CRIME
52 year-old woman bathes grand-kids with pepper, chain them naked for eating without permission
A grandma has been arrested by police in Nigeria’s southern state of Rivers following reports she gave two grandchildren a peppered water bath and thereafter chained them, stripped. She then locked up the female kids, aged 7 and 8 up like a jailor. According to the police, the 52-year-old woman, simply called Mama Vera, gave the kids the horrendous punishment because...
Unknown Gunmen Invade Police Station, Kill Officers, Burn Vehicles Again In Imo
Gunmen wreaking havoc in the Southeastern part of the country have attacked the Agwa Divisional Police headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state, killing at least four officers. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday nigh...
NDLEA Destroys 3.7 Hectares Of Cannabis Farmland In Ekiti
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ekiti State Command, has destroyed no fewer than 3.7 hectares of Hemp farmland at Ire-Ekiti Forest in Oye Local Government Area of the state. Also, the agency had arrested eight suspects, including a woman alleged to be involved in cultivating the illegal crop, and seized 1,465kg of substances suspected to be hemp from...
Niger State Commissioner For Information Abducted
Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mallam Idris Mohammed has been abducted by gunmen and taken to an unknown destination. The Commissioner was abducted by heavily armed men suspected to be bandits from his residence at Baban Tunga, Tafa local government area of the state on Sunday night. The gunmen said to be numbering about 20, stormed the residence of...
NAF Acquires 12 New Fighter Aircraft, 50 More Expected
The Nigerian Air Force announced that it has purchased 12 more fighter planes to enhance its operational capabilities. The new additions to the NAF fleet include 2 King Air 360i light transport aircraft, 4 T-129 ATAK helicopters, 2 Agusta Westland 109 Trekker, and 4 DA-62 surveillance aircraft. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, stated this on Saturday during...
I Stoned My Two Sons To Death Because They’re Not Obedient, Says 25-Year-Old Father
A 25-year-old father in Adamawa State, Elisha Tari, has explained why he stoned his two sons to death last week. He said he stoned the boys, who are three and five years, because they disobeyed him. "I asked them to say 'God' but they said 'fire' instead," he told newsmen at the Police headquarters in Yola where he is being held...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Urges FG To Take Advantage Of Strong Diplomatic Ties With Finland To Arrest Simon Ekpa
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to take advantage of Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with Finland to get Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, whom the military has accused of fuelling the insecurity in the South-East. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, had on Tuesday accused the Finland-based Ekpa of sabotaging the activities...
EFCC Arrests 37 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters within a week. The latest operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, led to the arrest of 15 individuals in the Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin, following credible intelligence linking them to online fraudulent activities. This follows an earlier raid...
Two Nigerians Bag Death Sentence In Ghana For Killing Four Women
Two Nigerians, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Orji , have been sentenced to death by a high court in Sekondi, Ghana over the kidnap and murder of four Takoradi women in 2018. The death sentence was passed on them Saturday after a seven-member jury found them guilty of the eight counts of conspiracy to kidnap and murder. The case had dragged...
Those Of You Hailing Igboho Should Tell Him To Show Up Now, Says DSS After Detaining Nnamdi Kanu
Few days after Nnamdi Kanu was detained at its facility, the Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’ to turn himself to security agencies as the agency confirmed it has launched a manhunt for the Yoruba nation agitation. DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya said this in a press briefing on Thursday evening in Abuja while confirming a...
