The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command, Sokoto State has arrested a suspected human trafficker in Sokoto State and rescued two female victims bound for Libya. The Comptroller of the command, Mr. Tony Akuneme said this in a statement issued by the Command Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Abdullahi Mohammed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in …
Abductors of APC national director demand N350m ransom
The abductors of Dr. Adekunle Raif Adeniji, the Director of Administration at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat, Abuja, have demanded a ransom of N350m for his release. Dr Adeniji was adopted two weeks ago by gunmen wielding AK-47 rifles in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, within the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital …
Missing Ogun 70-year-old man found dead
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of the lifeless body of Sikiru Olatunji, a 76-year-old man who was declared missing on February 8, 2025. His corpse was found about one and a half kilometres from Wasinmi Abule Maria via Balogun Village in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to …
Troops rescue three kidnap victims in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have successfully rescued three kidnapped victims along the Barkin Ladi-Mangu road in Mairana village, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Intelligence sources said the rescue operation was carried out on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, following intelligence on the abduction. The sources said that the victims …
Security forces arrest doctor treating wounded notorious bandit leaders and others in Katsina
Security forces have arrested a medical practitioner from Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State for allegedly providing medical treatment to wounded bandits, including the notorious Usman Modi Modi, who has a N50 million bounty on his head. In a video obtained by security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspect, identified as Lawan Ado, confessed to …
10 Zaria tomato traders killed as truck falls off bridge during bandits’ attack in Katsina
Ten Zaria tomato traders have died in a bandits’ induced auto crash in Katsina State. The traders from Danmagaji Market in Zaria, were reported to have travelled to Katsina and Zamfara states to buy tomatoes only to be attacked by armed bandits at Takoki village in Funtua Local Government of Katsina State on their way …
Unknown assailants kills 22-year-old student in Kaduna
Unknown assailants killed an NCE1 student of Economics/Special Education, Federal University of Education, Zaria, Emmanuel Dangana. Emmanuel was brutally attacked and murdered by the assailants in Gyallesu, a neighboring community to the institution. The devastating incident which has deeply shaken the entire student body, occurred on Saturday, February 8, 2025. It was gathered that three …
Diddy sued for allegedly raping male street performer in 2022
Disgraced American rapper, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a man in 2022 in a new lawsuit filed. The alleged victim, filing anonymously through attorney Tony Buzbee as John Doe, alleged he was “drugged and forcefully raped” by Combs, according to a New York County Supreme Court filing. The alleged incident happened …
Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in South Korea
A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon, police said. The girl was found with stab wounds on the second floor …
NAFDAC Cracks Down on Fake Drug Syndicate in Onitsha’s Head-Bridge Market
The South-East Zonal Director of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Martins Iluyomade, has raised alarm over the large-scale production and sale of fake and expired drugs at the Ogbo Ogu Market, also known as Head-Bridge Drug Market, in Onitsha, Anambra State. Acting on intelligence, NAFDAC officials raided the market at …