‘I WANT TO BE A NURSE’: Trafficked Delta girl finds hope after escaping Abidjan prostitution ring
Her rescue began with a viral video. In the footage, which circulated widely on social media, an unidentified interviewer found the young Nigerian on the streets of Abidjan and began asking questions to establish her identity and trace her family.
FCT police arrests car thief who stole FRSC patrol van
By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the FCT Police Command, on Saturday, arrested a car thief who stole a patrol van belonging to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) headquarters from where it was packed at Wise Zone 5, Abuja. The arrest was made at Bwari area which is a border community between FCT and Kaduna […]
Clerics consecrate Apa Kingdom as cradle of Christianity
Clerics, on the platform of Ministers of God Prayer Network International, MGPNI, have consecrated Apa Kingdom in Badagry area of Lagos State as the cradle of Christianity in Nigeria.
ICYMI: Bandits kill 22 in Niger, including 19 vigilantes
Gunmen have killed 22 people, including 19 vigilantes, in two separate attacks in Niger, officials said Friday, in the latest violence by cattle rustlers (bandits). “The criminals killed 22 people in the attacks on Dukku and Kagara towns,” in Niger state on Wednesday, Kabiru Muhammad Maikundi, the state director of security told AFP. In the […]
Nollywood director, security guard arrested in Delta for murder
By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Police in Delta State has arrested one Nonso Ekene, a Nollywood Director and a security guard, Mr Isaac Sunday, in connection with the murder of a 36 years old lady, Miss Obiageli Onekanse. The deceased, an indigene of Ukwu–Nzu, community, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, was […]
Wasted lives: ‘Forgotten’ prisoners arrested since 2014, no trial
Junior and his friend Prosper were living in a room in a poor neighbourhood of Lagos when police raided their home in search of their landlord, a suspected car thief. Unable to locate the suspect, the police arrested the two tenants, both then 21, accusing them of being accomplices in the theft. That was in […]
