A man, 82-year-old, has been banished from Umuizu, Okwulaga Afaraukwu Ibeku, in Umuahia, Abia State, after being caught allegedly attempting to bury suspected charms on farmland belonging to a member of the community. This was even as the suspect has allegedly confessed to having killed many relatives. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 17, 2026,
Rescue team in desperate search for duo By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — In a heartbreaking twist of fate, a good Samaritan who risked his life to save a teenage girl from a flooded gutter in Aba, Abia State, was swept away by the same rushing water alongside the girl he tried to rescue. The desperate search entered a new phase on Monday as the Abia State Fire Service and other government officials joined residents in combing the drainage channels for the missing duo.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of his female partner, who died in hospital last month after being allegedly stabbed twice in the chest.
The Zamfara State Police Command on Tuesday arrested the man caught in a viral video soliciting arms to attack Christians in Enugu and Plateau states.
A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Adetunji Abudu, has been arrested in the United States over an alleged money laundering conspiracy involving millions of dollars obtained through fraud schemes targeting elderly Americans. The FBI investigated the matter with assistance from the US Postal Inspection Service and the Tallmadge Police Department in Ohio and the Moscow Police Department in Idaho.
At some point, defence lawyers became emotional and the judge sent them out momentarily.
Excise team seizes contraband stocked in 52 sacks inside a pickup van during Operation Toofan raid