A routine Sunday football game in the Shasha area of Alimosho, Lagos State, turned violent on November 9 when an off-duty Nigerian Air Force officer engaged in a confrontation with Local youths, triggering days of panic, reprisals, and conflicting accounts across the community. The officer, whose identity the military has not yet disclosed, was reportedly…
In the stillness of Monday, November 17, 2025, Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, became the scene of a horrifying attack. Around 4:00 a.m., a gang of armed bandits stormed the school, leaving a trail of blood and fear. Vice-Principal Hassan Yakubu Makuku was killed in the…
A routine morning journey turned deadly for passengers of a Volkswagen commercial bus in Majidun, inward Ogolonto, leaving one dead and six critically injured on Saturday 15th November, 2025. The bus, registered EPE 494 XM, collided violently with a stationary tipper truck parked opposite MRS Filling Station after its brakes reportedly failed. The bus was…
Shock and grief swept through Ikoyi Community in the Irewolede Area of Ilorin West on Saturday after 12-year-old Nabilat tragically died when she slipped and fell into an old, uncovered domestic well. The heartbreaking incident, which occurred around 10:35 a.m., has ignited renewed calls for stricter safety measures around wells and water sources in the…
Panic gripped residents of Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday after a hit-and-run taxi driver knocked down an elderly man near the Cathedral Diocese of Saint Peter and fled the scene. The tragic incident, which occurred around noon, brought traffic to a halt as passersby rushed to assist the victim, who was left bleeding and…
Tragedy struck over the weekend in Ogun State as two separate road accidents claimed the lives of two drivers and left four others injured in Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu respectively. The first fatal crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Trailer Park section of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway, Ijebu-Ode, when a passenger bus rammed into…
The Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a notorious child trafficking syndicate operating across Anambra, Enugu, and Lagos States, rescuing a three-year-old boy who was stolen from Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area. Six suspects, including family members of the prime suspect, were arrested in connection with the crime. Confirming the incident in a…
A mild drama turned bloody in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when an ex-convict reportedly went berserk and stabbed a police officer over an alleged romantic affair with his wife. The shocking incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday in the Adatan area of the city, throwing residents into confusion as the suspect, identified…
In a major breakthrough against human trafficking, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State have busted a notorious sex-trafficking syndicate and rescued fifteen (15) young girls held captive under inhumane conditions. The successful operation, according to Police spokesperson DSP Olushola Ayanlade, followed a credible intelligence report from one of the victims who managed…
A Nigerian Postgraduate student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who was left stranded after a bus journey in Morley, Leeds. Chiemka Okoronta, 29, lured the teenage passenger under the guise of offering a shared taxi when her bus terminated early and her phone had died, leaving…
