F ederal investigators in South Florida are checking more than $300 million in payments tied to the Argentine Football Association, Miami New Times reported. The money allegedly moved through a Florida company that handled sponsorship deals for the World Cup champs. The FBI and U.S. Department of Justice want to know if cash from big brands like Adidas and Warner Bros. Discovery was sent through U.S. banks in ways that broke American laws. They’re looking at possible money laundering, wire fraud, and tax evasion. The main company under review is TourProdEnter LLC. It was set up in Florida in August 2021 and reportedly collected international sponsorship money for the AFA. Investigators say over $300 million passed through its U.S. bank accounts. The investigation started in 2025, according to reports. It involves prosecutors in Washington, D.C., and the Southern District of Florida. Argentine media said one of the prosecutors is Michael Berger. He helped convict former Ecuadorian comp...

F ear swept through Ojoo, one of Ibadan’s busiest markets, on Wednesday after a violent confrontation between Yoruba traders and Hausa scavengers left two people dead and forced shops to close across the commercial district. The unrest began late Tuesday night around 11 p.m. when a commercial tricycle operator, popularly called _Maruwa_, went to a Point of Sale outlet to withdraw cash. Witnesses say a disagreement erupted after the POS operator insisted the money had been paid out, even though the transaction did not show up on the rider’s account. To prove he wasn’t trying to escape, the rider handed over his tricycle key and phone to the POS attendant as collateral while they sorted out the issue. Minutes later, a group of suspected Hausa scavengers arrived and attacked him. He was stabbed multiple times and died at the scene. News of the killing spread quickly, sparking anger among residents and traders. By Wednesday morning, the situation had spiraled into armed clashes. Gunshots e...

A rmed attackers abducted three students from a lodge near the Federal University of Lafia on Tuesday night, prompting a swift police operation that rescued one victim. The Nasarawa State Police Command said the incident happened at about 9:20 p.m. at Living Seed Lodge, a remote student residence on the outskirts of campus. Police spokesperson SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed the university’s Chief Security Officer reported the attack. Commissioner of Police CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed immediately deployed tactical and patrol teams to the area. Officers combed nearby forests and successfully freed one of the students during a coordinated search-and-rescue mission. “One student has been rescued thanks to the quick response of our operatives,” Nansel said. Efforts are now focused on locating the two others still held and capturing the suspects. The commissioner has ordered all intelligence and operational units to sustain the search until the remaining victims are safe. He vowed that no resource...

T he Senate on Tuesday asked the federal government to halt the practice of pardoning and reintegrating surrendered Boko Haram fighters, saying the policy is no longer working with insecurity getting worse nationwide. The call came during plenary after senators debated a motion on the kidnap and killing of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and other military officers by bandits. The motion was sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua of Katsina Central. While discussing the matter, Senator Joseph Ikpea from Edo Central proposed that the government should scrap the rehabilitation programme for repentant insurgents entirely. Senator Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North supported him, saying it makes no sense to pardon and retrain people who committed crimes.  Oshiomhole, a former Edo governor and senior member of the APC, also asked the Senate to pass a law that will permanently stop the rehabilitation of former Boko Haram members.  Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin presided over t...