154 students hospitalised over suspected drug reaction in Katsina
One hundred and fifty-four students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, were hospitalised following a suspected adverse reaction to praziquantel tablets administered to treat bilharzia. The incident occurred on Monday, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu. Aliyu said the students […]
Suspected cultist reveals how he sold his brother out to be killed
A 28-year-old self-confessed member of the Aiye confraternity group who was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT has revealed how he sold his brother out to be killed by members of his group during a reprisal attack, in the Morogbo area of Lagos, seven years ago.
One dead as cultists clash in Imo
A body of a yet-to-be-identified young man whose lifeless body was found around Akalovo Emekuku in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state has been linked to cult-related battles in the area.
Yaba Building Collapse: 4 bodies recovered, 2 hospitalised, developer arrested
At least four yet to be identified bodies were recovered from the rubble of a three-storey building under construction which collapsed at Akanbi Street, adjacent to UNILAG main, Gate, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, last Saturday afternoon.
Five in police custody over killing of Kano housewife
By Bashir Bello KANO – Not fewer than five persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of Kano housewife and mother of two, Rukaya Mustapha. Rukaya, 24-year-old was said to have been murdered on Saturday in her matrimonial home in Danbare town, Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. [ALSO READ] Hanifa Murder: Aisha […]
How Indian businessman smuggled over 134,700 bottles of Codeine into Nigeria ― NDLEA
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja An Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal, has been taken into custody for interrogation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of Codeine syrup into the country through the land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic in Sokoto state. The suspect had loaded […]
