reported excruciating abdominal pains thereafter.

The police spokesperson also mentioned that the victim also claimed that her father’s driver, a man named Ibrahim, who currently resides in Ilorin, was the first individual to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her back in 2023.

Upon receiving this information, detectives visited the location of the incident, leading to the arrest and detention of the suspect.

The police PRO says the victim has been taken to a hospital for medical examination and treatment.

She said investigation is ongoing, and the case will soon be transferred to the SCID in Abeokuta for further investigation.

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EFCC seals Kaduna hotel for breaching money laundering act

The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna, for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, DNFBPs.

The entity was found to have committed multiple infractions in the course of the first evaluation carried out on it, on June 4, 2024, leading to the issuance of administrative sanctions to it by SCUML.

It was also found to have committed further infractions following the compliance evaluation of June 13, 2025, for which it was slammed N2,300,000.00 (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Naira) fine, payable within seven days and with instruction to ensure full compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and AML/CFT regulations or face further consequences.

While it refused to pay the fine, it, as well, dishonoured SCUML’s invite to show up for compliance evaluation, resulting in the sealing of the premises.

The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, ensures DNFBPs’ compliance with Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and AML/CFT regulations.

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Buhari could have long been dead if he had chosen to be treated in Nigeria -Fmr aide Adesina

Former spokesperson to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has defended the decision of late President Buhari to always seek medical attention abroad before and after he left office.

In a chat with Channels TV this morning, Adesina who served as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Buhari said;

‘’Buhari always had his medical in London, even when he was not in office. So, it’s not about the time he was president alone. He had always had it in London and then, you have to be alive first to get certain things corrected in your country. If he had said, ‘I will do my medical in Nigeria just as a show-off or something,’ he could have long been dead because there may not be the expertise needed in the country but he needed to be alive to lead the country to a point where we will have that expertise”

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Buhari’s body arrives in Daura from Katsina for final burial

The remains of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has arrived in his hometown of Daura from Katsina ahead of his burial later today.

The body, which was flown into the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina from the United Kingdom earlier in the day, was received with full state protocol by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda, and members of the late president’s family.

From the airport, the late leader’s remains were transported by a specially prepared ambulance under tight security to Daura, a journey marked by solemnity and respect, with hundreds of residents lining parts of the route to pay their final respects.

Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s Head of State from 1983 to 1985 and returned as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023, died in London on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82 after a brief illness.

According to Islamic tradition, he will be buried later today at his private residence in Daura.

Dignitaries, traditional rulers, political leaders, and sympathizers from across Nigeria have already gathered in Daura for the Janazah prayers and final interment, with security operatives deployed across the ancient town to ensure a peaceful ceremony