The London Metropolitan Police have revealed how an 18-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Popoola, was convicted for the fatal shooting of fellow teenager, Keanu Harker, following a dispute that began in a Snapchat group chat. According to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police after the conclusion of a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, Popoola and four others were found guilty over the killing, which occurred on June 26, 2025, in Enfield, London. Those convicted alongside Popoola are Tayvon Etefia, Eliezer Mbaki, Anais King and a 17-year-old whose identity remains protected under UK law. Police said Harker was riding his bicycle…
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A police inspector with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, Dr. Ikechukwu Obodo, has died after he was reportedly struck by a hit-and-run driver in Enugu State. The Enugu State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday, describing the officer’s death as a tragic loss. Until his death, Obodo, a native of Nkpologu community in Enugu State, was attached to the Operations Department at the State Police Command Headquarters. In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that the officer was killed by a police convoy. Ndukwe clarified that preliminary findings showed…
A middle-aged woman has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command after two young girls, believed to be the daughters of her alleged lover, died in a fire that razed a house in Ukum Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Monday in the Kaffe area of Zaki-Biam. According to residents, the suspect, identified simply as Mbayegh, had visited the home of her alleged lover, Aondoyima Ierkwagh, but was reportedly asked to leave after he declined her request to spend the night. Community sources alleged that the woman became upset and…
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 22-year-old footballer, Adeoye Martins, to one year in prison after finding him guilty of assaulting an opponent with a broken bottle during a football match. Martins, who plays for White Horse FC, was convicted on Tuesday by Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola on a two-count charge bordering on assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The defendant was first arraigned on December 15, 2025, when he pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was subsequently granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like amount pending the conclusion…
A marital dispute took a new turn at the Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna on Tuesday after a man demanded N500,000 from his wife before agreeing to her request for the dissolution of their marriage. The wife, Firdausi Shu’aibu, had approached the court seeking a Khul’i divorce, an Islamic process that allows a woman to end her marriage by returning the dowry paid by her husband. She informed the court that the dowry paid at the time of their marriage was N80,000 and expressed her willingness to refund the full amount. However, her husband, Ahmad Tijani, asked the court…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos, has ordered the remand of a 26-year-old man, Musa Bukar, at a correctional facility over allegations of threatening to kill a police officer and obstructing official duties. Presiding Magistrate Lateef Owolabi declined to take the defendant’s plea and directed that the case file be forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. The matter was subsequently adjourned until July 22 for mention. Bukar, whose residential address was not disclosed, is facing a three-count charge bordering on threat to life, obstruction of a police officer in the course of duty…
The Delta State Police Command has demoted an inspector and a corporal after they were found guilty of extortion and other acts of misconduct linked to a viral video showing them collecting money from a motorist through a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal inside a police station. The disciplinary action was announced on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Olufemi Oyeniyi, approved the outcome of an orderly room trial involving Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim, both attached to C Division, Asaba. The…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has compulsorily retired a Shari’a Court judge, Alkali Aliyu Yahaya Muhammad, after finding him culpable in a bribery case involving ₦250,000 received while presiding over a civil matter. The disciplinary action was approved during the Commission’s 90th meeting held on July 3, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Judge of Kano State. The decision was made public in a statement issued by the Commission’s spokesperson, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, who disclosed that the judge, formerly in charge of the Shari’a Court in Babeji, accepted the gratification while handling a civil dispute. In addition…
No fewer than six people have been killed and three others injured in separate attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The incidents were confirmed by the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM) in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong. According to the group, the attacks occurred on Saturday in Ta-Hoss, Riyom, and Sabon Layi in Barkin Ladi, while another assault was recorded in Kwi District, Riyom, in the early hours of Sunday. The association alleged that armed assailants carried out the attacks, describing the incidents as part of a…
A Delta State High Court sitting in Isiokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area, has sentenced a 54-year-old man, Samson Nagboje, to 20 years imprisonment after convicting him of a sexual offence involving his underage stepdaughter. The judgment was delivered by Justice O. Aforkeya, who found the defendant guilty after the conclusion of the trial. The prosecution, led by an Assistant Director in the Delta State Ministry of Justice, Miss Phoebian Onomakpome, told the court that the offence occurred on May 14, 2020, at Eloh Compound in Ovu, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the prosecution, the…