A Suspected Card Fraudster, a Bag of 30 ATM Cards, and an Angry Crowd in Jos

12 Aug 2026

An angry mob descended on a suspected ATM thief in Jos, Plateau State, after he allegedly attempted to scam a customer at a First Bank branch near the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office. According to the report, the suspect was caught with more than 30 different ATM cards on him, while his alleged accomplices […]

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A Roadside Standoff in Port Harcourt Raises Questions About How Security Agencies Handle Each Other

12 Aug 2026

A tense scene played out on Ada-George Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after Nigerian police officers were reportedly seen forcing a man wearing a military polo shirt into their Hilux patrol vehicle. According to a video circulating online, the man resisted the officers as tension rose at the scene. He eventually broke free, returned […]

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A Debt, a Fake Rolex, and a Friendship That Ended in Murder

11 Aug 2026

A 20-year-old Nigerian student, Khaleed Oladipo, was fatally stabbed in Leicester, England, following a dispute with a former friend over an alleged £3,000 debt and a counterfeit Rolex watch, a court has heard. Oladipo, a Cyber Security student at De Montfort University, was attacked on Oxford Street in Leicester city centre on the evening of […]

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Eight Months Into a Marriage, an Abia Community Wakes Up to a Killing

11 Aug 2026

A woman identified as Innocent Serah has allegedly stabbed her husband, Innocent Nwaọjị, to death in Umuokereke Ngwa, in the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The incident reportedly happened on Saturday night, leaving residents of the community in shock. The circumstances surrounding the killing remain unclear. It was gathered that Nwaọjị was allegedly […]

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A Law School Student’s Death Reopens Questions About Mental Health Support for Trainee Lawyers

11 Aug 2026

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of 23-year-old Faith Ajoke Alayande, a student of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, in Victoria Island. She was found unresponsive within the hostel premises in the early hours of Friday, August 7, 2026. According to the police, the Chief Matron of the Law School, Mrs […]

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A Fake Wedding Booking, a Trip Into the Bush, and a Warning for Nigeria’s Gig Workers

10 Aug 2026

A suspected thief has been tracked and arrested by the Nigeria Police after allegedly inviting makeup artists to a supposed wedding and sending them ₦30,000 as an advance payment to secure the booking. According to the makeup artists, the suspect took them to an unfamiliar location before robbing them of their belongings, which reportedly included […]

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When “Just Send the Money” Becomes a Trap: The Hidden Risk Inside Nigeria’s Cashless Retail Boom

08 Aug 2026

A hair vendor in Edo State says she discovered that sales girls working in her shop had allegedly been directing customers to pay into their personal bank accounts instead of the shop’s official account, according to a video she posted online. What she’s alleging In the video, the shop owner says she found out that […]

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Belgium’s Fastest Teenager Has Nigerian Roots, But He’ll Never Wear the Green and White

07 Aug 2026

Bright Otiora, Belgium’s Under-20 100m national record holder, has explained why he could never switch allegiance to represent Nigeria, despite both his parents being Nigerian. What he said In the video, Otiora says that even if given the chance to represent Nigeria, he would not be able to, since he was born in Belgium and […]

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Another Child Housemaid Allegedly Beaten in Imo, Reigniting Questions About Who Protects Nigeria’s Domestic Child Workers

06 Aug 2026

A video circulating online shows a woman who has reportedly been arrested in Imo State over the alleged assault of her 13-year-old maid. According to the video, the woman had sent the girl to the market to sell bitter leaf and, upset that the girl kept returning late, allegedly locked her inside the house and […]

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