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24hrs after JTF withdrawal, bandits abduct 8 orphans, others from Abuja orphanage

24hrs after JTF withdrawal, bandits abduct 8 orphans, others from Abuja orphanage

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Barely 24 hours after operatives of the Police-led anti-kidnapping Joint Taskforce, JTF, were withdrawn, bandits have struck an orphanage in the Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, abducting at least eight orphans and three others. The Rachael Orphanage Home opposite UBE Junior Secondary School in Naharati area […]

Akungba Akoko Tragedy: Woman dies after death of 3 children in AAUA accident

Akungba Akoko Tragedy: Woman dies after death of 3 children in AAUA accident

*Pregnant woman, ex-SUG president die *University postpones examinations indefinitely over truck accident in Ondo By Dayo Johnson— Akure The mother of three siblings, all undergraduates of the Adekunle Ajasin University, who are among those crushed to death by a truck in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, on Saturday, died immediately she learned of her children’s death. […]

Man, 52, bags 3 months community service for stealing phones

Man, 52, bags 3 months community service for stealing phones

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Usman Abdullahi, to three months Community Service for stealing two Infinix phones. Abdullahi, whose address was not provided, was sentenced on a one count charge of stealing. The Magistrate, Mr Dehinde Dipeolu, sentenced Abdullahi after he pleaded guilty of the charge of stealing, and begged […]

Driving Against Traffic: 15 die in 72 hours on Kaduna-Abuja Road

Driving Against Traffic: 15 die in 72 hours on Kaduna-Abuja Road

Kaduna State Government says no fewer than 15 persons perished in crashes on the Kaduna-Abuja highway, within the past 72 hours, while driving against traffic, according to a statement it issued on Sunday, in Kaduna. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, who issued the statement, said the information was based on feedback  […]