Metro

A newly recruited soldier presumably stabbed a police officer, Aaron John To death during a violent altercation in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo, the capital of the state of Taraba. The accident, which occurred around 21:00 on Monday, aroused indignation among the residents and further tense military civil relations in the area. According to reports, the deceased officer was responding …

A newly recruited soldier was identified as Dauda Dedan on Monday allegedly stabbing the police, Aaron John, until he died in the state of Taraba. A spokesman for the State Police Command, James Lashen, confirmed an unfavorable incident to journalists on Wednesday. He said the incident occurred at 21:00 on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, the suburbs of Jalingo. Also read: Made …

The police on Wednesday suspected the alleged ritual, Obi-Levi Obieze, in the North Enugu Judge Court due to alleged kidnapping and murder. Obieze, known as “E Dey Play, E Dey Show,” was charged with a Sebastine office and Ejike Odinwamkpa. The police charged a trio of accusations of three conspiracy counts, kidnapping, and murder. However, the defendants claimed to be …

At least nine people, including a police officer, have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks by alleged armed shepherd in four communities in the area of the Agatu Regional Government (LGA) in the Benue state. The attacks, which began last Friday and continued until Tuesday, targeted the villages of Okwutanobe, Okpokpolo, Olegagbani, and Ikpele, leaving residents in fear …

Ikorodu residents in the state of Lagos have cried over the deterioration of the worse floods that have submerged the area, destroying their houses, property, roads, and their livelihoods. Floods that occurred after dense rain that was persistent in the state in the past week reportedly caused great difficulties for the population, especially in the area of Ijede Ikorodu which …

The Lagos State Police Command has charged Wasiuu Akinwande, a man described as one of the most famous killers in the state, with various accusations ranging from murder and possession of firearms that violate the law to attempted murder and crime. The suspect, known as ‘Olori Eso’, currently faces 11 criminal charges in the Ogba judge court in Lagos. According …

At least six people were killed when a building collapsed during heavy rain in the regional government and long areas in the state of Katsina on Tuesday. A mother and her five children were killed in the incident, which occurred around 02:00 on Tuesday. People who died were identified as Mariya Sani (45), Mujahid (20), Zahariya (18), Hauwa (15), Amira, …

Nigeria has recorded 822 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 155 deaths in the first seven months of 2025, according to the new number released by the Nigerian Disease Control and Prevention Center (NCDC). Data, which includes a period from January 1 to July 2025 (epidemiological week 29), highlighted the increase in case death rates (CFR), now at 18.9%, compared to …

A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Ayowale Aledejana, was tragically stabbed to death in the south-east of London, confirmed the metropolitan police. According to the authorities, the agents were called in a residence on Monson Road in the new cross area around 19:26 on Saturday 2 August 2025, following a stab. The emergency services, including the paramedics and the aerial ambulance of …

Troops from the Fansa Yanma operation from the Nigerian Army have arrested a woman in the city of Malumfashi, the state of Katsina with a military camouflage, three rifles full of ammunition and other military equipment hidden in her bag. According to security experts, and Katsina who shared the news together with the video of the suspect arrested on X …