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The Digest: A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced 19-year-old school teacher Abdullahi Abbass to life imprisonment for defiling a 9-year-old male pupil in the Kwali Area Council. The judgment delivered by Justice Osho Adebiyi marks a significant legal stance against sexual...

The Digest: Andrew Ogbuja and his son Victor, accused of repeatedly raping 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, leading to her death from Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) in 2018, have both escaped conviction due to legal technicalities and investigative failures. While Andrew was acquitted by the Benue...

The Digest: The Kano court has ordered the detention of an orphanage owner accused of masterminding a child trafficking ring that allegedly kidnapped hundreds of children from northern Nigeria and sold them in southern states, exposing a disturbing network that preyed on vulnerable minors...

The pursuit escalates as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) alerts Interpol and places controversial entertainer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, on an international watchlist. The move follows his repeated defiance over a viral...

Controversial Nigerian artist Speed Darlington has finally responded to NAPTIP’s summons over a viral video where he appeared to boast about an inappropriate relationship with a minor, claiming it was all "for clout." After skipping two invitations, he now promises to appear on June 26, but will...

Controversial Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has been summoned by NAPTIP to appear at its Abuja headquarters on Friday, May 30, 2025, by 9 a.m., over a disturbing Instagram live video in which he appeared to claim he had slept with a 15-year-old girl. NAPTIP says the video may violate the...

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has acknowledged the disturbing video where entertainer Speed Darlington appeared to confess to sleeping with a minor. While the agency emphasized its jurisdiction is limited to Lagos, it has escalated the case to NAPTIP for...