Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Reprisal attack claim 9 lives in Southern Kaduna
***woman burnt beyond recognition ***El-Rufai condemns renewed killings By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, on Saturday said nine persons lost their lives in a counter killing in Southern Kaduna. Aruwan also noted that the state’s Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, was worried over the renewed killing and […]
Enugu set to demolish ‘illegal’ residence of Coal City chancellor
By Dennis Agbo The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, has obtained a court order empowering it to demolish an alleged illegal annex of the residence to the Chancellor of Coal City University, CCU, Mr Chinedu Ani, that blocked the thoroughfare linking Onoh quarters in Ekulu GRA to Oshimili up to Enugu-Onitsha expressway. There used […]
Teenage suicide bomber kills 3 in Borno ― Security sources
A teenage girl killed at least three people when she blew herself up in a crowd in Borno state, militia and humanitarian sources told AFP Saturday. “We evacuated three dead bodies and two people who were seriously injured from the scene,” said aid worker Abubakar Mohammed. The attack happened in the town of Konduga, about […]
Ritual victim’s head, hand sold to native doctor for N130,000
As distraught family demands justice By Ozioruva Aliu THE family of 35-year-old Eneshero Sunday Daudu from Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo state who was declared missing about a month ago and later found dead and buried in a shallow grave by persons who have confessed to have used parts of his body […]
NSCDC arrests fake Army Major, recovers vehicles in Nasrawa
By David Odama – Lafia The Nasarawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 46 years old, Amos John Ewuga, for alleged job racketeering, impersonation, and fraud. The command in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Muhammed Suraju Idris, explained that the Corps mounted surveillance and arrested the […]
