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Student sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend.

Student sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend.

A Rivers State High Court has reportedly sentenced 24-year-old UNIPORT student, Damian Chinaemerem Okoligwe, to death by hanging after he was found guilty of murdering and dismembering his 20-year-old girlfriend, Justina Otuene, in 2023. The case, which shocked the nation, has now reached a decisive legal

Guinea-Bissau Military Takes Control, Suspends Elections After Alleged Plot

Guinea-Bissau Military Takes Control, Suspends Elections After Alleged Plot

Guinea-Bissau’s military has seized full control of the country, suspending the electoral process and dissolving key democratic institutions following allegations of vote manipulation in Sunday’s tense elections. In an announcement on Wednesday, senior military officers declared the formation of a High Military Command for the Restoration of

Woman Allegedly Stabs Husband to Death Three Days After Wedding

Woman Allegedly Stabs Husband to Death Three Days After Wedding

A tragic incident has shaken residents of the Tashar Aibo community in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, where a newlywed man, identified as Dan Gaske Mai Masara, was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife just three days after their wedding. The shocking event occurred on the afternoon

Nigerian University Teachers Threaten Indefinite Strike Over 15 Years of Same Salary

Nigerian University Teachers Threaten Indefinite Strike Over 15 Years of Same Salary

Lecturers at Nigeria’s public universities say they will shut down all institutions indefinitely beginning Friday. In a statement posted on X, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) warned that the closure will proceed if the government fails to meet its key demands, which include fair remuneration and better

Gunmen Attack Girls’ School in Kebbi State, Kill Vice Principal and Abduct 25 Students

Gunmen Attack Girls’ School in Kebbi State, Kill Vice Principal and Abduct 25 Students

Gunmen launched a deadly pre-dawn assault on a government girls’ boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on Monday, killing a vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police. The attackers, armed with rifles and reportedly operating in a coordinated manner, stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary

ISWAP Claims Execution of Nigerian Brigadier General; Army Denies Allegation

ISWAP Claims Execution of Nigerian Brigadier General; Army Denies Allegation

ISWAP claims it captured and executed a Nigerian Brigadier General during an ambush in Borno State, but the Nigerian Army strongly denies the allegation. Here’s what we know so far.

15-Year-Old Nigerian Girl Rescued from Human Trafficking in Ghana

15-Year-Old Nigerian Girl Rescued from Human Trafficking in Ghana

In a powerful act of cross-border justice, Ghanaian police have rescued a 15-year-old Nigerian girl who was trafficked to Tarkwa for sexual exploitation. The Western Central Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) led the operation, following a tip-off from the victim’s father, Ogbonno