Son sets mother ablaze over witchcraft allegations in C’River
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — A middle-aged man, identified as Emmanuel Akposi, has been declared wanted after allegedly dousing his elderly mother with fuel and setting her ablaze at Ojo community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The victim, identified by family sources as Mrs Atim Akposi, also known as Atim […]
38 victims abducted from Kwara church regain freedom
The thirty-eight members of the congregation abducted by bandits during the Thanksgiving service attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun, Eruku…
Police retirees are dying in droves over pension, says Irowainu, retired CSP
By Charles Kumolu Retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Raphael Irowainu, is the National Coordinator, Police Retired Officers Forum, (PROF), in this interview, laments the plight of retired police officers. Why are you leading protests on behalf of police retirees? Our major complaint has been against the deliberate act of government to put the Police permanently […]
From Chibok to Kankara – Nigeria’s history of mass abductions
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said he would sell off the girls, mostly Christians. The attack triggered the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
DSS briefs President Tinubu, as schools shut down over insecurity
Adeola Ajayi, DSS DG, met with President Bola Tinubu on Friday night for update on insecurity across the country.
Abducted Niger students, teachers now 315 – CAN, Catholic Diocese
“At present, 303 students, both male and female, and 12 teachers — four female and eight male — remain abducted, bringing the total number of victims to 315″
Kwara Church Attack: How attackers hid on tree tops for hours before striking
The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun at Oke-Ado street in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state was unusually filled up last Tuesday at about 6:30 pm, unknown to the congregation that danger was lurking around the corner.
Three nights Nigeria will not forget
ON three different days across three different states, Nigeria was pulled into the same widening circle of sorrow. A candlelit church was attacked in Eruku, Kwara State, on Tuesday.
What we’re experiencing bears every mark of genocide – Benue Catholic priests
‘We’ll cry out until every displaced family returns home, until all occupied communities are liberated, and until every Christian can once again live, walk, work and worship freely”
Police arrest cleaner over impersonation, fraud, sexual assault in Ogun
Police said that the arrest of Cletus followed a distressed report lodged by the victim, who explained that the suspect had contacted her on Snapchat.
C/River: Man forced into coffin with corpse over claims he killed deceased
A middle aged man whose name was given as Ulim Lobe was forced into a coffin with a corpse over claims that he was responsible for the death of the man in the coffin.
‘3 of my relatives abducted’ – Nollywood actress decries Kwara church attack
Nollywood star Bukola Arugba has confronted Kwara State First Lady Olufolake Abdulrazaq over her description of a church attack in Eruku as an “attempted” incident.
20 Katsina LGs sign truce amid renewed attacks
Attendees said the armed groups arrived on motorcycles, discharged gunshots into the air, and departed within an hour
DSS files terrorism charges against seven suspects linked to separatist network
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven individuals accused of involvement in a coordinated network operating across parts of the country.
Eruku church attack: Pattern of targeted violence now clear — CAN
The assault, which left several worshippers dead and others abducted during a prayer service, has intensified calls for urgent and decisive national security action.
Again, bandits kill two farmers in Kwara, abduct four
Barely 24 hours after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, another incident has occurred in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
