Gunmen kill one, injure seven Plateau traders
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Gunmen on Sunday evening opened fire on traders returning from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one person and injuring seven others. The victim was identified as Musa Abubakar. The incident occurred at about 7pm around the Bukuru Low-Cost area, according […]
Appeal Court nullifies Metuh’s conviction, orders re-trial
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, nullified the Federal High Court judgement that convicted and sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, to seven years imprisonment for money laundering. In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel of Justices of the […]
Herdsmen attack medical doctor in Cross River
By Emma Una A medical doctor with Monaya Hospital, Ogoja in the northern part of Cross River State has reportedly been attacked by Fulani herdsmen. The doctor who gave his name as Njoku said he narrowly escaped being abducted by two herdsmen on Tuesday night shortly after he arrived home from work. “I left the […]
‘How policeman killed my only son in front of Chief Judge’s house’
***demands for N1 billion compensation. By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin A former Commissioner under the late Navy Captain Anthony Onyearegbulem’s administration in Edo State, Dr Johnson Erimafa, on Tuesday, told the State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses how his only son was murdered in cold blood by a trigger […]
Police intercept suspected cultists on revenge mission
Recovers male body By Bose Adelaja In its bid to curtail cultism in Ogun State and her environment, men of Ogun State Police Command have intercepted five suspected members of a dreaded cult group who were on a revenge mission to the state from Mushin, Lagos State. Also, the Police recovered the body of a […]
‘I’m in a state of shock’, says father of girl raped multiple times by bandits
Calls on Buhari to bulldoze forests, treat insecurity with urgency By Gabriel Ewepu FATHER of girl raped multiple times by bandits in a viral video, Kabir Ibrahim, wept over the dehumanizing treatment, and called on President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, to bulldoze forests used as a hideout, and also treat insecurity with urgency. Ibrahim who hails […]
