Category: Metro
Two herdsmen arrested for robbing family, defiling their 16-year-old daughter
Two out of three herdsmen, who went into hiding after attacking a family in a farm settlement in Ogun State, have been arrested. The herdsmen stole a [...]
17 family members abducted in Kaduna
Twenty-one people, including 17 family members, have been abducted from Udawa village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. The abductions [...]
Falana drags FG, Kano to African Commission over death sentence on Kano singer
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambi [...]
Gunmen invade Southern Kaduna village, kill two, burn houses
Gunmen at the weekend, stormed a community in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, killing two. The gunmen also injured many defenceless [...]
Ex Lagos CP, Edgal Imohimi is new SARS boss
The immediate past Lagos State commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi has been appointed the New Commissioner of Police in charge of the Nigeria Poli [...]
IMSU suspends two lecturers involved in sex-for-grade scandal
The management of the Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri, has suspended two lecturers caught in a sex-for-marks scandal.
In a recent video which tr [...]
Fire razes over 5,000 card readers in Akure INEC office
The Ondo State chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Akure, was on Thursday night engulfed by fire that burnt over 5,000 ca [...]
Kaduna assembly approves castration as punishment for rapists
The Kaduna house of assembly has approved castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. This follows the passage of a bill to amend the Kaduna [...]
38-year-old man defiles his three daughters aged 9 months, 3 and 5 years in Rivers
Police in Rivers State have arrested a man who defiled his three daughters, aged 9 months, 3 and 5 years old in Elekahia, Port Harcourt.
The Chairm [...]
Imo lecturer nabbed in #sexformarks scandal, varsity probes incident
Professor Emmanuel Agumuo, a lecturer of the institution, who requested for sex from a student in exchange for mark, has been arrested.
Agumu [...]