The Police Command in Oyo state has launched a manhunt for the abductors of a hotelier and others kidnapped at Agbo Hotel, Ogbomoso on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that kidnappers invaded Agbo Hotel on Saturday and kidnapped the owner of the hotel, Mr Oyedokun Oyeniyi, his wife, Busayo Oyedokun, and seven others. […]

By Sylvester Kwentua What began as a minor clash between Hausa motorcyclists and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the Iyana-Iba area of Ojo, Lagos, quickly degenerated into a tribal clash, early Monday morning, as Hausa and Yoruba youths confronted themselves, wielding dangerous weapons. The fracas according to eyewitnesses began […]

The Police Command in Rivers said it has launched a manhunt for gunmen who attacked its checkpoints on the Port Harcourt – Owerri Road on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the attack which occurred on Ikwerre Local Government Area stretch of the road, reportedly led to the death of some security […]

No fewer than three suspected male cultists were killed when two rival cult gangs clashed at the densely populated Diobu area in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that two of the victims were members of the dreaded Icelanders gang, while the other deceased cultist belonged to Deygbam. The attacks which lasted […]

The police in Edo on Friday arraigned Mr Gabriel Fidelis, 30, before an Ogbeson Chief Magistrates’ Court, Benin for allegedly assaulting one Rebecca Izevbigie. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Iyare, told the court that Fidelis and his accomplice, now at large, assaulted the complainant. The defendant is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful assault, […]