By Emma Una – Calabar TWO persons have reportedly been killed in renewed inter-communal conflict between the Izzi of Ebonyi State and their Ukelle neighbours in Cross River. Mr Emmanuel Asegem, an aide to the Cross River State governor on anti-deforestation who reported the incident said one person was shot on Sunday and the other […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City AFTER days of killings that led to the death of about 37 persons as a result of clash between rival cult groups, the gory sights of gunshot victims across the Edo State capital seemed to have simmered down owing to a meeting called by some stakeholders in the state […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 107 deaths were recorded in 160 road accidents between January and October, 2020 across the state. The Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) on Monday in Osogbo. […]

  By Peter Duru – Makurdi A middle-aged man, name withheld, has reportedly set himself and his female friend ablaze, at the High-Level Area of Makurdi town, after being embroiled in heated argument. Vanguard gathered that the incident which occurred Saturday night created pandemonium in the area as residents scampered to stop the fire from […]

***recover arms, drugs, looted items By Esther Onyegbula Operatives of the Lagos State police command has arrested a total of 720 suspects across the state. The suspects were arrested during simultaneous raiding of black spots within the state on Sunday, 15th November 2020. It was gathered that the arrest was carried out to solidify the […]

The Police Command in Benue, on Sunday, said that a middle-aged man, simply identified as Nicodemus, has set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in Makurdi. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that Nicodemus died on the spot, while the girlfriend, also identified as Shiminenge, died later […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin One suspected cultist popularly known as “Tiny” was allegedly shot dead in Ilorin in a gun duel on Saturday by some groups of police officers for allegedly terrorising his neighbours with gun shooting. Media aide of the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki was quick to distance the incident from […]

***shoot another person By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A lecturer and his two children were abducted by gunmen at the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna State at the weekend. Journalists were told that the gunmen stormed the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic on the outskirts of Zaria, abducted the 3  persons and shot one other person. “The incident took […]

***Police call for information to recover looted arms, ammunition By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City There is continued fear among residents in several parts of Benin City as cult-related killings linked to clashes between members of the Vikings and Aye confraternities have continued with the latest being the killing of three persons by suspected cultists. […]