A humanitarian aid worker and two local officials have been abducted by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in conflict-plagued Borno, two security officials said Wednesday. They were kidnapped by the jihadists at a checkpoint in the village of Wakilti in Borno State on Monday, the sources told AFP, in the latest incident in […]

By Ike Uchechukwu— Calabar A middle-aged man has been shot dead in Calabar, Cross River State, by his girlfriend after he directed the girl to test the efficacy of a “native bulletproof” (Odieshi charm) he took earlier. The young man, whose real name could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, was […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck on Wednesday night in Lagos when a raging fire, which broke out at Okeowo Somorin Street, Ifako, Gbagada, destroyed buildings and cars worth several millions of naira. The incident, according to an eyewitness, happened at about 8p.m., adding that there was no loss of life. Director-General,  Lagos State Emergency Management […]

For several days, the killers lived peaceably among their future victims, sharing their dormitories and eating their food. Then, on Saturday afternoon, they took out their guns, rounded up the people like cattle and slaughtered them one by one. This was the nightmare recounted by survivors of a massacre that unfolded in the rice fields […]

By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Armed bandits on Monday hit a local Market in Dajal Market, Mangun village in Mashegu local government area of Niger state killing no fewer than four people. The villagers were however said to have killed one of the bandits in retaliation. Vanguard correspondent reliably gathered that the bandits had stormed […]