Nigeria Digest: July 31, 2025

Amnesty International has demanded the immediate release of social media personality Ghali Ismail, detained over a video discussing President Tinubu's health.

The Court of Appeal has upheld a three-year sentence for former Imo Commissioner Laseberry Anyanwu over the diversion of N180 million in state funds.

The CJID Openness Index Report highlights uneven press freedom and civic space across Nigerian states, noting incidents of harassment against journalists.

Delta State police arrested a woman for faking her kidnapping to collect N3 million ransom after spending N3.6 million on her bridal shower.

A Kwara court sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death for ritually killing Hafsoh, a final-year student, after finding him and four others guilty of conspiracy.

An Islamic cleric, Bello, was found guilty of ritual murdering Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde and was sentenced to death by a Kwara court. Four others accused in the case were acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

Delta State authorities arrested notorious kidnapper Chiadiji Collins, known as “Smooth,” following a tip-off about his activities in several communities.

Over 9.6 million suspected spam messages were blocked by Airtel Nigeria's AI-powered spam alert service in two months, as the company works to combat mobile fraud.