Armed bandits attacked Unguwan-Zuru village in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State at approximately 3:10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, killing one person and abducting two teenagers. The assailants, who came in large numbers, shot and killed a resident identified as Danjuma Gambo, aged 45. They also kidnapped two 15-year-old boys, Ibrahim Danjuma…
Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who have long accused the late Michael Jackson of sexual abuse, are now seeking $400 million in damages from the singer’s estate, according to newly filed court documents. The staggering sum was disclosed in legal filings submitted on September 15, as part of an ongoing legal battle involving Jackson’s estate…
Christabel Isaac, a house help, was arraigned before the Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly stealing $1,200 (approximately N1.8 million) from her employer. Isaac, who resides in Wanba, Nasarawa State, faces a charge of theft to which she pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Charity Nwachukwu informed the court on Tuesday that the complainant, Mrs.…
Gunmen abducted two individuals, including the daughter of a High Court judge, in Maraba Gurgu community on the outskirts of Lafia, Nasarawa State. The attack occurred around 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, when the assailants invaded the residence of the judge. The victims have been identified as Hauwa Anisa Shikaru, daughter of the…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue of seven kidnapped victims — including a woman and her nine-month-old baby — during a coordinated security operation conducted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in a forest near Owa-Onire, Kwara State. In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the rescue followed…
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a man posing as a police officer and his accomplice for illegal possession of mercury metal valued at N7.5 million. The arrest took place near the Nigeria-Benin Republic border in Dolekaina village, Dandi Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, by the…
Senior Police Officer, SP Ayuba Micah, the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of ‘A’ Division in Suleja, has been killed by suspected armed assailants. According to Mrs. Asabe Micah, the officer’s wife, three armed men stormed their home in the Behind Sandoco area of Suleja around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The attackers shot…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has emphasized that leaders who fail to deliver should be voted out—but only if elections are free and credible. He cautioned that electoral manipulation remains one of the most serious threats to democracy in Africa. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana,…
According to a security analyst, detectives dispatched to the scene discovered the lifeless body of a woman, estimated to be around 60 years old, floating in Jabi Lake. The source added that no visible signs of violence were found on the body. A pair of green slippers was also recovered on the lake’s bank. Due…
Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, told his congregation in a video that circulated online this week that he will choose the day he dies and that “nobody will see” his remains. The Anambra-based clergyman made this declaration during a church service. In the video, Odumeje said, “I will choose the day I pass away,…
