By Wole Mosadomi A 39-year-old female member of a One Chance Robbery Gang arrested by operatives of the Niger State Police Command, Ebele Uji Chinonso, said it was frustration that led her into robbery. Chinonso said, “I have been engaged in many businesses but they were collapsing. “I recently went into buying and selling but […]

•Narrates last moment with deceased •How she narrowly escaped By Evelyn Usman & Victor Arjiromanus While Lagosians in general and residents of Abule-Ado in particular, are gradually settling down from the devastating effect of the explosion that rocked Abule-Ado area of Satellite in Lagos two weeks ago, same can not be said of Mrs Elizabeth […]

By Davies Iheamnachor The leader of an illegal vigilante group in the state called, Rivers Vigilante Group, operating in Port Harcourt and other parts of the state, Alalibo Gogo-Abite, has been arrested by operatives of the Rivers State Police Command. It was gathered that an identity card wherein the suspect described himself as Inspector General […]

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed Thursday that places of worship are “essential services” that must be exempted from coronavirus confinement orders, the far-right leader’s latest jab at aggressive containment measures. The decree, published in the government diary, adds “religious activities of any kind” to the list of exempted services, alongside supermarkets and pharmacies. It adds […]

By Chinedu Adonu – Enugu The rustic Iheaka community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Wednesday, thrown into confusion as a man, Cyril Ugwu, allegedly beheaded his son, Kenneth Ugwu, who had earlier killed his mother for ritual. It was gathered that Kenneth Ugwu, a spare parts dealer in Lagos, reportedly returned […]

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenogoa Two persons have been feared killed by strayed bullets in Ezetu Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa following an alleged military invasion of the community. According to community sources, the soldiers reportedly stormed the community based on intelligence reports that some unidentified armed suspects, […]

By Shehu Danjuma A notorious bandit/kidnapper, Mohammed Gidado, who had been on the police wanted list for months has been arrested by police operatives in Katsina State alongside four other suspected armed robbers. Speaking at the paraded of the suspects, the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, said: “The police based […]

By Esther Onyegbula A father of five, simply identified as Joe, was reportedly compressed to death in a detergent factory where he works at Opic estate in Ogun State. It was gathered that the machine operator at the detergent factory reportedly slept Monday night on a jumbo bag of raw material used in manufacturing detergent. […]

By Shehu Danjuma The Katsina central market was Monday night invaded by suspected burglars, who reportedly broke into 25 shops and made away with millions of naira belonging to traders. The market management is still said to be wondering how the thieves had access into the market despite having over 30 security men. The Katsina […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure A 16-year-old Prince, Oloyede Adeyeoba, has been approved by the Ondo state government as the Arujale of Okeluse in Ose local government area of the state. The ratification of the appointment of the Senior Secondary 3 Student was done alongside two others by the state executive council presided over by Governor, […]