Nigerian couple, other relatives arrested for selling 13-year-old pupil to sex traffickers for N150,000

Nigerian man, his wife and two other relatives have been arrested for allegedly trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Chiamaka, to Burkina Faso, for prostitution. Chiamaka was taken from her village at Ikwo, in the Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, with the promise of engaging her as a house help. However, she was taken to […]

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Police arrest prophet for raping 8-month pregnant woman in Nigeria

Operatives of the Ondo State Police command in Nigeria have arrested a prophet identified as Festus James for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman at Agbabu village via Ore, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said the prophet who came […]

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Chidinma, prime suspect in the killing of Super TV boss, Ataga, arrives court (Photos)

Trial of University student, Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder case of Super TV boss, Usifo Ataga, continued on Tuesday November 16, at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, Lagos State. Below are more of the photos of Chidinma arriving the court on Tuesday morning.  

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Man reportedly stabbed to death by his wife for catching her with another man on their matrimonial bed in Nigeria

A man identified as Abdulateef a.k.a Dagana was allegedly stabbed to death by his second wife after he caught her with another man in their matrimonial home. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, November 14, in Jattu-Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government of Edo State According to DailyTrust, the […]

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Couple sent to 30 months in prison for having sex on a busy road (Photos)

A man and woman who were caught on camera having sex on a busy roadside have been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in Uganda. Hafashimana Paskari, a 29-year-old bodaboda rider of Migeshi village, Rwaramba parish and Muhawenimana Colodine Mukamulenzi, 24, of Nyakinama sub county in Kisoro District, were arrested last week and charged to court for […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers say they were locked out of court, his American lawyer to petition ICC (Video)

An American lawyer representing Nnamdi Kanu in the United States, Bruce Fein, is in Nigeria for Kanu’s case that came up in court today and has threatened to file a petition before the International Criminal Court over an alleged violation of his client’s rights. Fein who was denied access to the courtroom after turning up […]

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Members of notorious kidnap gang and their food supplier arrested in Ekiti

Operatives from Ekiti State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of a notorious kidnap gang, one of them, Bunmi Ogunremi, 49, aka Bunmi Bafon who hails from Ado-Ekiti and their food supplier, Taiwo Fayoke. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Monday, November 8, said that the suspects have confessed to multiple kidnappings […]

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Alleged rapist who falls asleep immediately after the act, arrested at the scene

A suspected rapist, Ayuba Adabo, has been arrested after falling asleep at the scene of the act. The 34-year-old man allegedly raped a twenty-five-year-old lady along Amagiya road, Sapele, Delta state, Nigeria. A statement released by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, said that the suspect, who was heavily drunk, […]

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Ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina sentenced to 8 years imprisonment

Nigeria’s Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Okon Abang has found the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina guilty of money laundering. Abang held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) produced essential evidence through witnesses called, to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mr. […]

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Husband, 24, allegedly stabs wife to death in Nigeria

24-year-old man, Mojiyagbe Olamilekan, a resident of Oke ola area of Ode Remo has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with scissors. The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police in Ode Remo divisional headquarters at about 3 pm on Wednesday […]

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Lagos lawyer sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment

Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada has sentenced a lawyer, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ajoku, to seven years imprisonment for offenses bordering on perjury and fabrication of evidence brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement released by […]

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Traditional ruler in Nigeria hacked to death by his wife of over 35 years (Photos)

Operatives from Rivers State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested a 51-year-old woman, Gladys Amadi for allegedly killing her husband, Eze Napoleon Amadi, at their residence in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the deceased was the traditional ruler of Chokocho Etche community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers […]

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Police arrest 2 suspects who lured woman from Lagos to Oyo, beheaded her, dismembered her body

Oyo State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested two suspected ritualists, Ismaila Wasiu and Mutairu Shittu who allegedly murdered a woman identified simply as Mujidat. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Adewale Osifeso, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 27, said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence received from residents of Ayekale, Saki Area […]

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Man kills his sister, brother’s wife and one other person in Nigeria

Police operatives in Ebonyi state have arrested a 40-year-old man, Chibuike Ochie, for killing his sister-in-law, younger sister and a hired labourer. According to reports, the suspect was said to have gone beserk, invaded the farmland wherein the deceased persons were farming at Uburu community, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the State and launched an […]

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Two arrested for alleged rape, killing of 24-year-old female Nigerian University graduate (Photos)

Operatives from Benue State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the rape and murder of a 24-year-old Joy Onoh in Makurdi, the state capital. Onoh, a graduate of the Benue State University, Makurdi, was awaiting a call-up letter from the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) before her tragic death. The deceased who markets […]

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu re-arraigned on amended charge, pleads not guilty

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was today re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria over charges of treasonable felony and terrorism which the Federal Government amended last week to amount to a seven-count charge. He was brought to court by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday unlike […]

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24 hours after mother buried her in shallow grave, newborn baby girl miraculously survives

A newborn baby girl miraculously survived after she was packed in a suitcase by her mother and buried in a shallow grave in a yard in Tsomo in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The 34-year-old mother, Lindiswa Ntalo, who was arrested last week appeared in court on Monday, October 18 and granted bail. According to police spokesperson […]

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