The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the Anambra State High Court in Awka has sentenced a middle aged man to 10 years imprisonment for defiling his own only daughter who is aged nine. Delivering judgement in a three-count charge brought against the defendant, one Kenneth Nwangwu, by the state government, the court noted compelling evidence proving that the defendant is guilty as charged, and consequently sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on...

Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Ituseli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms 25 for internet fraudsters. According to a statement shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on X platform, the convicts are Joshua Osarumwense, Oziegbe Courage, Michael Osawowamen Enofe, Precious Ezomo, Favour Ezomon, Adetokunbor Oghamomwan, Amaize Victor Ohimah, Destiny Okpala, Emmanuel Benjamin, Williams Chinedu Onyeji, Michael Ugochukwu Davidson, Favour Victor,...

The Borno State chairman of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, Ba’Lawan Ja’afar, has assured the group’s unwavering commitment to eliminating the remaining threats posed by Boko Haram and other insurgent groups in the State. Ja’afar stated this on Thursday during a press briefing in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, which has borne the brunt of the Boko Haram insurgency for over a decade. “Our main priority remains ensuring the total clearance of Boko...

The Nigerian Army, NA, has said the 5 July 2022 attack on the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, which led to the escape of numerous inmates, to the facility’s lack of security measures. Major Peter Ogbuinya, assistant director of commercial law for the Directorate of Legal Services of the NA, revealed this during an ongoing investigation by the House of Representatives joint committees on Wednesday. According to Major Ogbuinya, the army observed “low perimeter fencing...

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 58 suspected criminals and recovered a Toyota jeep, bus, and 2 AK-47 rifles. The new commissioner of Police in Adamawa, CP Morris Dankombo disclosed this today (Tuesday) during a press conference at the state police headquarters in Yola while giving his four-week scorecard of stewardship in the state since assumption into office. “During the period forty shilla boys, 11 kidnappers, and 7 armed robbery suspects were arrested. In all...

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC Zamfara State wing has charged security agencies, to as a matter of urgency, fish out the killers of Lawali Magaji and Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada. Lawali Magaji, a political associate of Sen. Kabiru Garba Marafa was brutally murdered by a group of people in Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area of the State in February 2024, while Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada was gruesomely killed a few kilometers from Mada...

…Tinubu condemns killings On Saturday, the Nigerian Army made public the news of the killing of 16 army officers in Delta State, an act President Bola Tinubu has described as “wicked.” The soldiers were reportedly on a mission to stop the escalation of a conflict over land disputes between Okuama and Okoloba communities in Bomadi LGA in Delta. The conflict led to the kidnapping of a local identified as Anthony Aboh from Okoloba by Okuama...