Sokoto attack: Beggar’s son shot by terrorist needs N190,000 for scan
By Evelyn Usman One of the five persons who sustained bullet wounds during last week’s attack on Girkau community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State by suspected bandits is lying helpless at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), unable to afford the N190,000 required for aMagnetic Resonance Imaging ,MRI and Computed Tomography […]
JUST IN: Terrorists kill Katsina DPO, 2 others, abduct housewife
Barely 24 hours after terrorists attacked Bakori-Funtua axis in Katsina, the daredevils have struck again, this time in Magama, Jibia Local Government Area, killing the Divisional Police Officer of the area, DSP Abdulkadir Rano, a soldier and one other visiting Almajiri who recently arrived in the community.
Court remands two NSCDC officers for alleged armed robbery
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday remanded Amarachukwu Asonta, a 27-year-old female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and her colleague, Adebayo Ajayi, 32, for alleged armed robbery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala ordered the remand of the duo following their not guilty plea to […]
Southern Kaduna Killings: Youths, Miyetti Allah trade words
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, in Kaduna State and the youths in Southern Kaduna under the aegis of Atyap youth, yesterday traded words over the unending killings in Southern Kaduna.
High cost of living hitting us hard — South East people
By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Peter Okutu, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Chinonso Alozie, Ikechukwu Odu, Steve Oko & Emmanuel Iheaka – Enugu Combined effects of bad governance in the country, South-East region inclusive; the activities of shylock commodity union leaders and the senseless frequent IPOB sit-at-home have brought severe economic hardship on the residents of […]
Gunmen shoot petrol station owner dead, flee with vehicle
By Evelyn Usman & Ozioruva Aliu Gunmen in military camouflage stormed Osofem Oil and Gas Company, in the Ifo area of Ogun State, over the weekend, shooting its owner, Mr Olufemi James, to death. The incident happened barely four days after the petrol station was opened. The deceased, as gathered, visited the petrol station on […]
