The Boko Haram jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a brutal massacre of farmworkers in Borno over the weekend as the death toll rose to 76. The grim search for bodies continues after gunmen on motorbikes attacked the area outside Borno state’s capital Maiduguri on Saturday, slaughtering dozens of labourers in rice fields near […]

By Peter Okutu — Abakaliki A young girl(names withheld) was, last weekend, raped by a middle-aged man, Emeka Chukwuani, at the popular Fatilami Park, Onwe Road, Abakaliki, as she was returning home around 8p.m. It was gathered that the suspect, who is from Agwu, Enugu State, snatched the girl’s phone and ran into Fatilami Park, […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A 49-year-old man, Oyediran Mufutau, was on Tuesday remanded in custodial centre by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court stealing the sum of N1.1million. Mufutau was arraigned before Mrs Modupe Awodele on three counts bordering on fraud, cheating and stealing. Police prosecutor, Inspector Olayiwola Rasaq told the court that the accused person, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City A teacher identified as Mr Paul Aluola and his wife have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Ewatto, Esan South East local government area of Edo state. The couple were reportedly seized while traveling along  Ewatto-Ubiaja road near Ena River Bridge where the gunmen reportedly […]

By David Odama – Lafia The suspected killer and the notorious kidnapper of the Nasarawa state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) chief, Philip Tatari Shekwo, has been arrested by the police. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this Tuesday in Lafia  at the  job fair programme. According to Sule, the killer, Mohammed Usman was arrested […]