Upshot Reports

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 10, 2026, secured the conviction and sentence of one Minnis Uchenna Howard and his company, Howard Minnis Asset Management Limited, before Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, for fraud involving N822,422,260.

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, July 9, 2026, admitted in evidence the extra-judicial statement of a lawyer, Olasubomi Osinusi, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged forgery of documents relating to the sum of $6,520,190 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally received the presidential nomination forms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 general elections, confirming Shettima’s retention as the party’s vice presidential candidate. The APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, received the nomination forms on Friday during a ceremony at the Continental Hotel in Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound joy at the successful rescue of the children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by the security forces. President Tinubu praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the DSS and the police, for working round the clock in the last 56 days to secure the release of the abducted children and their teachers without any collateral damage and for arresting eight of the abductors and neutralising others.

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has backed recent remarks by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, that President Bola Tinubu has done his best to tackle Nigeria’s security crisis, but said the President no longer has the capacity to deliver the level of leadership the country requires.

Stakeholders have applauded Dangote Group’s commitment to promotion of road safety and responsible transportation just as the conglomerate received the coveted Road Safety Corporate Excellence Award for its outstanding contributions to safer transportation and accident prevention initiatives. The Pan-African conglomerate received the commendation of road transport industry operators for its sustained support for initiatives aimed at reducing traffic accidents and safeguarding lives.

Content creator and comedian Okojie Bobby Oseyi, popularly known as ThaEdoBoy, has *said* creators who build a niche stand a better chance of achieving long-term success than those who rely on chasing trends. The University of Benin graduate said having a clear identity is what separates creators who remain relevant from those who quickly fade away. “The only thing that separates them is some follow trends while others build a niche.

The Abuja Federal High Court has affirmed the statutory authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate consumer complaints relating to the pricing of airline tickets. The court clarified that the Commission’s investigative powers under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA, 2018) are distinct from the exercise of a power to regulate price.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned an alleged 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, alongside three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged operation of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun State.

Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed that he refused to pay a ₦300 million ransom demanded by kidnappers after his brothers were abducted in 2019, insisting that yielding to criminals only fuels the cycle of kidnapping across the country. Speaking on Thursday at the ARISE News/THISDAY Town Hall Conference in Abuja, Lawal said he made the difficult decision not to negotiate with the abductors, maintaining that ransom payments encourage criminal groups to continue targeting innocent Nigerians.