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Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, have arrested four suspects who allegedly r3ped two minors in the state.   The suspects Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan 26, Ismail Ibrahim 30 and Abdulahi Garba 33, were arrested on December 3, 2024, in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state.   The NSCDC Commandant in …

Actress Bolaji Ogunmola has expressed her thoughts amid reports suggesting that Netflix might be exiting the Nigerian market. Taking to her social media, Ogunmola highlighted the challenges filmmakers face in relying solely on cinemas for movie releases, describing the move as both expensive and uncertain in terms of returns.   She wrote, “Again… Everyone will be forced to put their …

Tobi Adegboyega, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, has reacted to reports that he is set to be deported following an alleged £1.87 million fraud which saw his church, SPAC Nation, shut down.  Responding through a video shared on Instagram, Adegboyega said his supporters have nothing to worry about.  He added that he has “survived all sorts” being in the UK, “a …

Nigerian singer and songwriter Skales has publicly criticised the Nigerian Police Force following an alleged altercation on December 4, 2024. The artiste shared his experience on social media platform X, where he recounted an incident near Magodo in Lagos while en route to an interview at City FM. Calling out the police force, he wrote, “Nigerian police will not stop …

Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, has tragically passed away following an alleged encounter with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City.   Vanguard reports that Eboigbodin was reportedly stopped on Monday, December 2, while driving with his wife. According to Rev. David Ugolor, Executive …

A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his UK parents, for “brutally” taking him to Africa where he was enrolled in a boarding school.   The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents took him from the UK to Africa and registered him at an African school before they returned …

The federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted 50 persons alleged to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and charged with alleged terrorism.   On Friday, Nov. 29, trial judge James Omotosho ruled that the police failed to establish a prima facie case against the 50 defendants, including four women.   The trial judge upheld the no-case …

The Delta state Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered an investigation into the alleged killing of a young man identified as Emeka Okediachi,  by some erring police officers.   An X user had on November 28 taken to his handle to call out the police for the alleged k!lling of the young man. The X user said the …

Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been produced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for arraignment before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama.   Bello is billed to enter his plea to a 16-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in a N110.4 billion fraud.  The former governor’s whereabouts remained unknown …

A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Monday dissolved a 45-year-old marriage between Alhaji Ilani and Halima Ilani over alleged infidelity.   The judge, Anas Khalifa, confirmed the one pronouncement of divorce made by the defendant after efforts to settle out of court proved abortive.   Earlier, the complainant prayed court to dissolve her union with Mr …