The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Theophilis Anwana, a Nigerian national convicted of second-degree rape in Baltimore, Maryland. The ICE Baltimore office disclosed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, August 30, 2025. According to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Anwana was sentenced to 20 years in prison…
A joint operation by police officers from Benue and Enugu States has led to the arrest of Yusuf Muhamed, a suspected kidnap gang leader, in Orokam, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspect and his gang had been terrorizing several communities within the local government area, prompting the council chairman to impose a…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced two traders from the Alaba-Rago Market, Abubakar Sadiq and Isah Ibrahim, to 12 months in prison for conspiracy and illegal dealing in 11 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa, commonly known as Indian hemp or marijuana. The sentencing followed their guilty pleas to charges filed by the National Drug…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Isiaka Hassan, in connection with the brutal murder of a five-year-old boy, Abba Bashiru, in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, August 31, 2025, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, revealed that the case came to…
A staff member of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, identified as Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, has been abducted by gunmen in Ondo State. According to reports, Akesinro was taken from his residence in Upenme, Owo Local Government Area, at about 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 28. Confirming the incident, a senior official of the National…
Several people are feared dead following a boat accident that occurred on the evening of Thursday, August 28, in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This marks the third boat mishap in the state within the past month, sparking growing concerns over waterway safety. Confirming the incident to journalists, Aminu Liman Bodinga, Special Adviser…
A final-year student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died following complications from an abortion procedure carried out at a private clinic. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, located in the Sarkin Noma area of Lokoja. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the deceased, identified as 26-year-old…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has scored a legal win as a New York judge dismissed one of several civil lawsuits filed against him, even as he awaits sentencing in a separate federal criminal case. The lawsuit, filed in February by a man identified as John Doe, accused Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting him at…
Gunmen have kidnapped Pastor Friday Adehi of the Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN) Church and a church member, Brother Gabriel Ezekiel. The victims were abducted shortly after a church service on Sunday, August 24, 2025. Reports indicate that the two were traveling on a motorcycle along Ajegwu-Ojodu road in Ofu Local Government Area of…
The Lagos State Government has arrested a 27-year-old man, Adamu Ismail, for allegedly attempting to steal a fence wire mesh at Peace Park, Ojota. Ismail was apprehended earlier today, August 25, by officials from the Lagos State Parks and Recreation Agency. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the arrest on X,…
