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Terrorists who attacked and kidnapped passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022 have threatened to start killing the passengers in captivity within seven days if their demands are not met. They demanded that their children,…

A 27-year-old man identified as John Aipoh, has been apprehended by the police in Edo state for reportedly strangling  his 24-year-old lover, Precious Ikpikhumi, to death after she called off their four-year relationship. The victim's…

For 25-year-old mother of two, simply known as Barakat, years of relationship with Alfa Tiamiyu Abass made her trust him completely, moreso that she saw him as her spiritual mentor and advisor. But now, she must be full of regrets in…

A middle age woman has been abducted by suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. According to Facebook user, Erastus Sarki, news of her alleged kidnap was revealed by the abductors who contacted the family demanding for ransom.…

Mr. Kayode Bankole, a House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, was attacked by gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday in Igosi, Oke-ero Local Government Area of Kwara State (APC). Bankole was on…

The Sarkin Hausawa of Orunba North LGA in Anambra State, Alhaji Sa’id Muhammad, has said that northerners in the state have made up their minds to leave the state because of the constant killing of their relatives by members of the Eastern…

A 15-year-old girl, has narrated to the Chief Magistrate Court how a 20-year-old man, Stephanus Stephen, overpowered her and forcefully raped her twice in her father’s living room, in Ondo town, Ondo state. The teenager said the accused…

No fewer than six terrorist have reportedly been killed when Boko Haram fighters clashed with members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction in Borno State. A counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who…

A dismissed policeman, Mohammed Alidu, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old school girl in a police barracks. Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in her…

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed an area boy popularly known as Wale Matasaka in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to Vanguard, Wale was butchered in front of a popular lounge at Quarry road on Sunday night, May 22. It was…

An apprentice of a second hand motor parts dealer identified as Abdullahi, was reportedly killed by a hoodlum and Indian hemp seller, Azeez alias Olongbo, over a misunderstanding on the payment of a building fee in Ipata-Oloje/Okoolowo axis…

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested 16-year-old Lawal Abubakar of Kasuwan-Gwari in Minna, for attempting to exhume a body at the Chanchaga cemetery. The state police spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this…

Two hotel staff members were found dead in one of the rooms of the hotel(names withheld) in Calabar along Popular Parliamentary extension, Calabar Municipality LGA of Cross River state. The tragic incident happened on Saturday when the…

There was pandemonium Monday evening in Calabar following the explosion of a mini pick van on Muritala Mohammed Highway Bebobsco axis killing the driver while the other occupant narrowly escaped death. It was gathered that the mini pick…

Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed concerns about corruption cases being lost to technicalities in courts. He stressed that such a development may serve as a disincentive to the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a fraud suspect, Raphael Otobo. Otodo was docked before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State. The defendant is accused of defrauding…

A farmer, Okeke Nkemjika, has been brutally attacked by armed men suspected to be herdsmen in Amaeze community in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to The Nation, the victim was attacked on Sunday, May 23 at a palm…

22-year-old Usman Abubakar, has been arrested by the police to have allegedly poured petrol on a sound engineer, David Imoh, who was mobbed in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin,…

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Aiye cult group have killed a popular ‘area boy’ known as Matasaka in Abeokuta on Sunday night. The assailants shot the deceased, who is suspected to be a member of the Eiye cult group, and then…

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), fighters have reportedly opened fire on the convoy carrying policemen attached to a yet-to-be-identified presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress. According to…

Infuriated by the brutal death of Deborah Samuel, 13 Muslim groups, under the auspices of Muslims United for Peace and Justice, are seeking justice for her. Recall that Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education,…

Inibehe Effiong, a lawyer, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release Baron Nnamdi, an ad executive. Nnamdi was arrested in Enugu State for "offensive 2023 election messages" on two billboards. Effiong…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps has arrested more than 4,000 suspected criminals across the 18 local government areas of the state in five months. According to the agency, the suspects, involved in…

A 13-year marriage has been dissolved over the allegation that a 36-year-old wife slept with a pastor of one of the new generational churches in Akwa Ibom State. The husband of the accused woman is also said to be a pastor. The…

Police in Delta state say they have neutralised some suspected kidnappers and armed robbers terrorising the state, killing ten in the process. In a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, the…