A Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting at Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 34-year-old school teacher to 12 years imprisonment for raping an 11-year- old, JSS 1 student. The defendant, Pascal Ofomata, was charged with rape and inflicting physical harm punishable under section 3(1), 4 (1) respectively of the Violence against Persons Prohibition Law,…
A woman identified as Mrs Falilat Yusuf, popularly known as Iya Ganiyat, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a 17-year-old boy identified as Malik in the Danialu area of Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin, Kwara State. The incident occurred around 2pm on Friday, as residents described the attack as brutal and unprovoked, with many still struggling…
A United States District Court in Sherman, Texas, has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to nearly 160 years in jail over their involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that obtained from at least 100 individual victims, companies, and government entities from across the world. The announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced bricklayer Azeez Shoderu to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in a toilet. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi imposed the sentence after finding Shoderu guilty of the one-count charge of defilement brought against him by the…
A tragic incident has rocked the Anambra State Police Command as a serving officer, Inspector Okolie Amechi, was accidentally shot and killed by his 10-year-old son in Awka. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the incident occurred on the evening of June 15, 2025, when the child,…
A court in the United Kingdom has sentenced one Adewale Kudabo, a York hospital worker who sexually assaulted a patient, to one year in jail. Alex Menary, the judge, said Kudabo had “abused the trust” placed in him as a medical professional. Kudabo had pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault on the first…
Masquerades have invaded Imam’s house and mosque in Oke Agbe, Akoko, Akoko North Local Government, Ondo State, it has been revealed. The masquerades allegedly beat up the Imam’s wives and children, according to a statement by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) which condemned the attack. The Islamic human rights organization described the attack as another evidence…
An house agent, identified as Olamilekan Olaitan from the Odo Ado area of Ado-Ekiti, has landed in trouble after allegedly diverting a client’s ₦225,000 meant for rent into online gambling, Bet9ja. According to reports, Olaitan collected the money under the pretense of securing accommodation but failed to deliver any property. Upon interrogation by the Estate,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested two men who appeared in a viral video smoking what appeared to be marijuana while sitting on a police patrol van and making obscene gestures at law enforcement officers. The suspects, 34-year-old Patrick Asini and 20-year-old Tega Ojo, were picked up after the video surfaced on the social…
A Nigerian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been arrested and charged in Australia over allegations of human trafficking and debt bondage involving 15 Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals. The 56-year-old dual Nigerian-Australian citizen was taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, after arriving on a flight…