CRIME
Court Orders Remand of Lawyer, Activist Chinedu Agu In Owerri Correctional Center
An Owerri Magistrate Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Obinna Njemanze, has ordered the remand of lawyer and activist, Chinedu Agu, at the Owerri Correctional Center pending further judicial action. Agu, a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri branch, was arraigned on Thursday after his scheduled arraignment the previous day was stalled. He was detained on...
Sultan, Muslim Leaders Warn Against Rising Violence, Insecurities
Leading Islamic scholars and political leaders in Northern Nigeria have raised concerns over the worsening insecurity across the country, warning that Nigeria risks descending into chaos unless decisive action is taken. Speaking at a special summit of Northern Ulamas in Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli, said it was...
Insecurity: Nigerians Frustrated, No More Confident In Us, Says National Security Adviser
The federal government has affirmed that Nigerians are scared and worried about the worsening insecurity in the land. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday after the National Security Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nat...
Hoodlums Invade UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Brutalise Doctors, Nurses Over Patient’s Death
Hoodlums said to be graduates, invaded and attacked workers at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, on Wednesday over the death of a patient. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Ayodele Adeyemo, in a statement said the group invaded the accident and emergency unit of the facility and beat up doctors and nurses on duty after the death of the...
5-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Raped By Cousin
A woman and her son have been arrested after the son raped his two young cousins living with them, leading to the death of one of the girls. 5-year-old Kadijah M. Saccoh and her sister were living with their aunt and her son in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Kadijah's parents were living apart. The father, Congolese Saccoh, is living in the U.S....
Declare Bandits Terrorists, Says Miyetti Allah
The Bauchi State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore said it is in support of the clamour for bandits to be declared terrorists. In support of the stance of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly who harmoniously called for such declaration, the association advised the Federal Government to do the needful if it’s...
NDLEA Busts Trans-border Trafficking Syndicate
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have dismantled a trans-border drug syndicate, arresting four suspects and seizing tramadol pills worth multi-million naira hidden in vehicle bumpers and false compartments. According to a statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the vehicle was intercepted along the Nasarawa-Toto Road in Keffi, Nasarawa State, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27,...
Kwara Police Nab Cleric Over Murder Of Final-Year Student
A 29-year-old Islamic teacher and cleric has been taken into custody by the Kwara State Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of a female final-year student at the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin. The female student, identified as Yetunde Lawal, was alleged to have been murdered last Tuesday by the cleric whom she met on Facebook. It...
13-Year-Old Girl Rescued from Ritual Killers In Enugu, 3 Arrested As Native Doctor Flees (Photos+ Video)
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued a 13-year-old girl from suspected ritual killers in Umuojor village, Ishiagu community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state, ABN TV reports. The rescue operation, which took place in the early hours of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, was conducted by police officers assigned to the Umumba Division in collaboration with Neighbourhood...
Pastor Adeboye Calls For Release Of Arrested TikToker, SeaKing
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called for the immediate release of popular TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as ‘SeaKing,’ who was re-arrested on Thursday, February 6, over allegations of cyberbullying the cleric. Speaking during a church program on Friday, February 7, Pastor Adeboye distanced himself from the arrest, stating that...
