Oddities Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/oddities/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:41:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png Oddities Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/oddities/ 32 32 Lady lures friend for boyfriend to kill, harvests body parts https://thecitizenng.com/lady-lures-friend-for-boyfriend-to-kill-harvests-body-parts/ https://thecitizenng.com/lady-lures-friend-for-boyfriend-to-kill-harvests-body-parts/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:41:54 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284070 A man identified as Ofofon and his girlfriend were arrested by the police on Tuesday after they allegedly killed the friend of the man’s girlfriend and sold her body parts. The man, said to be from Ini Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State but residing at Afokang by Jebbs Street in Calabar South, killed […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/lady-lures-friend-for-boyfriend-to-kill-harvests-body-parts/feed/ 0 Oyo residents chant ‘Jagaban 2027’ slogan after receiving semovita https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-residents-chant-jagaban-2027-slogan-after-receiving-semovita/ https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-residents-chant-jagaban-2027-slogan-after-receiving-semovita/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:32:07 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284023 A video showing some residents of Oyo State chanting in support of the All Progressives Congress after receiving sachets of Semovita at an outreach event has sparked reactions online. The video, shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, showed residents holding 1kg sachets of semovita while declaring support for APC 2027. In the video, some […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-residents-chant-jagaban-2027-slogan-after-receiving-semovita/feed/ 0 Ibadan visitation: Nobody can stop me from going anywhere in Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi https://thecitizenng.com/ibadan-visitation-nobody-can-stop-me-from-going-anywhere-in-nigeria-sheikh-gumi/ https://thecitizenng.com/ibadan-visitation-nobody-can-stop-me-from-going-anywhere-in-nigeria-sheikh-gumi/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:48:06 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283976 Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence on his visitation to Ibadan late last year, amidst outrage that he was trying to Islamise Oyo State with some Northern ideologies and tenets. Gumi stressed that nobody can stop him from visiting anywhere in the country, while maintaining that he was not invited by […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/ibadan-visitation-nobody-can-stop-me-from-going-anywhere-in-nigeria-sheikh-gumi/feed/ 0 Woman lodges in Delta hotel with lover after staging own kidnap https://thecitizenng.com/woman-lodges-in-delta-hotel-with-lover-after-staging-own-kidnap/ https://thecitizenng.com/woman-lodges-in-delta-hotel-with-lover-after-staging-own-kidnap/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:31:21 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283946 A married woman identified as Oluchi has been found in a hotel in Delta State after she faked her abduction and demanded N50 million from her family. Children of the woman, including her daughter in Canada, had pleaded with the public to help them raise money even as the kidnappers reduced the ransom to N20m. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/woman-lodges-in-delta-hotel-with-lover-after-staging-own-kidnap/feed/ 0 Court remands Anambra native doctor over security law violation https://thecitizenng.com/court-remands-anambra-native-doctor-over-security-law-violation/ https://thecitizenng.com/court-remands-anambra-native-doctor-over-security-law-violation/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:09:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283770 An Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has remanded an Nnewi-based native doctor, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, popularly known as Muomiri Afuluanya at the Amawbia Correctional Centre pending further proceedings in his trial. Justice Jude Obiora gave the order after hearing arguments from both the defence and prosecution during proceedings on June 3. Ezenagu, who was […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/court-remands-anambra-native-doctor-over-security-law-violation/feed/ 0 Eight men gang rape 16-year-old girl in Anambra https://thecitizenng.com/eight-men-gang-rape-16-year-old-girl-in-anambra/ https://thecitizenng.com/eight-men-gang-rape-16-year-old-girl-in-anambra/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:04:58 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283768 The Anambra State government has vowed to ensure justice for a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped by eight men, including her guardian, in Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Esther Onyekesi, stated this when the victim(name withheld) was brought to her office in […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/eight-men-gang-rape-16-year-old-girl-in-anambra/feed/ 0 Man dies after torture by So-Safe officers in Ogun https://thecitizenng.com/man-dies-after-torture-by-so-safe-officers-in-ogun/ https://thecitizenng.com/man-dies-after-torture-by-so-safe-officers-in-ogun/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:10:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283598 A man, identified simply as Success, has reportedly died from injuries sustained after being tortured by some operatives of an Ogun State security outfit, So-Safe Corps, along Coca-Cola Road, in the Oju-Ore area of the state. It was learnt on Monday from a Facebook post by Ota Gossip that the incident occurred after an altercation […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/man-dies-after-torture-by-so-safe-officers-in-ogun/feed/ 0 FUTO student dies in Man O’ War custody, police arrest three suspects https://thecitizenng.com/futo-student-dies-in-man-o-war-custody-police-arrest-three-suspects/ https://thecitizenng.com/futo-student-dies-in-man-o-war-custody-police-arrest-three-suspects/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 07:43:14 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283420 A 100-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, Chinedu Chibuzor Christogonus, has died after allegedly being assaulted while in the custody of members of the Man O’ War organisation in the institution. Sources within the university alleged that the student, who was studying Cyber Security, was arrested over an accusation […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/futo-student-dies-in-man-o-war-custody-police-arrest-three-suspects/feed/ 0 Bus driver stabs transport officer to death in Calabar https://thecitizenng.com/bus-driver-stabs-transport-officer-to-death-in-calabar/ https://thecitizenng.com/bus-driver-stabs-transport-officer-to-death-in-calabar/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 13:58:33 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283312 A commercial bus driver stabbed a traffic enforcement officer to death in Calabar on Monday. The officer, attached to the Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency, was on traffic control duty when the attack occurred around Marian Hill. Police said the driver, identified as Godwin Ukpai Okobo, 30, had an altercation with TRAMRA officials before stabbing […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/bus-driver-stabs-transport-officer-to-death-in-calabar/feed/ 0 Hoodlums kill Imo nursing student https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-kill-imo-nursing-student/ https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-kill-imo-nursing-student/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 03:03:21 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283186 Unidentified assailants have killed a student of College of Nursing, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State whose name was given as Wendy Achumba. Sources in the school said Achumba’s lifeless body was found in her apartment in the school premises. The victim, who was said to be a native of Ngwa in Abia […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-kill-imo-nursing-student/feed/ 0 Police arrest officer for threating to kill anyone recording him on duty https://thecitizenng.com/police-arrest-officer-for-threating-to-kill-anyone-recording-him-on-duty/ https://thecitizenng.com/police-arrest-officer-for-threating-to-kill-anyone-recording-him-on-duty/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 21:20:57 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283129 The Anambra State Police Command has arrested the officer who went viral on social media after threatening to shoot dead anyone who recorded him while on duty, confirming his identity and announcing the activation of internal disciplinary proceedings against him. The command, in a press statement signed and released by the Deputy Commissioner of Police […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/police-arrest-officer-for-threating-to-kill-anyone-recording-him-on-duty/feed/ 0 Hoodlums rape Lagos sexagenarian to death https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-rape-lagos-sexagenarian-to-death/ https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-rape-lagos-sexagenarian-to-death/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282941 Residents of Oke Egan in the Ilogbo-Eremi area of Badagry, Lagos State, were thrown into shock on Friday after the body of a sexagenarian woman, Victoria Adegoke, was found abandoned in a nearby bush. PUNCH Metro learnt from community sources on Sunday that the deceased was allegedly found naked and was suspected of having been raped […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/hoodlums-rape-lagos-sexagenarian-to-death/feed/ 0 Woman allegedly beats 9-yr-old stepdaughter to death https://thecitizenng.com/woman-allegedly-beats-9-yr-old-stepdaughter-to-death/ https://thecitizenng.com/woman-allegedly-beats-9-yr-old-stepdaughter-to-death/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 00:09:56 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282779 Enugu State government and the Police have moved against a stepmother, Mrs. Ogechi John, for alleged child homicide. Mrs. John, who hails from Oderiko in Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi State, was arrested by the police on Monday morning for allegedly beating her stepdaughter, Ogechi Amanda John, aged 9, to death at their Nchatancha residence in […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/woman-allegedly-beats-9-yr-old-stepdaughter-to-death/feed/ 0 Police begin disciplinary action against officer in viral misconduct video https://thecitizenng.com/police-begin-disciplinary-action-against-officer-in-viral-misconduct-video/ https://thecitizenng.com/police-begin-disciplinary-action-against-officer-in-viral-misconduct-video/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 15:21:44 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282700 The Nigeria Police Force has commenced disciplinary proceedings against a police officer captured in a viral video circulating on social media in Ekiti State. The officer, identified as a sergeant attached to the Ikole-Ekiti Divisional Police Headquarters, was seen in the footage acting erratically while dressed in camouflage uniform. In a statement issued on Sunday […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/police-begin-disciplinary-action-against-officer-in-viral-misconduct-video/feed/ 0 Gombe magistrate lands in jail for bribery https://thecitizenng.com/gombe-magistrate-lands-in-jail-for-bribery/ https://thecitizenng.com/gombe-magistrate-lands-in-jail-for-bribery/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 08:08:49 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282568 A Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Suleiman Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery, with an option of a N250,000 fine. Kumo, who served at the Pantami Chief Magistrate Court, was arraigned on three-count charges bordering on corruption by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/gombe-magistrate-lands-in-jail-for-bribery/feed/ 0 I got N500,000 to bathe spa worker with acid, says suspect https://thecitizenng.com/i-got-n500000-to-bathe-spa-worker-with-acid-says-suspect/ https://thecitizenng.com/i-got-n500000-to-bathe-spa-worker-with-acid-says-suspect/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 07:24:01 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282544 A 37-year-old man, Ziaulihak Zakari, popularly known as Abuja, has allegedly confessed to receiving N500,000 to carry out an acid attack on a female spa worker in the Lakowe area of Lagos State. The victim, Olorunseunfunmi Awosogbon, sustained severe injuries to her head, chest and hands during the attack, which occurred on October 25, 2025. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/i-got-n500000-to-bathe-spa-worker-with-acid-says-suspect/feed/ 0 Soldier assaults TheCable journalist in Lagos traffic altercation https://thecitizenng.com/soldier-assaults-thecable-journalist-in-lagos-traffic-altercation/ https://thecitizenng.com/soldier-assaults-thecable-journalist-in-lagos-traffic-altercation/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 14:44:17 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282414 A journalist with TheCable, Olalekan Fakoyejo, has narrated how he was assaulted by a soldier following an altercation over a traffic obstruction in the Ogba area of Lagos State. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH Metro on Monday, Fakoyejo, who is the Assistant Business Editor with TheCable, said he had boarded a tricycle from Ikeja […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/soldier-assaults-thecable-journalist-in-lagos-traffic-altercation/feed/ 0 Niger State Correctional Centre transports inmates to court in tricycles amid vehicle breakdown https://thecitizenng.com/niger-state-correctional-centre-transports-inmates-to-court-in-tricycles-amid-vehicle-breakdown/ https://thecitizenng.com/niger-state-correctional-centre-transports-inmates-to-court-in-tricycles-amid-vehicle-breakdown/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 13:21:44 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282269 An investigation has revealed that inmates awaiting trial at the Minna Old Custodial Centre are transported to court in tricycles, commonly known as Keke NAPEP, and commercial vehicles due to a lack of green Black Maria vehicles. It was discovered that the only two operational green Black Maria vehicles have remained broken down for the past two […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/niger-state-correctional-centre-transports-inmates-to-court-in-tricycles-amid-vehicle-breakdown/feed/ 0 Abducted woman returns home pregnant https://thecitizenng.com/abducted-woman-returns-home-pregnant/ https://thecitizenng.com/abducted-woman-returns-home-pregnant/#respond Sat, 02 May 2026 03:03:53 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282105 A woman abducted from Kasuwan Magani community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State has returned home pregnant after spending five months in captivity. The development was disclosed by media personality, Reuben Buhari, who detailed the circumstances surrounding the woman’s abduction and eventual release. According to Buhari, who frequently shares updates on insecurity via […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/abducted-woman-returns-home-pregnant/feed/ 0 Anglican Church suspends pastor over fake miracles, prophecies https://thecitizenng.com/anglican-church-suspends-pastor-over-fake-miracles-prophecies/ https://thecitizenng.com/anglican-church-suspends-pastor-over-fake-miracles-prophecies/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 23:22:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282075 The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has suspended a priest, Reverend Ifunaya Maduka, from office as Vicar of St Paul’s Parish, Nteje, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. Maduka was suspended for six months without pay by the church over alleged fake miracles and arrangee prophesies and his involvement in “practices grossly unbecoming” […]

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