The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the death of three of its staff in a road accident in Borno. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, made the confirmation in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Okoye said that the commission on Sunday received a […]

The Kaduna State Government, said two people suspected of providing medical services to bandits have been arrested by the police in Buruku, Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The government, however, said at least three people were killed by gunmen in different locations in the state within the last 48 hours. The  Commissioner for […]

***8 bodies buried already, search for more bodies ongoing – LG Chairman By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Benue State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Yakubu Mohammed, has disclosed that 12 bodies have so far been recovered from the site of a petrol tanker explosion at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 12 persons in a tanker explosion accident that occurred at Oshigbudu, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue. A statement by Mr Oladele Meshach, the FRSC Public Education Officer, Benue Sector Command, on Monday in Makurdi, said the explosion occured on Sunday evening. Meshach said […]

The Police Command in Ekiti state on Monday arrested 35 more suspects in connection with the bloody cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area on Sunday. The clash which left six persons dead and several others sustaining various degrees of gun and machete injuries began Saturday night and lasted through the early hours […]