Caleb University, family bicker over disappearance of student

One month after the disappearance of John Oluwanifemi Olajide, a Caleb University student who allegedly went missing on the school premises, his father, Oni Olajide, has lamented the lack of cooperation from the school management. Oluwanifemi, an undergraduate studying Computer Science in the institution, had sent disturbing messages to his elder sister, Stella Oni, on […]

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Worry over mass abductions as schools resume

Scene of reunion of  some abducted school children with their parents after they were freed ‘Over 1,000 children abducted between January and August 2021’ 31 Bethel students still in captivity, CAN cries out FG: Lack of funds hampering implementation of Safe School Initiative Mobilise hunters, vigilance groups, retired military and paramilitary officers to protect schools, […]

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Mother sleeps with sons, raise 3 children

A Beninese immigrant, Adamu Sime, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his biological mother. The command’s spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, confirmed this in a statement he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in […]

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Kano couple desperate to have male child steals day-old twin

Police Inspector General Usman Alkali Baba The Kano State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly stealing a day-old baby from Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Haruna-Kiyawa said one Rabiu Muhammad, a resident of Gayawa […]

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Police rescue five kidnap victims, arrest two suspects in Edo

Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba Men of  Edo State Police Command on Friday rescued five kidnap victims and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime. Arms and ammunition were also reportedly recovered from the suspects. In a statement on Saturday by the spokesperson for the police in the state, Bello Kontongs, the command […]

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Bizzare as man kills rice farmer, cuts off head, hides it in bag, takes home

Police Inspector General, Usman Alkali Baba Enugu State Police Command has begun investigation over circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a rice farmer and jungle justice meted to the suspected killer. It was gathered that Nenwe in Aniniri Local Government Area of the State was in turmoil on Tuesday afternoon after a young farmer was […]

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Six bandits, two police officers killed in Plateau gun duel

Six armed bandits and two police officers have died, as the criminals engaged the police in a gun duel at Mangu Local Council of Plateau State. A witness said on Monday, August 23, that some armed robbers blocked the road at Dertim in the same village and robbed many people. They reportedly left and returned […]

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Police arrest suspected killer of Rivers varsity final-year student

The police said their operatives have arrested a suspect who allegedly shot a final-year student of the Rivers State University dead on Thursday morning. The student was said to be having a meal on the third floor of a restaurant near the Faculty of Management Sciences about 9:10 am when the assailants trailed and shot […]

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‘How student activist was killed hours after facing LASU panel’

The Education Rights Campaign has lamented the death of a student activist, Nurudeen Alawonle, popularly known as Omomeewa, some hours after he was invited to face a disciplinary panel set up by the Lagos State University. Alowonle was shot dead on Wednesday, according to a statement by the LASU Students’ Union on Thursday. It was […]

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