The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour, Haggai Markus, to death during a disagreement over roasted meat in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroji, disclosed this in a statement issued today. Ngur...
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men, Adamu Aliyu, 22, and Mubarak Abdulsalam, 20, to death by hanging for the killing of their employer, Dahiru Musa, 32. The court also sentenced a third defendant, Sadiq Sunusi, 19, to seven years’ imprisonment for abetting the crime and burning the deceased’s corpse, reports Channels TV. […]...
•Death by hanging A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced two men to death by hanging for their involvement in the murder of Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha in 2022. The victim, who was reportedly an in-law to a prominent politician in the state, was kidnapped and killed by the convicts, reports Daily Trust. The […]
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the deaths of two minors in the Alkaleri and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, adding that the suspects were arrested in connection with separate incidents involving a ...
•Police officers The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, over the alleged stabbing to death of his 26-year-old colleague, Ibrahim Wasiu, following a disagreement at their workplace in Alagbole, Ogun State, a border town near Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred on October 18, 2026, after the two men ...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has ordered a holistic investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an NYSC member, Etimbuk Daniel, who died at the NYSC Orientation camp in Enugu State, as well as the state of health infrastructure in NYSC camps across the country. The probe will be carried out by the Senate Committees […]...
•Scene of the incident The downpour that fell for hours in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has left a trail of calamity, with flooding, erosion, and blocked drainage affecting the metropolis, while some passengers and Okada riders narrowly escaped death today. With the incident prominent on the Oke Aro axis of the state capital, commercial [&he...
Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered a cellular mechanism that could deepen understanding of tissue regeneration while offering clues to why some cancers return after treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the study identified a population of cells that begins the process of programmed cell death but surv...
•Tonto Dikeh and her late mother, Mrs Veronica Dikeh Actress Tonto Dikeh has marked what she described as ‘one of the most painful days of my life’ with an emotional tribute to her late mother, Veronica Dikeh. In an Instagram post, Dikeh said she chose to celebrate her mother’s life rather than mourn her death. […]
•Late Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka The family of late Miss Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka, a 23-year-old final-year student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, Anambra State, has demanded a fresh and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. Chiamaka was reportedly found dead at her residence in Alor on June 14, 2026, w...

