Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
Kano couple plots own kidnap for N4m ransom, caught
A couple, Ado Aminu and his wife, Samira Abdullahi, have been arrested in Sheka Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, for arranging own kidnapping to demand for a ransom of N4 million from their relatives.
Police bemoan beheading of three suspected kidnappers in Cross River
…No group has right to take life – CP By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has condemned the gruesome killing of three suspected kidnappers stressing that no individual or group has the right to maim or take the life of another person irrespective of their offence. The reaction on coming […]
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[Video] ENDSARS: Do it so I can go to school, boy begs protesters; gifts them snacks
A six-year-old boy identified as Damola on Saturday donated the snacks he was hawking to ENDSARS protesters in Oyo State. The boy in a viral video on Twitter was seen giving out the snacks (Cheese Balls) free to a group of youths while he told them not to worry about the payment. According to one […]
‘My landlord threw my goods out because I helped his sister-in-law’
A 51-year-old businessman, married with four children, Mr. Steven Nnadi, from Alaocha, Umuoma in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, Friday, said he lost over N5 million after his landlord threw his wares out of his shop to an open space.
Court remands man for sexually assaulting his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter
An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Yusuf Nasiru, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice.
