Barr Chigbo Mediatrix The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory, following the killings of a nurse, Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, and a lawyer, Chigbo Mediatrix. PUNCH…
Apostle Arome Osayi has opened up about a painful family tragedy, sharing how his brother was kidnapped and later killed even after the family paid a huge ransom. He said the experience was one of the hardest moments of his life, yet he chose to hold on to his faith through the shock and grief….
A Nigerian soldier serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Private Lukman Musa, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment for the murder of a tricycle rider, Abdulrahman Isa, in Azere town, Bauchi State. The death sentence was handed…
In what many have described as horror, a businessman, whose his was given simply as Leberechi, has been arrested over killing of colleague and storing body parts in a refrigerator. Leberechi, popularly known as Dangote, who trades at the Old Motor Spare Parts Market in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, reportedly…
The Benue State chapter of the Miyeiti Ala Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has raised the alarm over the killing of 70 cows and three rams belonging to its members across the state. The association also claimed that one of its members went missing in Ohimini Local Government Area. Chairman of MACBAN, Ando Risku…
Late Kelyan Bokassa and mum Two 16-year-old boys have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa, who was stabbed 27 times with machetes while riding a bus in south-east London. The attack happened on 7 January aboard a route 472 bus in Woolwich. Kelyan, an aspiring rapper, was…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Kelvin Obakpororo for killing his girlfriend, Excellence. Kelvin regretted his actions, he said he was high on tramadol when the incident took place. The suspect who confessed to the crime said that he did not know his lover, Excellence, would die. He claimed that he was under…
The cycle of violence in Nigeria’s North Central region is yet to abate, as retaliatory attacks against Fulani communities have allegedly intensify, compounding an already fragile ethno-communal situation. While recent massacres in Tiv-dominated areas—where over 200 people were reportedly killed—have drawn widespread condemnation, fresh intelligence and local accounts suggest that non-violent Fulani communities are now…
Abdulrahman Bello, the prime suspect in the killing of a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, has said there was no external hand involved in the death of Hafsoh, saying he did it alone. According to him, he took quality of alcohol and then started cutting Hafsoh’s lifeless body…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, in a decisive move to end the bloodshed by armed herdsmen. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His visit comes in response…
