The police have rescued two suspected phone snatchers from a mob at Dutse-Makaranta, Abuja, following reports of overnight thefts in which residents lost mobile phones, laptops and other valuables. The suspects were reportedly apprehended by residents in the early hours of Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Residents said seve…
An old comment made by a U.S pastor, Israel Ford, addressing his now second wife, Shakayla Ford, as "daughter" has surfaced online. Ford, of LifeWorks Church in Wickliffe, Ohio, announced his marriage to Shakayla on his Facebook page on Sunday, accompanied by a video recorded in the church. The pastor, who appeared alo…
Two siblings abducted in Bonny, Rivers State have been released and reunited with their parents. LIB reported that the victims were abducted from their home along Abalamabie Road on October 14, 2026. Their release was confirmed in a video that has gone viral on Facebook on Sunday, October 25. In the video, their father…
…committed in Kula Kingdom by Ibeto. He has turned women into widows and children into orphans. He has made families lose their breadwinners, husbands, fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins, nephews and loved ones,” he said. Sukubo Sara-Igbe also threatened to mobilise a mass protest next week, with the remains of the vict…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Michael Samuel, for the murder of his girlfriend, whom he met on social media. The state's Commissioner of Police, Patrick Daaor, said the suspect and the victim met on social media and became friends after chatting for months. The CP said the suspect subsequ…
The Savannah Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), has arrested a Nigerian national suspected of human trafficking. The suspect identified as Prince James, was arrested in Kloth, a community near Damongo in the Savannah Region. The Savannah Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, L. A. A…
There is tension in Taabaa community, Khanna Local Government Area of Rivers State over allegation that a monarch subjected female students of Government Comprehensive High School (SNR) to forced virginity tests. According to Daily Trust, the management of the school has kicked against such an act, saying it contravene…
The Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to death by hanging after convicting them of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The convicts are Gaji Hassan, Abdullahi Goni Gudusu and Modu Bukar. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, October 22, 2026…
The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerians in connection with the alleged murder of an 11-year-old girl, Blessing Innocent, at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region. The suspects have been identified as Kingsley Ozor, 40, an autobody sprayer, and his 19-year-old apprentice, Jeffery Otaigbe. The…
The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended Yusuf Bello Aliyu, member representing Nasarawa Local Government Area, for three months over alleged insulting remarks against Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. At its plenary on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, the assembly directed the lawmaker to stay away from all legislative act…
About 10 youths lost their lives after a boat reportedly capsized following an alleged confrontation between locals and men in military uniform over an oil spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML-55) in Kula, Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. It was gathered th…
An octogenarian, Grace Ehimeka, also known as Mama Grace, who was arrested with 15 bags of cannabis weighing 179 kilograms in Edo State has begged for forgiveness. The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested the 85-year-old woman on October 16, 2026. The NDLEA State Commander, Mit…
A 30-year-old man, identified as Haruna Ishaka, has reportedly passed away in Maigoje village, Mai Idanu Ward, Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State, following a domestic violence incident involving his 24-year-old wife, Maimuna. According to a police report from the Gashaka Division, obtained by SaharaReporter…
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Okene has sentenced one Abdulmutalib Abduljabar to death by hanging for k!lling his friend, Momohjimoh Abduljafar. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Justice A.S. Hussein found the defendant guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Kogi…
One suspect has been arrested in connection with the reported abduction of two children, Jaiden, 3, and Lolia, 8, in Bonny, Rivers State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Bonny LGA Chairman, Wisdom Chapp-Jumbo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 in Bonny. According to a statement, the children…
The Kwara State Police Command is searching for a Conoil truck driver and his motor boy over the passing of a Kwara State Polytechnic student.The student's body was allegedly dumped on a bridge after a road crash and buried as an unidentified body. The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi confirmed the incident to Daily…
The family of Abdulrahman Auwal, a Mobile Police officers, who was k!lled in Plateau State, is demanding justice. LIB reported that the deceased was k!lled around Kwi-Beco Road, a community between Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state while he was returning from a community on Thursday, October 8, …
Bandits have released a video of a couple and their six-month-old baby who were kidnapped in Kaduna State, demanding N300m ransom. LIB reported that bandits invaded Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of the state on Monday, October 5, 2026, abducting the victims, including a pregnant woman.…
A Kano magistrate's court has remanded one Musa Umar, in a correctional facility over his alleged involvement in the k!lling of Saminu Haruna Tudun Bojuwa following a dispute over motorcycles. The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate Hauwa Abba Musa of Magistrates' Court No. 27, Nomansland, Kano, on charges of cri…
Eight Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the police for allegedly subjecting a 21-year-old compatriot to a severe beating as part of his initiation into an internet fraud operation at Kotokrom, a suburb of the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region, Ghana. The suspects reportedly told investigators that the…
An elderly woman was subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment after she was accused of witchcraft in Amanfu, Ugbawka, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. A viral video showed the woman being paraded with palm fronds tied around her head, while she was allegedly forced to eat faeces and had same smeare…
A pensioner has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for the premeditated m8rders of her three great-grandchildren in the Worcester Regional Court in the Western Cape, South Africa. Susana "Sarie" De Villiers, 71, was found guilty of the premeditated m8rders of her great-grandchildren, eight-year-old Caleb, five-ye…
A Kano resident, Ibrahim Yusuf, has narrated how he lost five of his children within eight days to suspected diphtheria, as the disease continues to raise concerns in the state.Yusuf, who lives in the Danbare area of Kano metropolis, said his ordeal began last week when his children developed fever. Speaking with Daily…
The younger sister of a humanitarian worker, Lydia Chinenye, has narrated how her sister was k!lled by bandits in Sokoto State. LIB reported that bandits attacked a vehicle conveying humanitarian workers along the Kajoni-Shagari road, k!lling Nwankwo. According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred at about 7pm on Tues…
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has arrested six women suspected of engaging in s3x work during an operation in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area of the state. According to Daily Trust, the operation was conducted in the Abuja area of Gadaka town by officials of the commission's Fika Local Government Area command. Th…