Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested one Solomon Ibe, 43 years, and Chris Amuka 23 years at Ovom Waterside, Yenagoa, for the alleged possession of 125 rounds of live ammunition. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinim Butswat, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 121 complaints of human rights abuse in Kaduna in three months. NHRC Coordinator in Kaduna State, Mr Terngu Gwar, who was represented by the Chief Legal Officer, Mrs Inna Audu, disclosed this to a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. The commission […]

An Upper Area court Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a labourer, James Idoko to five months imprisonment for stealing winning tickets from a betting shop. The Judge, Marafa Mohammed sentenced Idoko after he pleaded guilty to theft. Mohammed gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N30, 000. He also ordered the convict […]

Wild jubilation erupted in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Tuesday, after power supply was restored in the area following a three-month blackout. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kafanchan town, had been in total darkness since Jan. 18, when Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) shut down its operations after […]

By Emma Una FIFTEEN beheaded bodies were on Tuesday morning found dumped at five Miles area on the outskirt of Calabar. The dead bodies comprising both males and females were dumped in steep valley along the double carriageway under construction by Governor  Ben Ayade. The identity of the bodies is not yet known and those […]