Headquarters of the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, has dismissed as unverified the rape allegations currently circulating on social media against some of its recently passed-out personnel, saying no formal complaint or credible evidence has been received to support the claims. The Army, however, reaffirmed that its ongoing investigation into...
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over what he described as Nigeria’s growing loss of humanity following the brutal killing of a teacher and the rape and murder of an elderly woman. In a strongly worded post shared on X, Obi said the disturbing...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment following findings from a national survey that revealed widespread gender-based violence across Nigerian universities. The survey, conducted by Alliances for Africa, found that 70 per cent of female students and 30 per cent of male students have...
PSG player, Achraf Hakimi has been ordered to stand trial in France over an alleged rape dating back to 2023.According to Sky Sports, investigating judges have referred the Paris Saint-Germain defender to a criminal court in Hauts-de-Seine after a three-year judicial investigation. A date for the trial has not...
A 22-year-old woman, Walida Abdullahi from Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has narrated a harrowing account of how she was allegedly abducted, abused and exploited, before finally escaping into freedom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Walida, who said she left home in 2023 while still...
Ondo State Police Command has taken two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, into custody over an alleged conspiracy that led to the rape of a 20-year-old undergraduate. Police spokesperson DSP Olushola Ayanlade disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, describing the case as a grim reminder of...
Seven years after the death of 13-year old Ochanya Ogbanje, her family has renewed calls for justice, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to order the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, Victor Ogbuja, who has reportedly been on the run since 2018. In a petition titled “Police Refusal to...
A 43-year-old man has been ordered to remain in custody by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl with a physical disability in the Ikotun area of Lagos. Presiding Magistrate L.A. Owolabi directed that the accused, identified as Ifeanyi Paul, be held...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Police Command has apprehended a 32-year-old pastor, Ikenna Emmanuel, and his alleged accomplice, Franklin Chizoba, for the reported rape of a 20-year-old woman under the pretense of conducting a prayer session. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye,...
***as lady admits lying, withdraws petition, apologises Former Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has opened up to clarify the rape allegation by a lady, Hadiza Baffa, saying this “has become necessary both for the record and for posterity to set the facts straight, as silence...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has praised the 21-year prison sentence handed down to Ahmadu Yaro for raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi village, Nasarawa State. The minister in a statement on Monday, said the judgment is a significant...
By OLA MODUPE, Abure – Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of Femi Oladele, the prime suspect in the murder of two Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) students, Andrel Eloho Okah and John Friday Abba. Oladele, a landlord and cult leader, allegedly masterminded the kidnapping, robbery, rape, and...
Benin High Court has remanded a 38-year-old pastor, Simeon Okehielem, in a correctional facility over allegations of raping a married woman. Okehielem, founder of Ebube Wonders Synagogue Prayers Ministry, faces a two-count charge of rape and felony intent. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in February 2022 in...
A 45-year old Nigerian pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter. An Ikeja Special Offences Court found Ogbu guilty of three-count charges of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared Nigerian rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted in connection with alleged offenses including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. In a statement posted on its official Instagram account, NAPTIP announced the declaration, saying: “WANTED BY...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old teacher Chukwunonso Okafor, to life imprisonment for defiling a 3-year-old baby Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted and sentenced Okafor to life imprisonment after she held that the prosecution has successfully proved the three-count charge of sexual assault...
A High Court sitting in Ado-EKiti on Monday sentenced one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 56, to life imprison for defiling his 14 year old stepdaughter. The 56 year old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on Dec. 4, 2020 on one count charge of defilement. The charge reads that the...
The Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, 47, to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl. Akingbaso was first arraigned in September, 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion. Delivering her judgment, Justice Ajileye said, “in...
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment for offence of rape without an option of fine. The Prosecution, Mr Kunle-Shina Adeyemi told the court that the defendants, Gbenga Ajibola (43) and Olaofe Ayodele (52) were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi...
A man (name withheld) on Thursday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Blessing Adetula, allegedly defiled his nine-year-old daughter. Adetula is standing trial on a count charge of sexual assault by penetration. At the resumed hearing, the witness was led in evidence...