Category: Metro
Police arrest 75 year old man for raping a teenage hawker in Osun
Osun state police command have arrested a 75-year-old man, Jacob Ayinla, for raping a 15-year-old local juice hawker popularly known as ‘Pito’ in his [...]
Army to reintegrate 603 repentant Boko Haram members into communities
The Defence Headquarters says 603 repentant Boko Haram fighters are billed to be reintegrated into their communities in July having completed the Dera [...]
EFCC gives Imo N5.7bn out of N7.9bn seized from Okorocha
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned over N5.7bn seized from the former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, to various [...]
AGF rules out plea bargain for rape suspects
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said that he is set to inaugurate the Inter-Ministerial Gender- [...]
Govs forum declare state of emergency on rape
The Nigeria Governors Forum has agreed to declare a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence against women and children, while also rene [...]
Serial rapist arrested after raping 40 people in Kano
The Kano police command says it has arrested a serial rapist who raped 40 people within one town in the state, Thecable is reporting.
Abdullahi Har [...]
Boko Haram deceived us before killing over 70 people on Tuesday – Borno Survivor
A survivor who witnessed the attack on Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio local government area of Borno state on Tuesday has narrated how the insurgents [...]
Attempted rape: Court frees girl who killed her father’s friend
Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a 15-year-old girl accused of murdering her father’s 51-year-old friend, who tried to ra [...]
How Instagram billionaire, Hushpuppi scammed US govt of $100 million meant for ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Following the arrest of popular social media billionaires, Ramoni Igbalode, more popularly known as the Gucci master or Hushpuppi and Woodberry in the [...]
FEC endorses stiffer penalties for rapists, child abusers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday endorsed stiffer penalties against rapists and child abusers as proposed by the Ministry of Women Aff [...]