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A mother allegedly b3.at up her nursery-school-aged daughter for not knowing how to count from 1 to 20.  The mother, who lives in Ondo State, is alleged to have used a wooden spatula to b3.at the girl all over her body, leaving her with welts on her face, neck and arms. She also had blood stains on her dress.  A …

Gbemisola, the elder sister of Nigerian musician, Portable, has claimed that her brother is acting under the spiritual spell of one of their family members.  Gbemisola made this claim following the singer’s ongoing battle with the Ogun state government.  The Ogun state government on Thursday, Feb. 6, arraigned Portable, who is currently at large, for assaulting officials from the Ministry of Physical …

He says nobody in Ogun State appreciates him. Nigerian singer Portable has cried for justice for himself amid his battle with the Ogun State government after nine of his associates were arrested and arraigned for allegedly assaulting officers of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. Taking to his Instagram story on February 9, 2025, Portable posted emotional messages …

A gas explosion in Sabon Wuse, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State has destroyed properties worth millions of naira.    Confirming the incident in a statement, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said the explosion occurred at the Tasiu Gas Plant on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at approximately 11:00 PM.   The statement issued on Sunday by NSEMA’s …

An Assistant Superintendent of Police in Niger State, Shafi’u Bawa, reportedly committed su.!cide by hanging in Niger State.   The incident occurred in Rigasa, Kontagora Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, February 8, 2025.    It was gathered that the officer was found hanging from the ceiling of his bedroom.   His father, Usman Bawa, who discovered the …

Bandits k!lled a vigilante, Aliyu Aminu and abducted six teenage girls in Pandogari community, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.   Residents told Daily Trust that the bandits in their numbers, invaded their community from Birnin Gwari axis, through the Mamman Kontagora Technical College, Pandogari.   One of the sources said the bandits moved from house to house during …

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man, Lukman Aliyu, for r3ping a six-year-old girl in the Ibeto community, Niger State.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 7, 2025, said the minor was heading home from school when the suspect lured her into a bush and s3xually assaulted her.    …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Genesis Yaryok Sunday, for allegedly kidnapping his neighbour’s six-year-old son in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 7, 2025, said the suspect confessed to abducting the boy with the intention to collect N200,000 …

A Senior Magistrate court sitting in Bosso, Bosso Local Government area of Niger State has sentenced a 44-year ex-convict, Abdulmutalib Abdullahi, to two years in a correctional centre without an option of fine for criminal trespass, criminal intimidation, and theft.    The convict was said to have served his jail terms on a similar crime after he was convicted by …

Nigerian singer Portable has been declared ‘at large’ by the Ogun State Police command after his nine of his associates were arrested and arraigned for allegedly assaulting, obstructing officers of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. On Thursday, February 6, 2025, the Ogun State Police Command arraigned nine associates of popular singer Habeeb Okikiola, known as Portable, before …