A disturbing case of alleged child sexual abuse has emerged from Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, as an 11-year-old girl, identified as Saamayol Happy Agber, was reportedly subjected to repeated sexual assault by her own uncle. TRUETELLS Nigeria gathered that the minor, a native of Mbayongo Council Ward in Vandeikya, Benue State,…
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced Shittu Isiaka, a lecturer at the College of Health Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, TRUETELLS Nigeria reports. Justice O. M. Adejumo delivered the judgment after finding Isiaka guilty on two counts of conspiracy…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, after illicit drugs were discovered at his residence. The arrest was part of a series of coordinated operations carried out by the anti-narcotics agency across several states, which also led to the interception…
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Dr. John Abebe and his company, Inducon Nigeria Limited, in an ongoing trial over an alleged N120 million fraud. The defendants are facing a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, stealing, conspiracy to obtain money…
Kenyan law enforcement has made significant strides in the investigation into the horrific gang-rape of a young woman in Laare Town, Meru County, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects. The assault, which occurred on December 1, 2025, during a traditional circumcision procession, was captured on video and circulated widely online, sparking national outrage. The…
A 39-year-old man, Joseph Raphael, has been brought before an Akure Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on charges related to the alleged theft of a valuable pregnant female dog. Raphael, whose address was not disclosed, appeared before Magistrate Damilola Sekoni to face a three-count charge of stealing, brought against him by the Ondo State Police…
A chilling confession has emerged from the Osun State Police Command regarding the brutal murder of Lasisi Funmilayo, a senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and her 12-year-old daughter, Sewa. Victor Fajemirokun, a 40-year-old friend of the deceased, has admitted to luring the mother and child to their deaths based on the…
The Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State has been plunged into panic following a dire ultimatum issued by armed bandits. The gunmen, who are currently holding 10 residents captive, have demanded the payment of a N300 million ransom within one week to secure the release of the victims. The ordeal…
A Zimbabwean man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a court found him guilty of raping his 56-year-old mother-in-law in her bedroom while her 94-year-old mother watched helplessly. Walter Maponga, 37, from Mandaza Village, Zimbabwe, was convicted of rape and assault by Harare regional magistrate Jessie Kufa. The State, led by prosecutor…
Five students were abducted by suspected cultists in the early hours of Monday morning in the Rumuohia community of Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State. Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, reported that approximately five armed men stormed an isolated section of the community around 2:30 AM, opened fire, and took the…
