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South African Mother Found Guilty Of Selling 6-year-old Daughter

Human trafficking: South African mother found guilty of selling her 6-year-old daughter
Racquel “Kelly” Smith, a South African, was convicted of abducting and trafficking her daughter, Joshlin Smith, who was six years old. On Friday, May 2, 2025, Racquel, her partner Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis, and their friend Steveno “Steffie” van Rhyn were found guilty in the Western Cape High Court. Judge Nathan Erasmus declared, “The State was successful in establishing Mr. Appollis, van Rhyn, and Ms. Smith’s guilt on the principal counts.” “First of all, you are guilty of the crime of human trafficking. You are guilty of kidnapping, which is count two. Joshlin Smith was judged to have been robbed ofRead More

Hoodlums Invade Lokoja FMC, Steal Computers, COVID-19 Files

Kogi State
Suspected hoodlums stormed the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, in the early hours of Wednesday, destroying the administrative block and carted away computers and files allegedly relating to COVID-19. Sources atRead More

Ogun Pastor Allegedly Rapes 12-Year-Old Girl In Uncompleted Building

Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson
A 54-year-old pastor, Niyi Omowodun, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for defiling a 12-year-old girl in an uncompleted building. The suspect, who is a pastor atRead More

Police Arrest Human Parts Dealer In Rivers, Uncover Four Corpses

Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mukan
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday nabbed a human parts dealer, identified as Anthony Ndubuisi, who allegedly kidnapped, killed and dumped the remains of his four victims in hisRead More

Rape: Mamora Recommends Penile Amputation

Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunimbe Mamora, has recommended what he described as “total penile amputation”, as punishment to check the rising wave of rape in Nigeria. AccordingRead More

Fraudster Impersonating Our Director – CBN

Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Isaac Okorafor
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday described as fraudulent the operations of a fraudulent twitter handle, @YusufPhilipYila, purported to belong to the bank’s Director, Development Finance Department, Mr. PhilipRead More

Nigerians React As FBI Solicits Help For ​Arresting Six Nigerian Nationals Wanted For Email ​Compromise Schemes

FBI most wanted cybe criminals
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reached out to the general public to assist the agency in tracking down and arresting six Nigerians suspected of cyber crimes. This comesRead More

Police Uncover Six Rifles In Delta Church, Arrest Pastor

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Inuwa
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have recovered six rifles from an uncompleted building on church premises in Asaba. The resident pastor of the church, Fidelix Nwansa, was alsoRead More

Another Akwa Ibom Pastor Nabbed For raping 16-Year-Old Girl

Prophet Nnamso Jacob
Barely 24 hours after the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, paraded 12 suspected rapists, including a pastor, one Prophet Nnamso Jacob of the Living Power of ZionRead More

Fleeing Robber Kills Gang Member In Ondo

Police
A man, suspected to be an armed robber, was on Thursday arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command after killing one of his gang members in Okitipupa, headquartersRead More