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Teacher gets life imprisonment for raping eight-year-old pupil

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Social Studies teacher, David Oddion, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old pupil…

Gong January 27, 2026

Metro News Nigeria

Boko Haram Storms Adamawa Community, Kidnaps Eight Family Members Including Newborn

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped eight members of one family, including a one-month-old baby, following a midnight attack on Palam community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.…

Gong January 27, 2026

Business Metro News

BREAKING: Soludo closes Onitsha market for 7 days over sit-at-home defiance

Anambra Governor Soludo has ordered the Onitsha market closure for one week following traders' defiance of the government's anti-sit-at-home directive The governor gave the directive on Monday during an on-site…

Gong January 26, 2026

Metro News Nigeria

Tinubu leaves Abuja for Turkey on Monday with undisclosed date of return

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Monday depart Abuja for a state visit to the Republic of Turkey. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) disclosed this…

Gong January 26, 2026

Metro News Nigeria

Insecurity: Nigeria’s military collaboration with US has resulted in operational gains – NSA

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, says the security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States has translated into tangible operational gains. Ribadu said this on Thursday in Abuja…

Gong January 22, 2026

Education Metro News

APC hunts down students, negotiates with bandits – Atiku on Ekpoma protest

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest and detention of students of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, describing the action as a sign of growing intolerance under the…

Gong January 13, 2026

Crime Metro News

10 women abducted, two shot as bandits strike community in Sokoto

At least two people were shot and more than 10 women abducted when bandits attacked Tudun Mallam village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday night. The…

Gong January 12, 2026

Metro News Nigeria

Why Nnamdi Kanu’s circumstances differ from Nicholas Maduro’s – Aloy Ejimakor

Aloy Ejimakor, a lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the legal circumstances surrounding Kanu’s case are fundamentally different from that…