The socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted late last year for helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, was sentenced today, June 28, to 20 years in prison, Siggy has learnt. “A sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary,” U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said while issuing the verdict. …
A mother and her six-year-old daughter were gang-raped by a group of yet to be identified men, who offered them a lift home in northern part of India, Siggy has learnt. Police said the men had promised the woman and her daughter they would drive them safely back from Piran Kaliyar, a holy site for …
Police operatives of the Bauchi State Command have arrested a suspected ritualists, who were said to have plucked the eyes of a 16-year-old boy, in Uzairu Salisu, of Jahun quarters in Bauchi metropolis, Siggy has learnt. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said that the incident occurred on Jira Mountain in …
A seven-year-old primary one student has been ,caught after he broke into a house in the Olomi area of Ibadan, Oyo State and stole two phones and N4,000, Siggy reports. According to Nigerian Tribune, the boy also cooked rice, ate all the meat in the pot and drank the milk he found in the house. …
A trial has began since on Sunday for an Egyptian man accused of stabbing a female student to death in a public street after she rejected his advances, a case that has sparked widespread outrage, Siggy reports. A video went viral last week appearing to show the victim, identified as student Nayera Ashraf, being stabbed …
A medical doctor, identified as one Dr. Ogbonnanya Chiamaka of Irrua Teaching Specialist Hospital in Esan Central local government area of Edo state has been arrested for child abuse, the police confirmed, Siggy has learnt. “The victim, one Miss Comfort Nmeson “F” who is 13 years old came to school , ‘Emando Secondary school’ in …
A private secondary school teacher, identified as Benjamin Job, has been arrested by the police in Warri, Delta State, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old JSS2 student of the school, Siggy reports. It was gathered that he was arrested on Tuesday, June 14, after the girl narrated what transpired to her parents. According to a source, …
Thirty-five (35) secondary schools in Rivers state have been banned from presenting candidates for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over examination malpractices, Siggy has learnt. The schools were reportedly banned over their involvement in examination malpractices. The River state’s Ministry of Education has forwarded the letter de-recognising the affected schools to their …
Bandits have killed Sanusi Halilu Kaura, a lecturer with the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in Zamfara State after collecting five million naira ransom for his release, Siggy reports. Sanusi, who doubles as the Dean of Student Affairs, was killed after five weeks in the hands of his abductors. The deceased, an indigene of Kaura Namoda Local Government …
A final year student of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, has been sentenced to 8 months of community service following his arraignment before a Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, Siggy reports. The student, identified as Amusa Oluwasegunfunmi from the Department of Transport Planning Management TASUED, was convicted alongside Ajisafe Olaide, Lawal Morenikeji, Osuolale …