Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Devil pushed me to sexually abuse my neighbour’s daughter – Tailor says
A 29-year-old tailor, Adebomi Oke has said that the devil pushed him to sexually abuse a four-year-old neighbour’s daughter in Ondo State. Oke made this known after his arrest and two others by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Ondo State. ”I just moved into the one-room where the incident happened one […]
Commuters stranded in Lagos, as ‘Danfo’ drivers withdraw services over extortion by task force officials
Several commuters had to trek long distances to their destinations in the early hours of Tuesday, following protest embarked on by drivers of commercial buses, popularly called Danfo, along Iyana-Ipaja, Ikotun Road and environs in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, over alleged extortion by men of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force).
I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E: Herdsmen chase farmers, seize farms for grazing in Delta
Residents groan under food shortage Cry out to federal, state govts to save them Farmers narrate nightmares; how they killed my husband, 2 children — Widow We are in talks with Miyetti Allah on way out— Ajede, Ukwuani LG chair By Ochuko Akuopha Armed herdsmen have pursued farmers and commandeered their farmlands at Obiaruku, Umutu, […]
Wife accuses estranged husband of alleged kidnap of their six-year-old daughter for rituals
A 35-year-old mother of three, Adebori Oladunni in Ondo state has accused his estranged husband, Raphael Ajijolaoluwa of the alleged kidnap of their six-year-old baby girl for rituals.
Families sacked from homes, valuables lost as 13-hour downpour wreaks havoc in Makurdi town
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Several parts of Makurdi the Benue state capital have been submerged and property worth millions of naira destroyed after a 13-hour downpour left the town flooded and thousands of persons displaced. The rain which started at around 1am lasted till about 2pm Monday, submerging most of the drainage channels in […]
