The Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) has identified the second son of Shoko Asahara — the founder of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo cult — as the de facto head of Aleph, the group regarded as Aum’s successor, it announced Tuesday.…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — A Pasig court has denied televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s bid for temporary liberty in the qualified trafficking cases against him, citing his role as the “central figure of authority” who subjected to sexual exploitation a minor who was…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX — The prosecutor who obtained a conviction against Lori Vallow Daybell said in a new court filing that the judge should sentence her to life in prison. Vallow Daybell is scheduled to be sentenced in Arizona on Friday after…[Continue Reading...]
Troops of Headquarters 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 1 Joint Task Force (South-South), Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have arrested 183 suspected internet fraudsters and one suspected cultist during coordinated operations in Delta State. The raid, conducted on July 19, 2025, followed…[Continue Reading...]
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that cultists killed a chief in Obelle Community, Emohua Local Government Area of the State on Saturday. The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed…[Continue Reading...]
The arrest followed raids of some residences and black spots. Last week, over 12 persons were killed in different parts of the state while others were injured. Tagged ‘Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists’ the Special Squad made the arrest…[Continue Reading...]
What began as a dream of harmonious community life gradually became a nightmare of abuse, the scale of which has taken decades to emerge. More than half a century ago a group of idealistic Christians, led by firebrand preacher Noel…[Continue Reading...]
Investigators on Friday raided the headquarters of the Unification Church in South Korea as part of a widening corruption inquiry involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee, marking another setback for the controversial religious group following the assassination of Japan’s ex-leader…[Continue Reading...]
The special counsel team investigating allegations against former first lady Kim Keon Hee raided premises belonging to the Unification Church on Friday, intensifying a probe into claims that she received luxury gifts from a church official in exchange for business…[Continue Reading...]
A special security team in Edo State on Wednesday continued its operations across Benin City, arresting several suspected cult leaders and criminals. Naija News reports that the operation is part of an ongoing effort by the Edo State government to…[Continue Reading...]
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