A middle-aged man identified as Eze Kingsley has been sentenced to death by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt for killing a mortuary owner, the late David Wagbara. Wagbara was stabbed to death by Kingsley who was a petroleum tanker conductor on December 7, 2018, in Rumuosi Community along the East-West Road …
How newlywed NDLEA official was killed by mob in Kaduna
An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) identified as Aliyu Imran has been mobbed in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Imran, an Assistant Superintendent of Narcotic 1, was burnt alive by an angry mob in the Gadan-Gayan area of Igabi LGA after a vehicle allegedly being pursued by the …
Police arrest two men for gang-raping 12-year-old girl in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two men for gang r3ping a 12-year-old girl in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The spokesperson of the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, February 16, 2025, said police operatives also rescued a 15-year-old kidnap victim after a gun duel and …
Angry mob kills two men in Abuja after accusing them of being ‘one-chance’ robbers
An angry mob has killed two men along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after they accused them of robbing a woman and throwing her out of their moving vehicle. It was gathered that the incident happened around 3pm on Saturday, February 15, 2025 when the suspects, operating in a …
Newborn found dead inside carton in Kano
A newborn baby was found dead in a carton abandoned near a drainage in the Tudun Tagarji community, Kaura area of Kano state. The baby was found on Saturday, Feb. 15. The leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, Commander Rabiu Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, Feb. 16. He said his …
Police launch manhunt for fleeing female companion of officer found dead in Ogun hotel
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 …