Oil spill chokes Nembe Creek communities as residents seek intervention
For more than 20 fishing settlements along the waterway, the latest oil spill represents a severe threat to their livelihoods and environment.
Police confirm abduction of Obasanjo’s workers in Ogun
Police in Ogun State say they are collaborating with other security agencies to rescue three workers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo abducted by kidnappers. The three employees of Obasanjo Holdings were abducted by gunmen on Wednesday at a community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, told the News […]
55-year-old woman pretends to be pregnant, buys twins in Imo
Police in Imo State have arrested a 55-year-old woman, Mrs. Chinyere Ohanyere, popularly known as Madam Chichi, for allegedly buying a set of twins.
IPOB’s sit-at-home order over Buhari’s visit paralyses Onitsha, Nnewi
Onitsha, the commercial city and Nnewi, the industrial town of Anambra State, on Thursday, observed total compliance with the sit-at-home directive of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State.
Court remands 30-year-old man for allegedly killing brother
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Bello Ibrahim be remanded in for allegedly killing his brother. The police charged Ibrahim with two counts of murder.Magistrate I. O. Osho, who did not take the plea of Ibrahim, ordered that he should be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility. Osho ordered that […]
Gunmen attack Lagos bound 18-seater bus in Ondo, kidnap passengers
A Lagos bound 18 passengers bus has been attacked by suspected gunmen and kidnapped unspecified numbers of travellers between Idoani – Ifira Axis in Ondo State. Mr Hakeem Sadiq, the Divisional Police Officer for Isua-Akoko, confirmed this to newsmen in Akure on Thursday. Sadiq, however, could not give details of the incident. READ ALSO: Bayelsa […]
