A Nigerian court has sentenced a school security guard to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a nurse inside a school clinic in Lagos, in a ruling that underscores the country’s hardline legal stance on sexual violence. The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, convicted Emmanuel Buchi, a…
A Nigerian medical Doctor, Abu Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in Edo State alongside his brother earlier this month, has been discharged from hospital, bringing closure to a harrowing ordeal that has again drawn attention to the worsening security situation. Ibrahim, who sustained a gunshot wound during his release, is now recovering at home, according to…
The Ekiti State Police Command has successfully arrested 17 individuals involved in cattle rustling and recovered a total of 558 stolen cattle, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The operation began on January 21 when Police, acting on a credible tip-off, apprehended Ibrahim Abubakar, a notorious rustler and suspected kidnapper. During interrogation, Abubakar confessed to multiple cattle…
In a high-profile courtroom showdown, a Nigerian Federal Court on Tuesday admitted video evidence in the ongoing trial of activist and Former Presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, intensifying debates over free speech, digital defamation, and political accountability in Africa’s largest democracy. During proceedings before Justice Mohammed Umar, the defence presented footage of Nigerian commentator and former…
Nigeria’s Military high command has formally confirmed that a group of serving officers attempted to illegally undermine the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ending weeks of speculation and controversy surrounding the arrest and detention of senior and mid-ranking personnel across the Armed Forces. In a statement issued by the Defence Headquarters and personally signed…
Nigerian Security Forces have recorded a significant operational success in the ongoing counterinsurgency campaign in the North-East with the arrest of a 65-year-old woman accused of supplying illicit drugs to Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspect, identified as Hauwa Abulazeez, was arrested on January 23, 2026, by troops of…
The Ondo State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the activities of an unlicensed medical facility in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area, following the death of a 28-year-old pregnant woman who was receiving care at the centre. Global Mirror News gathered that the woman, identified only as Iyanu, was admitted to the facility…
Global Mirror News gathered that an Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force has been killed following an armed ambush on a Police Patrol Team in Oyo State, heightening concerns over insecurity in border communities. The attack occurred on Saturday January 25, at the Budo Masalasi border post area, where suspected bandits reportedly laid an ambush…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 14 suspected cultists during a coordinated operation that disrupted an alleged cult initiation ceremony in parts of the state. The suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence reports indicating that members of a notorious cult group were converging at a secluded location to induct new members, an…
Global Mirror News has gathered that suspected bandits have killed a respected Islamic cleric, Alhaji Zainu Mada, in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, further underscoring the fragile security situation in the State. The Islamic cleric was reportedly abducted by armed men along the Kotorkoshi–Mada Road several days ago before he was eventually killed by his…
