Nigeria News Digest: August 19, 2025

Nigeria saw significant moves in politics with INEC's voter registration surge and bye-election controversies. The economy showed signs of stabilization despite challenges, while security efforts tackled fraud and insurgency.

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Judiciary & Law Enforcement

A Nigerian court sentenced two internet fraudsters arrested at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) to jail. The court also ordered the forfeiture of their assets, including iPhones, identified as proceeds of their crimes.

- saharareporters.com

Six individuals were convicted by an Edo State High Court for internet fraud and had their assets, including phones, laptops, and bank funds, ordered to be forfeited by the court.

- dailypost.ng

A 25-year-old man named Yusuf Ibrahim was remanded in custody in Osun State for allegedly stealing N8.9 million in sales proceeds from his workplace to gamble.

- thenationonlineng.net