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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for deflowering his wife’s 15-year-old niece in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria. “The victim has been living with the suspect and aunty when she was 10 years old and always consider the man as her father,” …

The phenomenon of celebrity poisoning, which is becoming commonplace, arouses suspicion and fear in Nigeria. Nigerian super-star Davido grilled out with his friends, and to say the least, fans were in attendance. After this outing, the Nigerian singer went to the Mohbad tribute and you’ll never guess what the crowd …

Men shot dead a housewife while she was taking a bath at her home in the Oke Akute area of Iba, Osun State, Nigeria. “The victim who was shot to death has a three-month-old baby,” according to reports. Immediately after the incident, she rushed to a private hospital in Iree, …

A veteran Nigerian radio journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, has been found dead in north-west Zamfara state three days after he was declared missing, local media reported. Danjibga worked with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) for many years, where he reported extensively on the widespread insecurity in Zamfara state. He was declared …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old truck conductor for raping a 15-year-old girl in Edo State, Nigeria. The suspect called the victim while she was hawking groundnuts along with pretense to buy groundnuts from her. The suspect attacked and pushed her inside the vehicle and forcefully had …

An Islamic teacher has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for attempting to sexually assault his 15-year-old pupil in Nigeria. The convict was handed down the sentence by Justice Rahman Oshodi following his guilty plea to the two amended charges of attempted sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment …

Gumen have killed eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps in Imo State, Nigeria. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers. “None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational …

A 43-year-old teacher was arrested for defiling a 13-year-old male pupil in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect has been having carnal knowledge of the minor through the anus no fewer than six times at different times inside his room,” reports said. …

A 40-year-old man has been arrested for killing two casual laborers for ritual purposes in Taranka village, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The suspect suspected to have come to the village for charcoal business, and in the course of his stay, the two persons went missing,” according …

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have annonced the lifting of a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The restriction placed last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Monday. President Tinubu’s spokesperson …