Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Death toll in Ekiti trailer tragedy rises to 15
Ado-Ekiti—NO fewer than 15 people have been confirmed dead in the trailer accident that occurred, Saturday night, in Iworoko, Ifelodun/Irepodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
2 kidnappers arrested in Katsina
Two abductors of a septuagenarian, Hauwa Usman, of Old Garin Waziri, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, have been arrested.
Candlelight fire guts building, shops in Nsukka
Nsukka—PropertY worth millions of naira were reportedly razed by candle light fire in the University town of Nsukka, Enugu State, yesterday.
‘My friend and her husband abducted me, stripped me naked, shared my nude photos on social media’
For several weeks thereafter, she could not go to public places as she did not know who may have seen her naked body as posted by her attackers on the social media while she was being falsely paraded as a thief
How lovers turned killers are sending partners to early graves
Stella was alarmed when she got an invitation from the police to report at its station at Jibowu. She couldn’t remember having done anything that would warrant the police inviting her.
NAFDAC intercepts catchment of banned Codeine cough syrup in Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has seized a large catchment of assorted unregistered pharmaceutical products including banned Codeine containing cough syrup.
One dead, many injured as train derails in Lagos
One person died when a train derailed yesterday, at Ashade Railway Crossing, Agege, Lagos, with several passengers sustaining injuries.
Journalist arrested, remanded in Ikoyi Prison over hairstyle
A 24-year-old photojournalist, Yinka Badmus, who works with Talk Village International, is currently cooling off at Ikoyi Prisons because of his hairstyle.
Gunmen kill family of 4 over land in Edo
BENIN—YET to be identified gunmen have reportedly killed a man, his only son, wife and granddaughter over a piece of land.
Pastor promises 16-yr-old N50,000, impregnates her
Akure—A 16-year-old girl has explained how one Josiah Akinsuyi tricked her with N50,000, put her in family way and abandoned her.
Police destroy drugs, banned substances worth N400m
Lagos State Police command, yesterday, destroyed drugs and banned substances worth N400 million at Elegbe Refuse Dumpsite in Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Aircrew foils attempt to traffic 3-day-old baby
Air Peace all-female crew comprising Captain Simisola Ajibola, Senior First Officer Onohi Agboighale, Mojoko Ewane, Taiye Abbey, Victoria Ukpiaifo and Ngozi Ezeamaka has frustrated an attempt by a middle-aged woman and her collaborators to traffic a three-day-old baby boy through the Port Harcourt Airport to Lagos.
NYSC member arraigned for ‘reckless killing’
Osogbo—A 29-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, Odedele Feranmi, was yesterday arraigned by Osun State Police Command before an Osogbo magistrate court for alleged reckless driving and killing.
EFCC arrests man at Kano airport for failing to declare $207,000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Sani Abdullahi, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, over alleged money laundering.
Court remands 2 women over alleged N8.9m fraud
An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Wednesday remanded one MoyinOluwa Tewogbola and Bukola Falade, both aged 38, over an alleged N8.9 million fraud.
