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…
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…
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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 …
A 50-year-old m8rder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, threw the Bayelsa State High Court into panic on Tuesday when he slumped and d!ed while awaiting final judgment in the case of conspiracy, kidnapping and multiple m8rders. Nwanlia, 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo were arrested by police operatives attached to Ope…
Suspected bandits have k!lled two people, including a student of the Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, and abducted some passengers after attacking a Golf vehicle travelling from Goronyo to Sokoto. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, October 5, 2026. Sources familiar with the incident told Daily T…
The Koblimahagu Zuo community in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana, was thrown into mourning on Monday morning, October 5, 2026 after three missing children were found d3ad inside a parked vehicle. The deceased, aged, three, five and eight had reportedly been missing since Sunday, October 4, 2026, prompting a search for the…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a member of the Onelga Security and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), identified as Felix Dibia, for allegedly shooting one Francis Chibuzor Ogwu in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state. OSPAC is a local civilian vigilante and community polic…
A Nigerian man, Isaac Precious, who calls himself an "End time preacher of the gospel of Christ" has claimed that lipgloss will drag "daughters of Zion" to hell. According to him, the enemy knows "daughters of Zion" won't buy brightly colored lipstick, so he created something harder to suspect. He warned "daughters of …
A Nigerian woman, Valentine, who lost both legs in an accident has shared a heartbreaking post, wishing she had stayed home on that fateful day. Valentine revealed that the accident occurred on February 13, 2024, altering the course of her life."Take me back to 13/02/2024. I would 've stayed at home that day oo," she w…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested five people for allegedly destroying billboards and posters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Yusuf in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this while answering questions from journalists on security measures and the enforcement…