The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed that 10 people were killed in an attack on Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. Police spokesperson Joshua Ukandu told Vanguard that security operatives recovered 10 bodies after the attack, adding that the assailants also burned houses selectively in the community. “Several houses…
The police in Ogun have arrested a 38-year-old cleric for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. The suspect was said to be serving in a branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ijebu Igbo. According to Ms Odutola, the suspect…
Following a close shave with death, a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has undergone surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach after seven days of ingesting the illicit substance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. NDLEA disclosed that its operatives arrested Igbokwe at the arrival hall of…
A fresh clash between rival cult groups in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, has left three people dead, while three suspects have been arrested. Although the names of the cult groups remain unidentified, sources indicated that one group initially launched an attack on the other on Friday, killing two members. This led…
A judge has expressed frustration with a woman who admitted to sending videos of herself passing wind to her boyfriend’s ex. Rhiannon Evans, 25, is believed to be the first person ever to face charges for cyber-farting, an act she carried out over the Christmas period. Evans sent the videos to Deborah Prytherech, who claimed…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old hunter, Yusuf Garba, also known as Gana, for allegedly digging a grave and cutting off the head of his stepfather. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation. Garba, who hails from Tappare Kona Uku…
Convicted billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has applied for a plea bargain and clemency before the Lagos High Court, Ikeja. His new lawyer, Chief Emefo Etudo, informed the court of the application shortly after Evans was re-arraigned on a five-count charge of kidnapping and murder, brought by the Lagos State Government. Appearing…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a young man and his fiancee for allegedly getting married at an event centre without their parents’ consent. According to the state Hisbah Deputy Commander General (DCG), Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen Abubakar, the couple got married at a recreational centre by themselves. He furthered that someone not related to…
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, local police…
A 20-year-old woman, Jamila Ishiaku, has been arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on her pregnant sister-in-law during labour. The suspect claimed she acted out of anger following an argument. Our correspondent learned that the incident occurred on January 27 in Dubeli, Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The victim’s husband, Dahiru Gambo,…