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.
Police arrest four kidnap suspects at hotel in Calabar
***as CP warn others to leave Cross River By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has again apprehended 4 kidnap suspects at a hotel (name withheld) in Calabar. Vanguard gathered that the notorious kidnap gang were picked up during a covert operation by the Federal Housing Division. In a release made […]
Man commits suicide in Kano over ‘family burdens’
One Ibrahim Abubakar, shop owner along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis, committed suicide on Thursday evening. His body was discovered hanging from a rope in his shop.
Robbers raid Ondo bank, kill one
Daredevil robbers raided an old generation bank in Ode-lrele town, headquarters of lrele council area of Ondo State, leaving one person dead.
Firm seeks end to open defecation on World Toilet Day
By Nkiruka Nnorom Hygiene and sanitation brand, Hypo, has called for increased public trust in public toilet facilities to make Nigeria overcome the challenge of open defecation. The organisation made this call while marking this year’s World Toilet Day on the theme “Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change in partnership with Lagos State government. In marking […]
There are 350m illegal arms in Nigeria— Senate
The Senate has blamed the high level of violence, insecurity with consistent cases of armed banditry and kidnapping across the country on the proliferation of weapons.
