Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a top officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Ogwash-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 8 pm on Thursday.Sources who confirmed the incident on Saturday, disclosed that the NDLEA officer was abducted after he…
Suspected cultists have killed four people, including a soldier, in North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The incident occurred on Friday night, November 15, 2024, amid rising clashes between rival cult groups in the area over the past few weeks. According to eyewitnesses, two of the victims killed on Friday night were not…
A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. Emmanuel was arrested along with two others, 28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel, who are accused of robbing residents and sexu@lly assaulting a 65-year-old woman…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Timber Kesiye Wabote, the former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), over allegations of misappropriating $35 million in public funds linked to the failed Brass Project in Bayelsa State. Wabote’s arrest follows the earlier detention of Akintoye Adeoye Akindele, the…
A man identified as Nnana has allegedly st@bbed his 65-year-old neighbour, Monday Reuben in Rivers State. The incident occurred at 37 Okwelle street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt. Rivers journalist, Allwell Ene, who disclosed this in a post on Wednesday, November 13, said the suspect st@bbed the victim on the neck and head region after…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 64-year-old Lagos man, Lateef Durojaiye to life imprisonment for def!ling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The State Lead Counsel, Mr Babajide Boye called five witnesses; PW(1) the survivor mother, PW(2) the survivor, PW (3) the Investigation Police Officer (IPO), PW(4) the nominal complainant neighbour…
A 40-year-old man, Tauya Mungate, has been arrested in Mungate Village, Chinhamora, Zimbabwe, for allegedly beating his 13-year-old niece to death after accusing her of stealing a $10 bill. According to reports, Mungate used a switch, a wooden broom, and a fan belt to assault the young girl, inflicting severe injuries. The assault took…
At least 15 people were killed in a fierce clash between residents of the Mera community and members of a new terrorist group, Lakurawa, in Kebbi State. Military authorities have confirmed the emergence of the Lakurawa group, which reportedly has links to ISIS operating in the Sahel. The attack occurred on Friday in Mera village,…
Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance. Iraq’s parliament, which is dominated by a coalition of conservative Shia Muslim parties, is preparing to vote through an…
A yet-to-be identified person has r@ped a two-year-old girl to d3ath Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the tragic incident in a statement on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. According to the PPRO, the minor’s body was found dumped beside a mosque with suspected signs…
