An Ikeja Se3ual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old music teacher and counselor, Anthony Okeh, to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old, JSS 1 pupil name withheld) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye in her judgment held that the prosecution had successfully discharged the burden of […] More
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru has said that the Nigerian government is making giant strides in the effort to end terrorism, banditry and kidnapping across the country. Badaru said this while speaking in an interview for a State House Documentary to commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. He said that the government […] More
A truck lost control and crashed into a group of students from Seico Secondary School in Ikangba, Ijebu Ode, tragically k!lling a girl who was reportedly sitting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The incident reportedly occurred on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road on Friday, May 23, 2025, when the students […] More
Last week, in an interview with fellow actress Biola Bayo, George revealed that Adeola, 41, had been missing for four years. On Monday, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), confirmed that Adeola had been found and returned to Nigeria. Dabiri disclosed that the actress’ daughter was “trafficked” to Mali under the […] More
The Lagos police command says it has arrested Kaniru Oyedun, one of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun state. Benjamin Hundeyin, police spokesperson in the state, told TheCable on Friday that the 39-year-old inmate was apprehended in Ayobo area of Lagos. Hundeyin said the feat was achieved due […] More
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt following a violent attack on Efab Global Estate in the Idu Industrial Area of Abuja. Over 20 gunmen stormed the estate around midnight on Wednesday, injuring at least five security guards and robbing multiple homes. Eyewitnesses described the assault as a well-coordinated operation, […] More
In a major breakthrough against terrorism in the North West, troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Fasin Yaki, launched a successful assault on terrorist hideouts in Ruwan Godiya, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation, carried out in the early hours of Thursday, saw troops engage the insurgents in a fierce gun […] More
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully neutralized 16 members of Boko Haram terrorist group after two hours of battle in Damboa, Borno State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Nigerian Army. The statement read, “At about 1am today 23 May 2025, gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai, sighted a […] More
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Josephine Adeh, has lamented that the engagement police officers often get on social media is that if criticism. According to her, despite the effort of members of the force, hardly do they get acknowledgement from social media users. She lamented that stance against the […] More
The Oyo State Police Command has stated that it cannot finalize a comprehensive report on the killing of 14-year-old WAEC candidate Kehinde Alade without the testimony of his father, Odunayo Alade. Kehinde was fatally shot last Tuesday by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police corporal at the Gbagi-Alakia area in Egbeda Local Government […] More
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed some members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). A post shared on the official page of the Nigerian Army on Thursday, said 16 ISWAP and Boko Haram members were neutralized by troops in Damboa, Borno State. The Army wrote, “Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Neutralise 16 […] More
National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has announced that more than 124,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Ribadu made the disclosure on Thursday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit held in Abuja to commemorate two years of the Tinubu administration. He said the […] More