The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 29, 2026. According to Habib, the suspect was arrested after the girl’s 48-year-old father reported…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, over the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, August 30, 2026, stating that the incident occurred along Tinapa Road in Calabar.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reported the recent xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Black Africans in South Africa to the African Union (AU), calling for urgent continental action. Tinubu warned that the recurring incidents threaten African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence, urging African leaders to address the situation. The President made Nigeria’s position known through…
A Nigerian woman, Oyarazi Bint Isah, has advised men to consider marrying more than one wife, arguing that it could help prevent loneliness and misery in old age. In a post circulating on Facebook, Isah said she was moved to tears after seeing a friend of her father. “Dear men, abeg make una marry…
A woman has been killed in an attack allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani bandits in Batok 2 Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident reportedly occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026, when troops of Sector 6, Operation ENDURING PEACE, responded to reports of sporadic gunfire in the community,…
The Taraba State Police Command has arrested two women accused of abducting three young girls in Jalingo and attempting to transport them to Adamawa State. The suspects, reportedly from one of the South-Eastern states, were arrested at a filling station while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the three children. According to reports, the driver…
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to uphold its policy barring transgender Americans from serving in the military, in the latest major legal battle involving transgender rights to reach the conservative-leaning court. The administration is appealing a ruling by a federal court in Washington, DC, which sided with a group of transgender…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued two Colombian women who were allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. The victims, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued by operatives of the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, following actionable intelligence…
Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has been found guilty of bribery in a corruption case linked to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric power plant. The public prosecutor’s office announced the verdict on Friday, August 28, saying Moreno, 73, was sentenced to five years in prison and permanently barred from holding public office. The…
The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has denied allegations that it imposed restrictions on Christian worship and practices in the state, stressing that it has no legal authority to regulate how Christians conduct their religious activities. The board’s Commandant, Dr Usman Abdullahi Jatau, made this known in a statement issued in Sokoto on Saturday, August…
