2km of Chaos: How Asaba-Onitsha Expressway punishes road users, businesses
The ordeal reaches a painful climax on the roughly two-kilometre stretch from Okwe Junction to the New Building Materials Market
No evidence of sexual abuse among rescued schoolgirls – Kebbi govt
The Kebbi Government on Wednesday confirmed that none of the 24 freed Maga schoolgirls suffered any form of sexual abuse while in captivity.
Bullets drop from passenger bus, spark panic at ABU Zaria
Tension broke out on Tuesday at the main entrance of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, after multiple rounds of ammunition reportedly tumbled out of a speeding passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina road. A video posted on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism platform, showed the incident unfolding directly in front of the university gate, sparking […]
Fire destroys property, goods worth billions of naira in Nnewi factory
Property and goods worth billions of naira were destroyed in a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday.
Police hunt boyfriend for allegedly attacking lover with acid in Edo
The police command in Edo says it needs information that led to the arrest of one Timothy Gilbert, who allegedly doused his girlfriend, 40-year-old Angela Ogah, with acid in Benin City.
FG considers Dana Air assets to refund trapped passenger funds
“For Dana, the problem is that it was a choice between safety and disaster. So we didn’t take the commercial thing as a priority. The priority was safety,” Keyamo said.
Armed herdsmen attack, disrupt church crusade in Nasarawa community
Suspected armed herdsmen on Monday evening attacked Agboda community in Mararaba Udege, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and macheted one person on his way to a church crusade on the head, which disrupted the gathering.
Police confirm arrest of bride accused of killing husband three days after wedding
Community sources alleged that the bride stabbed the victim while he was asleep and later went to a neighbour’s house asking for food.
Kwara Update: 17 abducted; including family of man who paid N2m ransom
An elderly woman was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during the assault on Isapa, near Eruku in the same Ekiti LGA
UN to FG: Halt kidnappings, prosecute perpetrators
The UN condemned a surge in kidnappings in Nigeria, and called on authorities to take urgent steps to halt the attacks and try perpetrators
Insecurity: Pastor advises followers to ‘get fortified’ against bandit attacks
A viral TikTok video has shown a man identified as Pastor Oloruntimilehin Daramola advising members of his congregation to “get fortified” as protection against rising attacks across the country.
Withdrawal of escorts: Fear grips VIPs as police plan modalities
Fear has gripped very important persons, VIPs, in the country, following directives by President Bola Tinubu that police escorts currently providing security for them be withdrawn.
‘They boasted they were bandits; no one slips away’ – Kwara church kidnap survivor narrates ordeal
He was one of the 38 victims rescued by security operatives, a development President Bola Tinubu confirmed on Sunday.
Police rescue one, intensify search for 13 abducted Borno girls
The police in Borno have rescued one girl and intensified efforts to secure the release of 13 girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents at a farm in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri by ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) […]
Bandits kill Islamic cleric in Bauchi, kidnap wife, daughter
By Charly Agwam Bauchi—An Islamic cleric in Toro Local Government of Bauchi State, Muhammad Bakoshi has been killed by bandits following a raid in his locality in the early hours of Saturday. Vanguard reliably gathered that the bandits whose identifies could not be ascertained at press time, attacked the home of the late Islamic Cleric. […]
Man commits suicide in Kwara over depression
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin A 31-year-old man, identified as Abdulateef, in the early hours of yesterday, committed suicide after jumping into a deep well at Bolarinwa Compound, Centre Igboro area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Spokesperson of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Akeem, in a statement yesterday, confirmed that his lifeless body was recovered from […]
