Police arrest woman over alleged poisoning of 3-year-old boy The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command has arrested a 40 year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Akure, saying the incident…
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in an overnight attack. Tuesday’s assault on Woro village was the deadliest this year in the state bordering Niger, a…
Slain Youth: Gov Diri Directs Police To Expedite Investigation, Prosecution Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the police to speed up investigation into the recent death of a 24-year-old, Patrick Peresuodei. The late Peresuodei, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, reportedly engaged in…
Man remanded for alleged sexual assault of 5-year-old niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old man, Emeka Ani at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for alleged sexual assault of his five-year-old niece. Ani was arraigned by the state government on a one-count charge of sexual assault. He, however, pleaded…
Alleged False Information: Turaki’s Arraignment Delayed as Court Adjourns To March 5 The planned arraignment of Dr. Kabiru Turaki (SAN) before Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory was postponed on Wednesday, owing to a petition submitted by the Defendant. Turaki faces prosecution on a single charge brought forth…
Kebbi job scam: Police arrest man for duping 175 job seekers By JAMIL GULMA, Birnin Kebbi A Kebbi resident, Hamza Abdullahi Sama, has been arrested by the police for allegedly swindling over 175 job seekers with promises of government-approved school feeding jobs that never existed. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect falsely presented himself as…
Tragedy: How illegal clinic run by quacks led to pregnant woman’s death in Ondo Tragedy struck in Sabo, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a pregnant woman identified as Iyanu lost her life following alleged medical mismanagement at an unregistered health facility run by unqualified personnel. The suspects, Kehinde Olawuyi, 36, and his…
Man, 50, Arraigned For Defiling Biological Daughter A 50-year old man, Joseph Nwosu, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly seducing his 15-year old biological daughter by fondling her breasts and defiling her in the process. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident started at Akinfewa Street, Dangote, Ayobo and Abesan Estate, Ipaja Lagos,…
Boyfriend on the run as police probe sudden death of Abuja lady The Police have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a 27-year-old Abuja lady, Esther Akwaji who allegedly died in the custody of her boyfriend now on the run. Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, revealed this…
Court Grants Defence Adjournment Request In Turaki’s Defamation Suit By Our Correspondence A High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing in a ₦500 million defamation suit filed by former Minister Kabiru Turaki, SAN, against defendants, to March 12, 2026. The case, marked FCT/HC/GWD/CV/189/2024, came up before Justice A. Y. Shafa, but proceedings were stalled…
