…return. Ngwadla said she wanted the money to settle debts she had accumulated through online gambling. "I resented the deceased's mother, who introduced me to gambling, for failing to assist me when I fell on hard times, and I sought to make her pay for it," she said in her plea. She admitted that when she realised her…

…report by Gaming Compliance International ranked Nigeria as West Africa's most regulated online gambling market in 2025Africa's total online gambling revenue hit $23 billion in 2025, but unlicensed platforms captured the vast majority of that figureGCI found that illegal gambling operators across Africa cost government…

…$133 million, as the government cracks down on illegal gambling during the World Cup. Online gambling is banned in the communist country, but lucrative illegal operations abound prompting periodic clampdowns especially during international sporting events. The raids in late June targeted two rings with an "exceptionall…