A Niger State High Court has sentenced 27-year-old Hussaini Suleiman to seven years in prison for raping an eight-year-old girl at his residence behind the Prison Quarters in Minna. Justice Binta Bawa convicted Suleiman after he pleaded guilty to the offence. The case was referred to the Niger State Command of the National Agency for…
A 25-year-old woman, Kehinde Onize, has reportedly been hacked to death by her husband, Sadiq Ibrahim, a meat seller popularly known as Alfa Eleran, during a domestic dispute in the Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to Channels Television, the incident occurred while the couple was attending a meeting organised by family friends…
A 20-year-old woman has recounted the terrifying experience of being dragged into a woodland and raped by Nigerian national Gift Oladele after he allegedly avoided deportation on human rights grounds. Oladele, 24, targeted the woman, who was 19 at the time, as she walked home along an isolated footpath in Wrexham, Wales, following a…
Six children abducted by a suspected child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate have reportedly died while in captivity, according to the Oyo State Police Command. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Olugbenga, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Police State Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, on Monday, September 7. Olugbenga said 17 children…
The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been killed after he was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The university’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Oladipo Ajayi, announced Marafa’s death in a statement issued on Sunday, September 6, 2026. According to the…
Five people have been killed and three others injured in a suspected bandit attack on communities in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack occurred on Thursday evening, September 3, in Girkau community and other settlements within Girkau Ward. Residents also reported that several people were abducted and cattle were rustled during…
Suspected cultist dies after collapsing while fleeing police in Ogun A suspected cultist identified simply as Damola has reportedly died after allegedly collapsing while fleeing from police operatives in Ogun State. The incident occurred in the Kajola area of Ikenne Local Government Area following intelligence received by the police that a man had allegedly…
The FCT Police Command has arrested seven suspects for allegedly committing drug-related offences. The suspects were apprehended during a raid operation conducted on September 2, 2026, at Lobito Crescent in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja. According to the police, the suspects were found in possession of various illicit and controlled substances, including dried leaves…
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed three police officers over the alleged killing of 22-year-old Anthony Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt. The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, September 2, saying the decision followed an orderly room trial conducted…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the B Division, Amansea, have arrested a 16-year-old boy, identified as Udochukwu Nwankwo, in connection with an alleged armed robbery incident in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2, during a routine…
