When Ifechukwude Okonjo emerged as the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State in September 2019, there was no indication that he had been convicted of a crime in the US. Ogwa-Uku is a community in Anaocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria’s South-South. Mr Okonjo succeeded his father, Chukuka Okonjo, a professor whose … Read more
The Police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a suspect who abducted a pregnant woman and gang-raped her to death. The police spokesperson in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the arrest to Punch newspaper, identified the suspect simply as Emeka. Punch published the story on Friday. The newspaper did not, however, state when … Read more
A man convicted for rape and impregnating his daughter has been re-arrested by the police, four years after escaping from a prison in Benin City, Edo State, South-south Nigeria. Jacob Alone, 58, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment, the police in Edo State said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday. “During … Read more
The Supreme Court will, on Friday, deliver judgment on the appeal by the Nigerian government challenging an order for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a group seeking to carve out a sovereign state of Biafra from South-east and some parts of South-south Nigeria. Mr Kanu, … Read more
