The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an unidentified woman after a police officer, Inspector Haruna Mohammed, was found dead in a hotel at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute. The deceased officer serving with the Ishashi Division of the Lagos State Police Command and the woman arrived at Super G Hotel at …
Police arrest man for brutally assaulting his wife in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police have arrested Jimoh Abdulrahman for allegedly assaulting his wife, Mrs. Akintunde Bidemi Taiwo, a nursing mother. Jimoh was arrested on Saturday, February 15, 2025 after a disturbing video of the incident surfaced online. Spokesperson of the command, SP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, February 16, …
Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor’s office. Some people lined the streets to clap and cheer the fighters as they marched and drove into the city centre without resistance. It is the second city after Goma to fall to the rebels …
16-year-old boy commits suicide in Bayelsa
A 16-year-old boy, Ayibanua Timipre, has reportedly committed suicide in Kpansia area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The teenager took his own life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his father’s house on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025. Timipre, from Igbomotoru Community in Southern Ijaw LGA, was found hanging with the rope still attached …
Security operatives arrest suspected killer of Abia traditional ruler
Security operatives have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of HRH Eze Eric Ihevueme, the traditional ruler of Eziama Nunya Autonomous Community in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State. The suspect identified as Emeka OGBU, an indigene of the same Eziama Nunya community, was reportedly apprehended by the security operatives who have been …
Ondo police station set ablaze by angry youths
Irate youths have burnt down a Police Division in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. According to reports, the youths went on rampage following the death of a young man in police custody, It was alleged that the deceased was tortured to death by some officers in the state while he was in …
Nigerian man stabbed to death in Dublin
A murder investigation is underway after a 34-year-old Nigerian man identified as Quam Babatunde, was stabbed to death in Dublin, Ireland. The incident happened in Dublin city centre on South Anne Street around 3am on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, who confirmed the nationality of the victim, said that violence on …
Man arrested for allegedly k!lling his brother over a disagreement in Anambra
Police Operatives attached to 3-3 Divisional Headquarters on February 15, arrested one Christian Ndubuisi who allegedly murdered his elder brother over a minor disagreement. Preliminary information had it that the suspect during a fight with the deceased, used a bottle he broke and stabbed his elder brother. The victim was rushed to the hospital and …
Insecurity: We paid millions in ransom to secure release of my kidnapped niece — Ibadan Catholic Archbishop reveals
The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Archdiocese, Most Reverend Gabriel ‘Leke Abegunrin, has revealed that millions of naira ransom was paid to secure the release of his niece who was abducted by kidnappers in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. Archbishop Abegunrin, who spoke while addressing a press conference after the plenary session of the Ibadan …
Chidimma Adeshina’s mother arrested in South Africa over fraudulent residency
The Department of Home Affairs has detained the mother of Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, in Cape Town, South Africa. The department’s spokesperson, Siya Qoza, said their investigators, assisted by the police, swooped in on Anabela Rungo on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025. “Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African …