Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road
THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section nearly impossible to pass.
Aftermath Anambra election: Youth leader, 2 others shot dead
A youth leader simply identified as Achike, and two others have been shot dead in Ogidi Idemili North Local Government Area, barely four days after the conduct of the gubernatorial election in Anambra state.
Man, 24, docked for alleged cult membership
The police on Thursday arraigned a 24-year-old man before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged membership of a secret society. The defendant, Tosin Adeniji, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society. The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that Adeniji committed the […]
Baby Theft: Ondo Judge rejects lawyer’s request to bar journalists from trial
Justice Adeyemi Fasanmi of the Ondo State High Court has rejected a request by a lawyer, Steve Adebowale, to bar journalists from covering the trial of two government officials alleged to have stolen a baby delivered by a mentally challenged woman, Deborah Iretioluwa Olorundare.
Troops eliminate 31 terrorists, arrest 71, as 1186 surrendered in 2 weeks
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated 31 terrorists, arrested 71 and received 1,186 surrendered insurgents in two weeks in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of armed forces between Oct. 29 and Nov. 11 on Thursday in […]
5 dead, many injured as fire guts 2 vehicles in Bauchi road accident
By Charly Agwam Tragedy struck on Wednesday when two vehicles belonging to Gombe and Adamawa state governments collided along Bauchi-Jos highway in a head-on collision that gutted the passenger vehicles in fire and burnt many beyond recognition. According to the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, five people were killed in […]
