Terrorists collect N6m from Kwara community to release pregnant woman, two children
Kidnappers collected two 50kg bags of rice, groundnut oil, spaghetti, semovita, assorted beer and seasoning sauce, among other things
Army arrests notorious Nigerien gun runner, bandits’ informants
By Shehu Danjuma – Katsina
Two sentenced to death over murder of Enugu Lawyer
By Dennis Agbo TWO suspected masterminds in the murder of former Executive Secretary of Enugu State Committee on Adada state creation, Mr Ejimofor Ozongwu, have been sentenced to death by an Enugu State High Court. Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Afam Nwobodo said he found a former President General of Okwojo-Ngwo community in Udi Local […]
Father bags 20 years imprisonment for testing daughter’s virginity
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 37-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Emmanuel Idoko, to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. Justice Sybil Nwaka, while delivering judgment on the charge of sexual assault by penetration against Idoko, said the prosecution provided ingredients necessary to prove its case. Idoko was […]
Mother, 4 children killed in Abuja flood
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed regrets over the death of a mother and her four children in Abuja on Saturday, after torrential rainfall in Gwagwalada area council that swept away some houses. He said, “It is unfortunate, especially because we have lost lives. This is exactly what we have been trying to […]
Two feared killed as cultists clash in Rivers
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Two people were feared dead with others sustaining various degrees of injuries as two rival cult groups clashed at Amadi-Ama area of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source in the area, who identified himself simply as ThankGod, said members of the Iceland and Greenlanders […]
