Son of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military ruler, Sadiq Abacha has expressed admiration for his late father, stating that his leadership remains significant despite persistent scrutiny. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Sadiq suggested that his father was a victim of jealousy and subtle betrayal but insisted that history would ultimately be kind to him. ‘The man Abacha — …

A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, local police chief Babar Baloch, said. The …

Omowunmi, widow of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her late husband’s father, Joseph Aloba, of avoiding a Deoxyribonucleic Acid test to resolve the dispute surrounding the paternity of the son she had with Mohbad. The Magistrates Court, during its sitting on 9 July in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, directed both parties to explore an alternative …

A parent, Onyebuchi Obioha, has petitioned the Senate over the non-release of his daughter Chizitere Obioha’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. He alleged that the development was caused by the misconduct of a Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) supervisor. In a petition submitted through a senator, Neda Imasuen, Obioha accused a JAMB supervisor of giving his 16-year-old daughter his phone …

In Indonesia, authorities have arrested a 36-year-old man in Tangerang, West Jakarta, for allegedly selling his 11-month-old baby online for 15 million rupiah, approximately US$955. The man, identified only as RA, reportedly used the proceeds to fund his online gambling activities and cover personal expenses, as reported by local media. According to Tangerang City Metro Police Chief, Zain Dwi Nugroho, …

Singer and activist, Charly Boy, has revealed why he never understood who his late father, Chukwudifu Oputa, was. He said he and his father, who was a former Supreme Court Justice, had a strained relationship during his (Justice Oputa’s) lifetime due to his (Charly Boy’s) unconformist nature. The activist explained that though they had a complicated relationship, he picked his …

A middle-aged man, Mizanmi Abubakar has been arrested by Niger State Police Command for killing his biological father with a hoe in Minna, the state capital. The incident occurred in the Barkin-Sale area of Minna, the state capital last Sunday. After the gruesome murder, the accused, age 29 years also severed the body of his late father and buried him …

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has jailed a 41-year-old man, Baridapsi Needam, to 17 years in jail for raping and impregnating his daughter. It was gathered that the victim gave birth to a baby girl while the trial was pending. Needam in the suit numbered YHC/14C/2022, was charged with rape contrary to Section 1(1) of the Violence …

The Delta State Police Command has commenced a manhunt to arrest one Sankey Ovemureye for allegedly killing his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanley. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Edafe Bright said that the incident happened on Saturday and was reported by the brother to the fleeing suspect. The statement read: “The DPO on receipt of the complaint, …

A Nigerian businessman, Oladapo Ogundipe, whose daughter, Alanis, died by suicide on 29 May 2023, in the United Kingdom has revealed that her corpse was cremated before a forensic autopsy could be conducted to unravel the cause of her death. Alanis was said to have taken her life after being allegedly blackmailed by her boyfriend, Ryan Leggetts. The 26-year-old accountant …