The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the d3ath sentence imposed on an Islamic cleric Abdulrahman Bello for the m8rder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a student of the Kwara State College of Education, dismissing his appeal and affirming the judgment of the lower court. In the judgment delivered by a three-member panel led…
A man viciously butchered his own mother to de@th with a machete, shoving the blade down her throat and into her liver, prosecutors said Wednesday, July 8.Armel Crawford, 26, was arraigned on murd£r charges for k!lling his mother, 61-year-old Joanne Crawford, in their Far Rockaway home, on Tuesday morning, July 7, according to police and…
Content creator, Caramel Plug has publicly called out Nollywood actress Anita Joseph, accusing her of stealing and digitally manipulating one of her photos. According to Caramel Plug, she discovered that an image she previously posted—featuring her in a cream suit, coffee brown tie, jacket, and yellow shoes—had been reposted on the actress’s page. While…
A man has been charged with arson after allegedly cutting off his own g£nitals, soaking them in petrol and using them to start a fire inside a neighbour’s garage. Christopher Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is facing an arson charge after allegedly going on a gruesome early-morning rampage that left him seriously injured…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has revealed that he refused to pay a N300 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who abducted his brothers in 2019, saying he chose not to negotiate with criminals rather than encourage the growing menace of kidnapping for ransom. Lawal said his decision was based on his conviction that paying ransom…
The Nigeria Customs Service has arrested a suspected wildlife trafficker and rescued a captive baby gorilla during a raid in Kofar Mata, Kano State. The arrest and rescue was made by NCS Special Wildlife Office of the Customs Intelligence Unit alongside Focused Conservation, the Customs Police Unit and officers of the Kano/Jigawa Area Command….
May Yul-Edochie, the estranged wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, has filed a lawsuit at the Lagos State High Court against her former lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, and Yinka Omolola Theisen, the ex-girlfriend of Linc Edochie. The suit, which also names several unidentified social media users, alleges a multi-year campaign of cyberbullying, defamation, and online harassment….
Controversial disc jockey and TikTok personality Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, has reportedly been arrested in Ikeja, Lagos, over a viral video containing remarks against Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His lawyer, Rotimi Stephen, disclosed the development in an online video. Stephen stated that the content creator was…
Three people have been confirmed d3ad following a tragic road accident in Kogi State. The accident occurred around the Ganaja Village Roundabout in Lokoja on Thursday, July 9, 2026. According to eyewitness accounts, the victims included a baby, the driver conveying a deceased person’s body, and another family member who was…
Six suspected Boko Haram members and their family members have surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State following sustained military pressure on terrorist enclaves in the Mandara Mountains. Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, disclosed this…
