Three dead, five injured as festival turns bloody in Delta
Three youths were shot dead on Monday night, and five others severely injured during the annual traditional festival of Eku community
Oyo jailbreak: We’ll recapture all escapee inmates, Aregbesola vows
…warns residents on assisting escapee inmates …says 392 inmates still at large …as Wakili, Shodipe’s whereabouts unknown By Adeola Badru The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Sunday, vowed to pursue and recapture all inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, on Friday night during a vicious attack […]
Ortom to assent amended law allowing Community Volunteer Guards carry legal weapons
By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State will Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, assent to the State’s amended Community Volunteer Guards Law allowing the guards to carry weapons legally recognized by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Governor made the disclosure Sunday at the NKST Church Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area […]
Oyo prison break: 13 inmates rearrested in Osun
By Shina Abubakar Police in Osun state has captured 13 inmates of Abolongo prison escapees in a village located in Ejigbo local government area of the state. Inmates escaped from the prison in Oyo town, Oyo state after gunmen invaded the facility killing security personnel and releasing all inmates in custody. Confirming the re-arrest of […]
Gunmen attack Church, abducts three worshippers in Ogun
……demands N6 million ransom By James Ogunnaike There was pandemonium in Obada Oko in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State following the kidnapping of three worshippers in a Cherubim and Seraphim Church, along Railway station in the early hours of Sunday. The victims, according to a source, who pleaded anonymity, included; Ifeoluwa Alani-Bello, Adebare […]
ICC prosecutor seeks investigation into abduction of Nigerian schoolchildren
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to seek authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in several parts of Northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities at both the federal and state levels to end the abduction.
