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Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged mob killing of a 25-year-old Jos-based model, Ibrahim Mbaya, popularly known as “Ibee,” who was allegedly beaten to death after being accused of stealing a mobile phone. The incident, which occurred on Sunday at an off-campus apartment behind the City of David area along Ring Road, Jos, has sparked outrage across Plateau State, with family members, friends, students and members of the entertainment industry demanding justice for the deceased. It was gathered that Mbaya, a graduate of the University of Jos who was still processing an outstanding academic issue, had attended a social event on campus before deciding to spend the night at a friend’s residence in Ring Road because it was too late to return to his home in Rayfield. Sources said the following morning, his friend allegedly informed him that an iPhone had gone missing and insisted that since they were the only occupants of the room, he was the pr...

  Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has her hit single, ‘Me & U’, featured in the first official teaser for the Hollywood fantasy film, Children of Blood & Bone. Another Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, also appeared in the teaser, marking her Hollywood acting debut. Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) also appeared in the teaser. The behind-the-scenes teaser, shared on Monday by director Gina Prince-Bythewood on her Instagram page @gpbmadeit, features scenes from the film’s production, including costume preparations, action sequences and brief appearances by cast members. Its caption reads: “So excited to share a peek behind the scenes of our incredible journey to Orisha. CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE TRAILER drops TOMORROW! And in theaters Jan 15!” Tems’ Me & U soundtracks the teaser, while Ayra Starr appears briefly alongside other cast members in the Paramount Pictures adapt...

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally disengaged his longtime lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accusing him of continuing to act as his legal representative despite an earlier verbal termination of his appointment. Kanu conveyed the decision in a letter personally signed and dated July 22, formally confirming what he said was an earlier verbal dismissal of the lawyer. According to the IPOB leader, the written notification was necessary to remove any ambiguity regarding Ejiofor’s status. “Your engagement as my personal legal representative was previously terminated by me through direct verbal communication, upon which you ceased acting in that capacity. This letter serves, in part, as a formal written confirmation of that earlier termination,” Kanu stated. He alleged that Ejiofor had continued to function, “directly or indirectly,” as his legal representative and that of IPOB despite the termination. “Accordingly, and for the avoidance of any...

American singer, David Anthony Burke, popularly known as D4vd will stand trial on charges of killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl who prosecutors say threatened to reveal their illegal sexual relationship, a judge ordered on Monday. Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled there was enough incriminating evidence to proceed after a five-day hearing, during which prosecutors presented text messages from the teen victim — whose body was discovered in the trunk of D4vd’s car — threatening to end his career. The 21-year-old singer allegedly began a sexual relationship with Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was 13 and he was 18. D4vd has denied one count each of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. He could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors say Hernandez was jealous of another woman and threatened to reveal their relationship in April 2025, about 24 hours before her death and three days before ...

Imo State Government has demolished illegal structures and an alleged criminal hideouts around the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, front gate. This is  following the death of a 19-year-old boy named Chibuike Friday, who died through a motor accident within the campus. The demolition exercise targeting illegal roadside structures and suspected criminal hideouts within the University environment, was carried out by Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Monitoring and Compliance, in collaboration with the Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA), led by Frank Nkem. The  government officials said the operation was aimed at restoring environmental orderliness and to improve road safety by reclaiming public spaces that had been illegally occupied over the years. Several shanties suspected to be harbouring criminal elements involved in hard drug peddling and other unlawful activities were among structures dismantled during the exercise. The demolit...

The Imo State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man named Chibuike Michael Dike for  allegedly driving recklessly and killing of Chibuike Friday, 19, in the  front gate of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in a statement on Monday, said investigation has commenced, and deceased body deposited in a morgue. According to the statement, Michael hails from Ejemekwuru, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State while the deceased hailed from Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It  read: “The Imo State Police Command has arrested Dike Chibuike Micheal, a 30-year-old male from Umuolowu, Ejemekuru, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, in connection with a fatal road traffic accident that occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the front gate of Imo State University (IMSU).  The incident claimed the life of Chibuike Friday, a 19-yea...