American man allegedly kills Nigerian woman for refusal to marry him (Photos)

Antonio Wilson, a 38-year-old man from Georgia, America, has been arrested for the alleged murder of Fabiola Thomas, 39, because she refused to marry him, LIB reports. Thomas’ roommate discovered her body in the bathtub at the Atlanta Newtown Apartments and alerted police. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. According to […]

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A two-storey building reportedly collapses in Ikoyi, Lagos

A two-storey building has collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos state, Nigeria, according to Ladun Liadi. The building under construction along Glover road, according to an eyewitness, caved in this evening and rescue efforts are still being awaited. It is reported that several people are still trapped in the rubble of the building while […]

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Two weeks to her final year exam, AAU student dies (Photos)

A beautiful final year female student of Banking and Finance of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state, Nigeria, Bridget Isi has passed away. Bridget died of stomach ache. According to her hostel mates, she complained of malaria on Tuesday night and died the following day. She had just two weeks to her final year […]

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Appeal Court Justice kidnapped in Nigeria, police orderly killed

Unknown gunmen believed to be kidnappers on Wednesday abducted Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Court of Appeal, Benin Division. In the melee of the sad incident, the unknown gunmen killed her police orderly before they took Justice Nwosu-Iheme away to an unknown destination. Justice Nkechi Nwosu-Iheme is the chairman of the three-man panel sitting […]

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One Nigerian killed, two injured by gunmen in South Africa

The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning after gunmen killed one of its members and left two injured. Mr Odefa Ikele, the National Spokesperson of Nigerian Union South Africa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. Ikele said the incident that led to the death […]

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23-year-old lady arrested for allegedly fleeing with man’s SUV Car, N1m items

A team of detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ikeja Police Station, CSP Gbenga Ogunsakin, has arrested one Miss Deborah Nwachukwu, 23, for allegedly stealing a Toyota jeep, cash and items worth N1m. DSP Bala Elkana, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday. According […]

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For defiling two-year old girl, school supervisor bags 60 years imprisonment in Nigeria

  An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced one Adegboyega Adenekan, a school supervisor, to 60 years imprisonment for child defilement. The presiding judge of the court, Justice Sybil Nwaka, handed down the sentence after convicting Adenekan of the one-count charge of defiling a two-year and 11-month-old pupil. Adenekan had pleaded not […]

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Police nab alleged fraudsters who sow seeds in churches with proceeds of crime

Officers of the inspector general of police intelligence response team (IRT) have arrested two members of a three-man fraud syndicate who allegedly specialize in forging Local Purchase Order (LPO) to fraudulently collect goods from companies and individuals. The arrested suspects identified as 52-year-old Oluwatoyin Shoyombo and 43-year-old Adeyemo Taiwo, reportedly use some of the goods […]

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16 sentenced to death for mob lynching of teenager

Sixteen people were sentenced to death Thursday for burning alive a Bangladeshi teenager who refused to withdraw sexual assault charges against her headteacher. The case highlights what activists say is a culture of impunity over sexual violence in the South Asian country of 168 million people, as well as abuse rife in around 20,000 seminaries […]

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Teenage Nigerian girl who set self ablaze over dowry dies (Graphic Photos)

17-year-old Aisha, who set self ablaze over fiance’s inability to pay N17,000 dowry demanded by her father in Zamfara, has passed away. Aisha died this morning, Wednesday, October 23, at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau. Recall that the deceased on Sunday August 8, 2019, set self ablaze due to her fiance’s inability to marry […]

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Serial killer pleads guilty to killing 9 young women in Nigerian hotels

The serial killer, Gracious David West, surprised many in the Rivers State High Court on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to killing 9 young women in different hotels. West was finally arraigned on Tuesday after he first appeared before Justice Adolphus Enebeli on Monday without a lawyer representing him. He had during his parade in […]

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Medical Doctor couple re-arraigned for attempted murder in Nigeria

Medical Director of the Excel Medical Centre, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, Dr Ejike Orji, and his wife, Dr Ifeayinwa Orji, were on Monday re-arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere for the alleged attempted murder of 17-year-old Somtochukwu Ezi-Ashi. The couple were re-arraigned on four counts bordering on attempted murder, causing grievous harm […]

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Suspected serial killer of ladies brought to court for arraignment (Photos)

The suspected notorious serial killer, Gracious David-West, who was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Adulphos Enebeli of the state High Court arrived the court on Monday October 21. Gracious who confessed to killing seven women in different hotels, was arrested on Thursday September 19, by officers attached to […]

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After taking bribe, ex-Police chief allegedly swaps innocent person for drug suspect

Former head of the Philippine Police, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, has been named in a criminal complaint by his own Force over drugs raid that he oversaw six years ago. Albayalde was the chief enforcer of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘bloody’ campaign against drugs. He was accused of violating drugs laws, bribery and falsification of documents, perjury […]

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Bridegroom collapses at wedding reception, dies in Nigeria

It was a sad story in Amasiri in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Saturday as a bridegroom, Chukwuemeka Onwuka, slumped at the reception venue and later died in hospital. Onwuka was said to be getting married to one Miss Onyinyechi Amadi Ugbor of the Ihie village in the Amasiri community. […]

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Another illegal rehabilitation center found in Kaduna, 147 victims rescued (Photos)

The  Kaduna state police command today, Saturday, October 19, uncovered another illegal Islamic rehabilitation centre in the Rigasa area of the state. About 147 victims with some of them in chains were rescued from the facility popularly known as Malam Niga’s Rehabilitation Centre. See more photos below: 22 females and four foreigners were among those […]

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