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About 20 travellers have been reportedly kidnapped along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway by gunmen on Sunday at about 9. pm The gunmen were said to have ambushed the travellers between Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police and Ilisan township. Ilisan Development Council Chairman, Wemmy Osude disclosed to newsmen that the information reaching him suggests that…
Following an attack on their checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, two police officers have been shot dead while one was injured, This is barely one month after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen also attacked a military checkpoint at Obikabia junction killing five soldiers and burning their patrol vans. The incident which took place at Opobo junction,…
The Kano State government is working towards the creation of a special court for the speedy dispensation of justice on gender-based violence and child rights abuse in the state. This was hinted at by the state Chief Justice, Dije Aboki, on Thursday, at the second quarter National Executive Council pre-convention meeting of the International Federation…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has filed a defamation lawsuit against House of Representatives member Kafilat Ogbara and Arise Television. Speaking to the media in Abuja, the minister stated that the writ of summons was issued in response to false allegations made by Kafilat Ogbara, Chairperson of the House Committee on Women…
A yet-to-be identified man suspected to be a cable vandal has died inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos The suspected vandal had allegedly attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the FAAN powerhouse before he was electrocuted by the cables….
About seven persons were killed in a fresh bandit attack, Saturday night, on Mai Dabino village, in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to an eyewitness, the attack saw the abduction of an unspecified number of persons, mostly women and children who had been taken to a nearby forest. The eyewitness said yesterday…
The assistant to the CEO of Gokada killed the business mogul out of “unconditional love” for his girlfriend because he feared that she would leave him if she found he was funding their lavish life by embezzling from his boss, his attorney argued Friday, June 21. Fahim Saleh, the CEO of Nigeria-based motorbike startup Gokada,…
An angry mob in Pakistan has broken into a police station to snatch a tourist who they then beat to death before setting his body on fire over allegations that he had desecrated Islam’s holy book, the Quran. The man, Mohammad Ismail, was a tourist who had been staying at a hotel in the town…
Gunmen have again struck at the teaching hospital road area of Ado Ekiti, killing a Point of Sale agent well known as Alfa Taofeek. It was reported that the gunmen who came on a motorbike shot and killed Alfa Taofeek and made away with his money and other valuables. Another source who doesn’t want to…
When invading Russian troops advanced towards Kyiv and the first explosions rang out in the suburbs, Daria Zymenko took refuge in Gavronshchyna, her parents’ village near the Ukrainian capital. The Russians took control of Gavronshchyna soon after. One day several soldiers, drunk and armed, burst into the family’s home, saying that Zymenko, an illustrator, must…
Ondo activist and media personality, Ogunmola Oluwaseun Joshua also known as Ogbeni Sugar, shared photos of the final student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Modupe Ayandare, who allegedly committed suicide after attending a church vigil. Modupe, who was in the 500 level of the Department of Agronomy of the institution, was found hanged…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has vowed to join force with the security agencies to flush out criminal gangs in the state. The governor made this vow when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu, who was on a courtesy visit to the Government House in…
A former member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been convicted of attempted murder and rape after intentionally infecting his girlfriend with HIV. Leon Santos Conga appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, where he was found guilty of rape and attempted murder. The victim, Antoinette…
At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when bandits attacked the village of Yargoje village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to a resident, Hassan Ya’u, dozens of bandits on motorbikes stormed Yargoje village on Sunday night, June 9, 2024. “They shot sporadically…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has remanded Taiwo Adewale, 35, on charges of murder and attempted murder. Magistrate Adebola Adeola, citing lack of jurisdiction, did not take the defendant’s plea and ordered his remand at the federal correctional centre in Agodi, Ibadan. The police were instructed to forward the case file to the Director…
An aspirant for the position of local government chairman in Enugu State, Ejike Ukwueze, has been shot dead. Ugwueze was murdered last Friday night. It was gathered that the PDP chieftain who was among the contestants in the Isi-Uzo local government election, was murdered while driving along Neke Odenigbo, a community in Enugu East local…
The residents of Bassa, a farming community in Niger state, have been forced by bandits to abandon their homes following a brutal attack that left 20 people dead. Sani Musa, the senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, revealed this tragic news on Friday while commenting on the beheading and killing of 20 youths and members…
Malam Bala Abubakar, who was arrested in Sokoto State in connection with the abduction of children and and human trafficking was said to be known as a source of succour and caregiver for orphans in his community. According to the Sokoto State Police Command, Abubakar had sold 28 children including six of his biological…
The legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has submitted a comprehensive list of court rulings to the office of Attorney General of the Federation Lateef Fagbemi at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, demanding Kanu’s release. Nnaemeka Ejiofor, head of Kanu’s legal team, stated on Thursday that…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested four intending pilgrims as they planned to ingest wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight on Wednesday. Narrating how the arrest was made, Director, Media, and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said its officials had raided Emerald Hotel,…
Andrew Amaechi Ochekwo, the prime suspect in the case of two missing ladies, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, is wanted in connection with a sexual assault in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom. DNI reported that Celine and her Ghanaian friend, Afiba, have been missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt to Aba, Abia State to see Andrew…
Umahi, in a statement by Orji Uchenna, his spokesperson, described the vandalism as “ruthless and cowardly sabotage” of the nation’s progress. The incident, which involved the destruction of expansion joints crucial for the bridge’s structural integrity, has sparked outrage across the country. The minister lamented how the vandals managed to achieve “their destructive mission” despite…
Bandits have again abducted no fewer than twenty-six persons in Niger communities. The incident occurred in Mashegu and Shiroro local government areas of the state on Sunday and Monday. It was gathered that the bandits stormed a village called Adogo Malam, in which six people were kidnapped. Subsequently another set of bandits also invaded the…
A dismembered body has been found near home of the Nigerian man who accommodated two friends who are currently missing. LIB reported that Celine and her Ghanaian friend, Afiba, were declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Abia State on April 27, 2024 to see Andrew Amaechi Ochekwo after connecting with…
Following the killing of two young men by suspected herdsmen on Saturday, there is tension in Ukpata and Opanda communities in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. While a yet-to-be-identified student of Nsukka High School was shot at Ukwuakpu, between Ukpata and Uvuru communities, another victim fell to the bullets of the nomads at…
A High Court in Birnin Kebbi on Monday sentenced a woman, Farida Abubakar to death by hanging for killing her ex-husband, Chief Magistrate, Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports Abubbakat was arraigned before the court for murder on Aug. 25, 2022 while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023….
A village head collected N700,000 from bandits to allow them free access to attack his community. This was disclosed by Katsina State Governor, Dr Umaru Dikko Radda. Recall that, months ago, Radda described banditry as a business venture for some highly placed individuals in the country. He has now disclosed how a…
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by men of the Gombe state police command for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said the 13-year-old suspect was said to have dragged the victim to a…
The suspect, Andrew Amaechi Ochekwo, who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two friends, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, is dead. The duo was declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Aba in Abia State on April 27, 2024, to see Andrew after meeting him on Facebook. Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu,…
A man was arrested in Southern France for allegedly planning an attack on a football stadium to be used in the upcoming Olympic Games. On May 22, authorities detained the suspect in Saint-Etienne after uncovering evidence suggesting an Islamist-inspired attack. Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin lauded the intelligence agencies for their successful interception of the potential…
Zambia’s former first lady has been arrested on money laundering charges, her lawyer said Friday, days after her husband claimed he was being targeted as part of a political vendetta. Esther Lungu, 66, was held Thursday evening alongside her two daughters, after being quizzed for hours about properties the family holds in the capital, Lusaka,…
