Anambra Court jails native doctor ‘Eke Hit’ 12 years
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — An Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has sentenced a native doctor, Ekene Igboekweze, popularly known as “Eke Hit,” to 12 years’ imprisonment for offences arising from alleged kidnapping, protective charms and money rituals. Justice Jude Obiora sentenced Igboekweze to six years’ imprisonment on each of two counts, with […]
Oboro community moves to rescue area from flash floods
Faced with annual flooding that submerges their homes and farmlands, the leadership of Oboro community in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has embarked on a self-help shore protection and waterfront sand-filling project to mitigate the recurring disaster.
Rivers monarch, community disagree over operations of Amama Soldiers
Udekama Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have disagreed with the Amanyanabo of Elem Kalabari, His Royal Highness, Asari Dokubo, over the operations and activities of a security outfit, Royal Fouche Security Services allegedly linked to him.
Insurgency destroyed over 5,000 Borno schools — Zulum
MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the insurgency in the state destroyed more than 5,000 school structures and forced about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while inaugurating several completed projects across the state. The governor said the destruction […]
Benue IDP father seeks help after wife dies giving birth
By Peter Duru, Makurdi A 26-year-old Internally Displaced Person, IDP, Rochas Mende, from Tse Pen village in Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, has appealed for help after his 23-year-old wife, Sember, died shortly after giving birth to twins. Sember, who lived with her husband at the Ortese IDP […]
Insecurity: Kaduna Fulani breeders lose 200,000 cattle, 50 members — MACBAN
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Kaduna State chapter, has disclosed that its members lost more than 200,000 cattle and at least 50 people to cattle rustling, banditry, communal clashes and other forms of insecurity between January and September 2026. The association made the disclosure on Sunday […]
