Tag: South-south Nigeria

The Ijaw leader died on Monday night at the age of 97 years.

The Ijaw leader died on Monday night at the age of 97 years.

Bright Edafe, the police spokesperson in Delta State, confirmed this in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, calling ...

The child rape cases, involving mostly girl victims aged 8 to 13, reveal the various methods employed by suspected abusers ...

Two Nigerian priests, Daniel Oghenerukevwe and Echezona Obiagbaosogu, recently quit priesthood and married their heartthrob.

The police said the man, after killing the victim, collected N20.7 million ransom from the victim’s family, whom he tricked ...

According to court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, the traditional ruler was convicted of theft in April 1997 at the ...

The Nigerian man was convicted of theft at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, State of Maryland in the US ...

Cases of police extortion in Nigeria have continued despite punishment by police authorities, such as dismissal from service.

Representing the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Ms Ofure-Key is defying the odds to put up a good fight.

The university's management said it has observed that the increased kidnap attacks around the institution often happen “very early in ...

A report surfaced last Sunday alleging that some soldiers invaded Catholic churches and dispersed worshippers at Umunze, a community in ...

Meanwhile, in nearby Bayelsa State, residents have been without electricity supply for some days now because of the destruction of ...

The children are all girls, the oldest five years old and the youngest slightly above one year.

The survivor's father reportedly went to the police station requesting to withdraw the case.

The police have confirmed her release.

The police fired teargas to disperse the protesters, said an official.

The police also arrested suspected gunrunners, armed robbers, and kidnappers, the official said.

The charge against the journalist was later changed from cyberstalking to defamation of character.

PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday, reported how Chijioke Ihunwo, the chairperson of the caretaker committee in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers, ...

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, delivered a landmark judgment which affirmed the financial autonomy of Nigeria’s 774 local governments.

The suspect has been arrested, the police said.

The police said the suspect confessed to have killed seven other young women.

The victim’s corpse was discovered around a fishing pond hours after her abduction, with multiple bruises and bleeding from her ...