News as it breaks
A High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced a mother of four to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl. The convict was found guilty after the court established that she deliberately carried out actions intended to end the life of the minor, an offence that…
A 45-year-old man, identified as Emereze Okoro, has been arrested by the police over the alleged murder of a resident in Igbo Imabana Village, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident was reported by Egbe Enya, 48, who accused the suspect of attacking and killing his…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Alabi Anthony, over the alleged rape and murder of a woman identified as Olaseni Veronica in Iboropa community, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the development in a statement, revealing…
Three suspects charged in connection with the brutal killing of a 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlat, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court in South Africa. Satlat was reportedly attacked after responding to a ride request in Pretoria West. His hijacked vehicle and his lifeless body were later discovered…
The father of the prime suspect arrested over the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Kano has urged authorities to execute his son instead of keeping him in custody at public expense. Mallam Auwal, father of the suspect identified as Umar, made the call during…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a top National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over allegations of assault and murder. Adio, 55, is currently in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where detectives are investigating…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 24-year-old Somtochukwu Nwafor for her alleged involvement in the murder and dismemberment of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area. The suspect, according to the police, was apprehended by members of the Umueri village after the victim’s mutilated…
Kano State authorities have arrested 11 students of Government Boarding Secondary School, Bichi, in connection with the gruesome murder of two fellow students in a shocking incident that has rocked the local community. The deceased students, identified as Hamza Idris Tofawa and Umar Yusuf Dungurawa, were reportedly attacked by their…
According to him, the lifeless and decomposing body of the deceased, identified as a 2023 Enugu State Governorship Election Aspirant under the APGA, was found in a bush at 9th Mile Bypass in Udi Local Government Area, on April 25, at about 11:00 a.m.
Spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Collins Opurozor, described the development as insane and puerile.
