Crime

Rights Chief appalled by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher

Geneva, Oct.10, 2025 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians in El Fasher....

NIDCOM condemns inhuman treatment of Nigerian girls in India

Abuja, September 30, 2025: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has strongly condemned...

Police investigates death of Arise TV journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has launched a discreet investigation into the death of...

US court sentences Nigerian man to over 5 years in prison for defrauding widow

Akindele posed as a wealthy Italian American businessman, “Frank Labato,” on a dating website, where he met a...

UNILAG student accuses lecturer of sexual assault in office

Dr. Samuel Ojogbo, a lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has been accused of sexually assaulting a...
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FRSC Impounds 2,823 Unregistered Motorcycles, Arrests 13,081 Riders

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested over 13,081 motorcyclists and impounded over 2,823 unregistered motorcycles nationwide between Aug.1 and Aug. 31. The Acting...

Fake traffic officer to spend 2-year jail term in Lagos

The Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi has sentenced an arrested fake LASTMA Officer, Omotutu Bamidele to a 2-year jail term for impersonating and extorting money from motorists across Lagos. 

UN expert deplores lack of accountability for human trafficking

A UN expert deplored the lack of accountability for human trafficking in conflict situations.

Court directs Buhari, others to explain disbursement of $5bn loot

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari to explain how they spent about $5 billion Abacha loot.

Iran: Security forces rape, torture detainees

Lagos, April 22, 2024 – Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023, Human Rights Watch...

Court remands man for allegedly defiling his daughters, assaulting wife

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, ordered that a 35-year-old man, Femi Afolabi be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his three daughters and assaulting their mother.
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