Nine killed in Oyo kidnap victims’ rescue operation — DSS DG
IBADAN — Nine people, comprising four civilians and five security personnel, were killed during an operation to rescue victims abducted by suspected members of an international terrorist organisation in Oyo State, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, has disclosed. Ajayi made the disclosure in an interview published by Premium Times, explaining that […]
Alleged Genocide: If global pressure will make FG act, so be it — CAN President
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Tuesday said the Church has no objection to the rising international scrutiny over attacks on Christian communities, insisting that global pressure may be the push the Federal Government needs to finally act. He made the remarks in […]
Bandits hijack Benue commercial vehicle, kill driver, abduct five passengers
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Suspected bandits have reportedly hijacked a commercial vehicle along the Ogobia-Adoka road in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, killing the driver and abducting about five passengers on board. The incident has thrown communities in the area into panic, with residents describing the route as “increasingly unsafe.” A local […]
Kebbi school abduction: One student escapes, returns home
One of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Kebbi, on Sunday has escaped and returned home. According to the Associated Press (AP), the school principal, Musa Rabi Magaji, said the girl broke free minutes after the attack. He added that another student, who was not among the 25 confirmed abducted, also managed […]
ICYMI: I didn’t kill my husband, Christy, late Akingboye’s wife breaks silence
Widow of the late Bamidele Akingboye, former Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in the November 2024 Ondo State election, Christy Akingboye, has publicly defended herself against allegations that she had a hand in her husband’s death.
2 children die as night fire razes makeshift estate in Rivers
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— Two children have been reported dead in a night fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire incident happened 10 p.m. on Sunday at Rumuola area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the fire, which razed the makeshift estate around Captain Elechi Amadi […]
