Asaba Massacre at 59: Wounds, apologies and a day of forgiveness
59 years after the pogrom that wiped out an estimated 1,000 Asaba men, memories remain raw as apologies, forgiveness and the quest for national closure turn front burners
Bandits ambush, kill 3 Kaduna vigilantes
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Three vigilantes in Kaduna State were reported to have been ambushed and killed Tuesday night by daredevil bandits. This was contained in a report by the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS) presented to the state’s government According to the service, bandits ambushed the personnel at Dande village on their way from Damba-Kasaya […]
#EndSARS: My abducted 3-year-old son sold for N8m, woman tells Abuja panel
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A lady, Mrs Esther Tanko, on Tuesday, narrated before the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, sitting in Abuja, how her abducted 3-year old son that was rescued by the Police, was allegedly sold for N8million. The grieve-stricken woman who told the panel that […]
Police arraign motor boy over alleged unlawful possession of axe
A 19-year-old motor boy, Akeem Toheeb, was, on Tuesday, arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ibadan over alleged unlawful possession of a short axe. Toheeb of No. 11, Abayomi, Iwo Road area of Ibadan, was arraigned on a count charge of unlawful possession of a short axe. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Philip […]
Mushin violence: Victims count losses, claim arrested suspects innocent
By Bose Adelaja Following a two-day violence which claimed three lives and destroyed about 150 vehicles and 50 shops in Mushin area of Lagos, some victims of the attack have started counting their losses even as residents claimed that those arrested in connection with the incident are innocent. A cross-section of the residents also appealed […]
Car kills traditional head in Oyo
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan A traditional ruler in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Chief Moses Ajala has been crushed to death. According to a source, the accident happened at Aroje on Ogbomoso-Ilorin old road. The ruler, Abese Alayede, was hit by a fast-moving car when he tried to cross the road. The Toyota Camry car with […]
