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Ortom roars again says: Any Nigerian against Southern governor’s position on ranching has hidden agenda

Ortom roars again says: Any Nigerian against Southern governor’s position on ranching has hidden agenda

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday vented his anger on Nigerians opposed to the position of his Southern counterparts regarding the ban on open grazing of cattle saying anyone against the ban has a…

Benue: Police arrests eight criminals linked with massacre, burial of six people in shallow graves

Benue: Police arrests eight criminals linked with massacre, burial of six people in shallow graves

*Suspects kill their wives for exposing them *As vigilante arrests two kidnapping kingpins in Otukpo The Benue State Police Command Thursday confirmed the arrest of eight out of 10 suspected bandits and serial killer gang…

Suspected murderer of Umoren allegedly commits suicide in police cell

Suspected murderer of Umoren allegedly commits suicide in police cell

  Mr Frank Akpan who has been in the police net in connection with the murder of one miss Iniubong Umoren has been found dead in his cell Thursday morning. Frank was found dead after…

JUST IN: Another police station on fire in Abia

JUST IN: Another police station on fire in Abia

  A police station in Bende Local Government of Abia State is currently on fire. It was learnt that yet to be identified gunmen stormed the police station in the early hours of Thursday. The…

NDLEA seizes drugs, N145m from ex-Lagos LG boss

NDLEA seizes drugs, N145m from ex-Lagos LG boss

Former Vice-Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Government Council Development Area, Mr. Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug trafficking. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr.…

Herders kill Man O’War member in Oyo

Herders kill Man O’War member in Oyo

Herders have killed a member of Man O’War on Igangan-Iganna Road, Iwere-Ile, in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The deceased, Oluwole Oke, said to be in his 30s, was a Commander of…

Odumosu promises hitch-free Eid-el fitr in Lagos

Odumosu promises hitch-free Eid-el fitr in Lagos

Police have assured residents of Lagos State, especially Muslim faithful, of adequate security during the Eid-el fitr and beyond. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, gave the assurance in a statement…

Gunmen attack two police stations, kill cop in A’Ibom

Gunmen attack two police stations, kill cop in A’Ibom

Gunmen yesterday killed a policeman during attacks on two police stations in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Odiko MacDon, said in a statement that…

Explosion: Infant, two others burnt to death in Ogun

Explosion: Infant, two others burnt to death in Ogun

An infant and two other people were yesterday burnt to death in a fire outbreak caused by a gas explosion in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The incident occurred at Oke- Egunya, on NTA Road, Abeokuta. A…

Man held for attempting to sell two grandchildren

Man held for attempting to sell two grandchildren

Police have arrested a man, Mr. Sunday Monday Udoh, from Ekpene Obo, Esit Eket, and a woman, Mrs. Patience Kingsley Godwin Koffi Etanam, from Idung Udo, Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The…