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
Mother, 4 children killed in Abuja flood
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed regrets over the death of a mother and her four children in Abuja on Saturday, after torrential rainfall in Gwagwalada area council that swept away some houses. He said, “It is unfortunate, especially because we have lost lives. This is exactly what we have been trying to […]
Two feared killed as cultists clash in Rivers
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Two people were feared dead with others sustaining various degrees of injuries as two rival cult groups clashed at Amadi-Ama area of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source in the area, who identified himself simply as ThankGod, said members of the Iceland and Greenlanders […]
Bandits kill Kaduna-based lawyer, abduct his wife, son
A lawyer with the Kaduna state ministry of justice, Haro Gandu, was Sunday night killed with his wife and son abducted when his residence at Tollgate area, along Abuja Road, Kaduna, was invaded. This was confirmed by his brother, Timothy Gandu, a former commissioner of economic planning, who disclosed that the attackers gained access to […]
Two men die in Osun auto accident
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Two men lost their lives in an auto accident involving a Mack truck without number plates, a Honda Element with number plates GGG143AJ and a Bajaj motorcycle SMK124QR along Osogbo-Obokun road in Osun State. According to sources, the truck had a failed break and rammed into the upcoming vehicle and […]
Police arrest five robbery suspects terrorising Ogun community
James Ogunnaike Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested five armed robbery suspects terrorizing Osiele and its environs in Ogun State. A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, stated that the suspects were arrested in the early hour of 24th of July […]
