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 […]
NEMA distributes food to 35,508 IDP households in Borno
National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has flagged off the distribution of food rations to 35,508 households of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Borno State.
Demolition: lkorodu traders appeal for alternative, affordable shops
Traders whose shops were demolished at the Ikorodu roundabout have appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide affordable shops for them to engage in their daily business activities. They made the appeal through the Iyaloja of Ikorodu, Alhaja Taofikat Allynson, after the demolition exercise on Wednesday, in Ikorodu, Lagos. NAN reports that the Lagos […]
Delta police arrest 6 over killing of Prince, 2 police officers
By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha POLICE operatives in Delta State have arrested six fleeing suspects in connection with the murder of Orhuwhorun prince, one Prince Eric Takerere, and two mobile police officers. The suspects, according to Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Mr. Bright Edafe, had also carted the police officer’s riffles […]
Motorists gnash teeth behind wheels as flood paralyses part of Benin
Hundreds of motorists were marooned at Ugbowo on the Lagos-Benin Highway on Wednesday during a heavy downpour that led to flooding of the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many vehicles broke down on the flooded highway while most passengers had to disembark from vehicles to wade through the flood to their […]
Bandits food, fuel suppliers intercepted in Zamfara
By Ibrahim Wuyo Vehicles conveying food, fuel, drinks and other essentials to various bandit camps in Zamfara state have been intercepted by government agents, the state government has said on Wednesday. Secretary of the state Special Taskforce on Security, Mr Abdulrasheed Haruna, said the government had also arrested about 100 violators of the Governor’s Executive Order […]
