Crime

A Nigerian man, Chiemka Okoronta, has been jailed for raping a stranded 17-year-old girl in Bradford, United Kingdom, Okoronta and the teenage girl were on board a night bus service unexpectedly terminated in Morley, Leeds, with both…
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Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Adekunle Salako, has described the abduction of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a neurosurgeon at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, as a direct attack on Nigeria’s…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas over allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and…
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central has called for renewed action in the case of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, whose death in 2018 followed years of alleged sexual abuse by her guardian’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, and his son,…
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The House of Representatives has raised alarm over threats by terrorists to bomb the National Assembly Complex and is now pushing for a new security framework to protect the country’s top legislative institution. Chairman of the House…
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The Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria has raised alarm over the growing abduction of Catholic priests, calling them “soft targets” for kidnappers. Speaking at the group’s annual convention in Abuja, OSAN President and Chief of…
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Dangote Group has refuted claims that one of its trucks was involved in the fatal road accident that occurred on Wednesday in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, where several lives were lost. In a statement released on Thursday, the company…
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Residents of three communities in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State have reportedly paid N2 million to secure the release of five kidnapped victims who were abducted from their homes last week by suspected herdsmen. The…
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A young girl identified as Wahab Aisha has been kidnapped by armed men at Igbira Camp in Auchi, Edo State, leaving her family and the community in deep distress. The abductors, who struck last Saturday, have reportedly demanded a…
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A new terrorist group known as Wulowulo has reportedly surfaced in North-Central Nigeria, stirring fresh fears of insecurity across the region. The group is believed to be a breakaway faction of Boko Haram and has begun establishing a…
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