Mob Justice Erupts at UNIZIK After Lecturer Accused of Sexual Misconduct

16 Aug 2026

A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, was assaulted by a group of students on Saturday after a female student accused him of attempting to sexually molest her. The lecturer, from the Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts, was confronted on campus near the Chike Okoli Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, and […]

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Stabbing Sparks Mass Brawl Between Scrap Pickers and Youths in Benin City

14 Aug 2026

A disagreement between a scrap picker and a member of the public turned violent in Benin City, Edo State, after the scrap picker was allegedly stabbed with a pen during an argument. The incident quickly escalated into a mass brawl involving other scrap pickers and a crowd of youths in the area. According to eyewitness […]

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An Abandoned Hospital Falls as Calabar’s Landslide Crisis Deepens

14 Aug 2026

An abandoned hospital in Calabar collapsed yesterday after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in the area. The Unicern Hospital, which had been shut down because of repeated landslides threatening the site, came down as the weakened ground beneath it finally gave way. Footage of the moment the building fell has circulated on social media. No […]

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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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