The trial of a Pastor Emmanuel Orekoya at the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his 17-year-old daughter was stalled on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, because of the absence of prosecution witnesses. Orekoya was first arraigned on February 27, before Justice Abiola Soladoye on a …
Read More »17-year-old girl raped and strangled to death by her cousin in South Africa
A 17-year-old secondary school student, Owami Visagie, was raped and murdered allegedly by her cousin in Gauteng, South Africa. The Grade 11 learner was last seen going to extra classes on Sunday, March 24, 2024, and was later found dead at her cousin’s house in Refilwe in Cullinan, east …
Read More »Troubled 17-year-old stabs aunt for 'disturbing' her to use psychiatric medication
The teenager has been taken into protective custody at a police medical facility. Police in Ondo State says a 17-year-old girl, who stabbed her aunt to death in Akure, has psychiatric problems.
Read More »17-year-old girl stabs her foster mother to death in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old girl simply identified as Wumi for allegedly stabbing her foster mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Adelayi, 54, to death. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. According …
Read More »17-year-old boy commits suicide in Lagos
A 17-year-old boy identified as Ojibe Chibueze has taken his life. According to reports, the sister of the deceased identified as Cynthia reported to the police that her brother returned home from work on Tuesday, March 12, took some money and left immediately. She told the police that …
Read More »Hip Hop Mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denies gang rape of 17-year-old girl in Manhattan studio, claims photo showing her sitting on his lap ‘isn’t accurate’
Hip Hop Mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has denied gang-raping a 17-year-old girl in his Manhattan recording studio while claiming a photograph of her sitting in his lap ‘isn’t accurate’. The 54-year-old rapper filed an official legal challenge refuting the abuse accusations made by the alleged victim, who is …
Read More »17-year-old boy stabs his best friend to death over girlfriend
A 17-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his best friend, Phehello Mpele, to death after an argument over a girlfriend in Gauteng, South Africa. The incident happened at Phase 3 (Cape Gate), Boipatong, on Monday, February 19, 2024. According to police spokesperson, Thembeka Maxambela, authorities responded to a call regarding …
Read More »Journalist loses her 17-year-old daughter and grandson in Jos house fire
A journalist working with the University of Jos Ice FM in Plateau State, Juliana Olajide, has lost her 17-year-old daughter and a grandson in a fire that razed the family’s apartment. Daily Trust learnt that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, but the family suspected …
Read More »17-year-old boy kidnapped in Ogun regains his freedom
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has rescued a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by suspected kidnappers. In a press statement issued from the Office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo, says on Tuesday 30, January, 2024 …
Read More »Court sentences five vigilante members to death by hanging for extra-judicial killing of 17-year-old boy in Kano
The Kano State High Court, presided over by Chief Judge Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has sentenced five members of a vigilante group to death by hanging for the extrajudicial killing of a 17-year-old boy, Ahmed Musa. The five convicted persons who were attached to the Sani Abacha Youth Centre, …
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