Gorau under siege: Bandits kill four, shoot seven, abduct four
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State was plunged into fresh mourning on Wednesday after armed bandits invaded the community, killing four residents, shooting seven others and abducting four people. The attack came only days after a devastating boat accident at the Gorau crossing point reportedly […]
Fresh oil spill hits Bayelsa community
By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa A fresh crude oil spill has been reported at the swamp area of South Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The spill, it was learned, occurred on Saturday at Well 7, a facility owned by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ogboinbiri community. Though the cause of the […]
ISWAP abducts best man, one other returning from wedding in Borno
ISWAP fighters have kidnapped two aid workers in Borno state as they were returning from a wedding, humanitarian and security sources said Saturday. The two were identified as an employee of UN World Food Programme (WFP) who had just attended the source’s wedding, and a colleague from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) […]
Hoodlums kill ex-NASS member, another in Oyo
By Olayinka Ajayi After some weeks of reprieve, hoodlums have again unleashed terror on a former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Fatai Aborode and a security guard, Semiu in different parts of Oyo State. While the ex-lawmaker was reportedly killed in his way from his farm at Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area […]
Suspected herdsmen kill four in Benue community ― Gov Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said suspected herdsmen killed four persons at Tse-Angbande, Makurdi, the State Capital, on Friday night. Ortom stated this at Tse-Angbande, when he visited the village for an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of the attack that also left seven persons injured. He said the attack which took […]
Delta council suspends 2 traditional rulers of warring communities
***Imposes 24 hours curfews By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha Isoko South Local Government council, Delta State, slammed an indefinite suspension on the Ovie of Igbide kingdom, HRM Edward Obukeni l, and his Emede counterpart, HRM Johnson Ewhiri Il, following the protracted land dispute which led to Wednesday’s killing of about five persons and setting […]
Court jails Ghanaian 3 years for smuggling 10 kilos of Tramadol
By Onozure Dania – Lagos A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday sentenced a Ghana citizen, Elisha Sokpor, to three years imprisonment, for exporting 10 kilograms of Tramadol tablet and injection to his country, Ghana. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, convicted and sentenced the Ghanaian after he pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of unlawful […]
Court sentences four traders to 3 years in prison for theft
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Friday sentenced four traders to three years imprisonment for conspiracy, trespass, house breaking and theft. The convicts are Bashir Tukur, 20, Nawas Rabiu, 18, Mutar Umar, 20 and Abdullahi Isaq, 22. The Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced the four traders after they pleaded guilty. He, […]
Road accidents kill 40 in Adamawa — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Adamawa says no fewer than 40 persons died in road accidents between September and December 9. The corps also states that 203 other persons sustained various degrees of injury. Mr Ocheja Ameh, FRSC Adamawa Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola, that […]
Hoodlums abduct medical consultant, Bolt driver in Calabar
By Emma Una – Calabar A Consultant Cardiologist with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr Vincent Uhegbu Maduka and a Bolt driver were abducted on Thursday by hoodlums in Calabar. Dr Maduka was kidnapped at his gate on his return from church by gunmen who laid siege in his home at Eta Agbo layout […]
Kano girl dies inside well as 17 passengers survive auto-crash
By Bashir Bello A 10-year-old girl, Binta Shehu, Thursday, drowned and lost her life inside a well in Yanka Tsari village, Dawakin kudu local government of Kano State. This was coming as 17 other passengers also cheated death and survived from an auto-crash along Maiduguri road in Kumbotso Local government area of the state where […]
