Enugu herdsmen attack: Police arrest suspected mastermind
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested the suspected mastermind of the herdsmen attack on Ndiagu Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. A statement from the command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu on Friday gave the name of the suspect as Umaru Isah from Gusau, capital of Zamfara.
Film industry can generate N10b annually, Movie producer tells Buhari
The One Love Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures’ Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has urged the Buhari-led federal government to tap into the film industry as this could generate N10b revenue annually for the nation if well harnessed.
Housewife arraigned under Sharia Court over death of 4-day-old baby in Kano
A housewife, Barira Yusuf, on Friday appeared before a Kano Upper Sharia Court, for allegedly causing the death of a four-day-old baby. The accused is being charged by the police for negligent conduct, an offence punishable under Section 96 of Kano State Sharia Penal Code Law 2, 000.
Minister beaten to death by striking miners
Bolivian miners on Thursday during a clash with the police in the town of Panduro hacked the Deputy Interior Minister to death. Interior Minister, Carlos Romero, confirmed on Friday that reports by witnesses indicated that the 55-year-old was beaten to death following clashes between police and miners in the town of Panduro, 165 kilometres south-east of La Paz.
Abubakar Mahmoud sworn in as new NBA President
Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN sworn in as new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
Boko Haram wives, children becoming outcasts
Starving and alone, five-year-old Umar was left for dead in a camp for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria. The reason? He is the son of a Boko Haram fighter. It took a Boko Haram widow to rescue Umar. Fatima Salisu had been held captive by the insurgents for 16 months and was forced to […]
