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…

…fines and compensations, giving them a second chance at life. Last year, five orphanages across Imo State benefited from the Chief Charles Orie Foundation through food items, educational materials, cash support and other relief materials. This is more than paying school fees.It is restoring hope.It is keeping dreams al…

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…

…in Owerri for medical treatment, while her two younger siblings were taken to an orphanage in Owerri for temporary care. The human rights group urged the police to prosecute the suspect, stressing that child abuse should not be treated as a private family matter. “Child abuse is not a family affair. It is a constitutio…

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…

A suspected cult leader identified as Paul Brown, also known as "Play Play," has been arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny following a reported cult-related attack on Mumakiri community, popularly known as Ajegunle Fishing Settlement, in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers Sta…

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house on fire, resulting in the d3aths of his two stepmothers and two younger brothers. The incident occurred at Rugan Badal, a hamlet in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the minor allegedly set h…

The Kenyan Airways has confirmed the d3ath of a passenger on a flight from Nairobi to Lagos. In a statement issued Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the airline said the flight experienced a medical emergency on board on Tuesday at around 21:20 hrs Nigerian time as the passenger was found to be unresponsive appropriately 20 …

A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Dahiru Abbah, to d3ath by hanging for k!lling his father, Dahiru Yusuf. LIB reported that the incident occurred in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja on October 5, 2024. Delivering judgement on Monday, October 5, 2026, the presiding judge, Justice …