A 63-year-old pastor, Luke Eze, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping two sisters, aged 16 and 19, during a purported deliverance session in Enugu State. The state Police spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday. Ndukwe explained that the incident occurred on September 7, 2025, at Eze’s church, City…
The Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has joined plethora of Well-Wishers to celebrate the birthday of the National Women Leader of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. AMINA DARASIMI BRYHM. The National Women Leader…
A truck said to have lost control on Friday rammed into some students of Seico Secondary School, Ikangba, Ijebu Ode killing a female student said to be writing the ongoing West Africa Examination for Senior Secondary Examination while one other student was critically injured. The incident reportedly occurred on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road when…
A Chinese national, Zhimin Qian, has been convicted in connection with what is believed to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, worth more than £5bn ($6.7bn). Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, London, to illegally acquiring and possessing cryptocurrency. Between 2014 and 2017, Qian ran a large-scale…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned suspended Governor Siminialaye Fubara that he may face impeachment if he fails to make real efforts to reconcile with the state’s lawmakers. This warning was given on Tuesday in Abuja by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Tony Okocha, who said the suspended…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has condemned the murder of travelers from Northern Nigeria in Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State. In a statement issued Friday, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, described the attack as a gross violation of human rights, stressing that extrajudicial violence…
Thieves reportedly took advantage of the quiet Christmas period in Germany to drill into the vault of a German retail bank and steal at least 10 million euros’ worth of cash and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, the police said. According to police, the perpetrators drilled through a thick concrete wall at a branch of…
Residents of Rivers state are now in a panic mood as a dreaded militant group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement, NDRM, has issued a directive to all non-indigenes to consider their safety and leave the state as hostilities are just about to escalate. The group also declared that unless the federal government and all the players…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three masquerades for allegedly displaying on the streets without authorisation and maiming innocent people The State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azar,e disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Monday. Azare disclosed that the masquerades were arrested in the Eket Local Government Area of the state…
A woman, Muibat, has dragged her husband, Alli, before Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that it dissolve their wedlock on the grounds that he was irresponsible, a drunk, gambler and in habit of threatening his life. Muibat stated that Alli constantly neglected her and their only child and failed…
