The rescue of 15 NYSC members kidnapped in Kogi has brought relief to their families, but it has also raised a bigger question about NYSC security in Nigeria: how safe are young Nigerians travelling to and from their places of national service? The corps members were among 21 people abducted after gunmen intercepted two buses…
Popular Anambra comedian and media personality Isaac Nwosu, better known as Aiza Nwosu, has been shot dead in Awka, alongside another man in separate attacks that have raised fresh concerns about security in the Anambra capital. The killings happened on Sunday, August 30, with police now hunting the suspects. What Happened to Aiza Nwosu? According…
The VeryDarkMan kidney harvesting allegations have moved from social media claims to a police investigation, with four suspects arrested over an alleged kidney harvesting in Nigeria network. The suspects include two nephrologists linked to Wellington Hospital in Abuja, alongside two alleged recruiters. Police say the case involves vulnerable young people who were allegedly lured into…
The Niger State kidnapping has triggered a major security response after President Bola Tinubu ordered the military, police, DSS and other intelligence agencies to work together to rescue the abducted victims. He also directed the Service Chiefs to provide regular updates until those taken are accounted for. The order comes after gunmen attacked several communities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is turning to an unusual source in its fight to recover money and properties allegedly taken out of Nigeria: people who know where the assets are. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede said whistleblowers could receive between 2.5% and 5% of recovered assets if their information leads to successful recovery….
The family of Mary Habila has disclosed that the young nurse died after a congenital heart condition became critical, bringing a new development to a case that has attracted intense public attention since her death at the residence of Works Minister David Umahi. According to the family, Habila had been diagnosed with a hole in…
The Odogwu Asaba rape allegations have taken another turn after the wife of Asaba-based content creator Ifeanyi Ogbonna publicly defended her husband, saying he had an affair with 20-year-old Favour Agbro but did not rape her. Her comments add a new dimension to a case that has already drawn intense attention online following Favour’s death…
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life, but a recent Omaha bank robbery shows just how far that reality now extends. A 23-year-old Nebraska man, Deron Lewis-Payne, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison after investigators found that he used ChatGPT to plan an armed bank robbery. The case is unusual because…
Nigeria’s security forces have scored a major success after rescuing 308 people abducted in separate attacks across Niger and Kwara states. President Bola Tinubu described it as the largest single-day rescue operation carried out by the country’s joint security team. The operation involved the military, police and counter-terrorism authorities, with the victims recovered from the…
The arrest of a 19-year-old woman in Kebbi State over the alleged theft of a newborn has raised a disturbing question that goes beyond the crime itself: how much pressure can young women face to prove that they are becoming mothers? Khadija Ibrahim, a resident of Rikoto in Zuru Local Government Area, was arrested on…
