An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old resident pastor of Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, to death by hanging for the murder of his landlord, Gabriel Bassey Edward. The trial judge, Justice Gabriel Ette, found Prince Emmanuel Umoh, who served at the Ifa Ikot Ubo–Ifa…
Father of the prime suspect, arrested over the killing of seven family members in Dorayi Chiranchi area of Kano metropolis, Malam Auwal, has called on authorities to swiftly punish his son, Umar Auwal, without delay. Speaking in a viral video interview with Freedom Radio Kano, a visibly distressed Malam Auwal said he would not attend…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man allegedly behind the killing of the woman and her six children in Kano. The man is identified as the nephew of a slain housewife and her children. The victims were found dead on January 17, 2026, at their residence in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters. Police said…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stirred fresh controversy after arguing that the abduction of schoolchildren is a “lesser evil” when compared with killing security personnel. The outspoken Muslim cleric and bandits sympathiser insisted that dialogue with bandit groups remains the only realistic path to preventing further lose of life. Gumi made the remark during…
A student of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is to die by hanging for killing girlfriend. A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt convicted the 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student, Damian Okoligwe, on Friday. The judgment by Justice Chinwe Nsirim-Nwosu brings to a close a case that gripped the UNIPORT community since…
The Lagos State Government on Monday re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, before the Lagos High Court in Ikeja for the alleged murder of two police officers. Evans appeared in court alongside his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, where they were charged with a five-count information bordering on murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Obodoagu Ikediekpere Wisdom for the kidnapping and gruesome murder of his five-year-old male second cousin, Obodoagu Wisdom. His accomplice, Sunday Michael (male, aged 24), a security guard at 9th Mile and native of Mayo-Belwa LGA of Adamawa State, was also arrested. The suspects were apprehended on 11th…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man identified as Kingsley Chinamezu, who macheted his 44-year-old female lover, Confidence Konebari Sunny, to death in the Umuebule Community, Etche Local Government Area of the state. The police said in an attempt to evade justice, the suspect, aged 23, fled to Edo State,…
Late Akor Onu The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, calling for the urgent arrest and prosecution of an activist, Christopher Okhai Okhani, alleging the murder of a police officer, Inspector Akor Onu, during a violent encounter in 2024. According to the…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Somtochukwu Nwafor, for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, made on July 25, 2025, was facilitated by members of the Umueri village in the Ogbunike community after the victim’s mutilated remains…
