Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Angry mob sets two suspected phone thieves ablaze in Onitsha
Two persons, suspected to have stolen a cell phone and other valuables from a woman, were on Wednesday night set ablaze by an angry mob at Upper Iweka motor park in Onitsha, Anambra. An eyewitness and commercial bus driver, Papa Uchenna, said the suspects, who were three in number and operating with a tricycle, attacked […]
Why we’re increasing price of sachet water in Ogun ― Producers
Producers of sachet and table water in Abeokuta have attributed the increase in prices the product to high cost of production. The producers said that the price increase stemmed from the fall of naira against the dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a bag of sachet water, which sold for between N120 […]
E-passport out to eliminate corruption, racketerring — Aregbesola
The Minister for Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that with the introduction of Enhanced E-Passport, touting, racketerring and corruption in the process of procuring International passports have been put behind Nigerians.
Alleged Jos ritual killer sings as witnesses testify
Moses Okoh, 22, a student of the University of Jos, standing trial in a High Court in Jos for allegedly killing his 20-year old girlfriend, Jennifer Anthony, sang in court as witnesses testified against him. The police accused Okoh of committing the offence on Dec. 31, 2021, when he allegedly killed Anthony and removed her […]
Auto crash: Corps Marshall, traffic offender crushed to death in Ondo
A Senior Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC Corps, Marshall, Abdulkareem Ojonla Jimoh and a traffic offender have been killed by a commercial bus driver at Ajebandele along Akure/ Benin highway.
