Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Neighbour’s son impregnated my 17-year-old daughter, man tells court
A father, Malam Hussain Abubakar, on Tuesday told a Sharia Court in Sabon Gari, Zaria that his neighbour’s son, Rabiu Ibrahim, impregnated his daughter and gave him N15,000 to abort the pregnancy.
Woman, 23, beat up ex-husband, remanded
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered that a 23-year old hairstylist, Gift Paul, who allegedly beat up her former husband be remanded in a correctional facility.
COVID-19: ‘Immigration officers insulted me, seized my passport because I asked them to wear a mask’, lady cries out (video)
By Emmanuel Okogba A Nigerian lady, Temitope Olagbegi has shared what she claimed transpired when she encountered some officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service who were not adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols. Olagebgi said that it was a heartbreaking experience for her coming into the country to see the Nigerian Immigration officers not wearing […]
18-year-old girl sets lover ablaze after quarrel in Benue
By Peter Duru – Makurdi An 18-year-old girl, name withheld, has been apprehended by the Police after she allegedly set her boyfriend ablaze after a quarrel in the Wadata area of Makurdi town. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness that the teenage girl carried out the dastardly act Monday morning at about 2 am when the […]
Police arrest female Corps member for allegedly killing man in Akwa Ibom
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a Batch ‘A’ Corps member, identified as Chidinma Pascaline Oduma for allegedly killing one Akwaowo Japhet. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko MacDon, told newsmen that the incident happened on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 219 Abak Road, Uyo, the state capital. […]
