Four persons were confirmed dead in Ikot Ekpo community of 8 Miles, Calabar, the Cross River State capital, when kerosene, suspected to have been adulterated, exploded on Monday night, killing in the process, a 45-year-old man, two of his children and his in-law. The name of the deceased was given as Esuabana Thomas Okon while […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) Minister, Mallam Muhammad Bello on Tuesday berated civil servants working in the territory for their poor attitude to work and sanitation. The minister expressed his dissatisfaction over the issues at a one-day Seminar on National Strategy on Public Service Reforms, organised by the newly created FCT Department of Reform Coordination […]
A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved the 14-year-old marriage between one Dauda Saliman and his estranged wife, Amina over her attempt to poison the husband. President of the Court, Chief Ademola Odunade and two other arbitrators; Alhaji Suleiman Apanpa and Alhaji Rafiu Raji, said the union was dissolved in […]
The Police Command in Enugu State says the screening of candidates for community policing officers in the state will begin on Wednesday, at the command’s headquarters in Enugu. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the three-day screening would last till Friday, from 7:30 […]
Armed men yesterday invaded Prince Academy in Kaduna and abducted scores of Junior Secondary School (JSS 3) students preparing for their examinations. The gunmen were also said to have abducted some residents of Damba-Kasaya village a community where the school is located. Damba-Kasaya community is located in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. […]
Muhammad Kabir KANO National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a Commander of Hisbah, the Fagge village head and a woman identified as Mrs. Loveth for allegedly selling a one-year-old boy. The state Zonal Commandant of NAPTIP, Shehu Umar, told journalists that the Hisbah Commander in […]
An Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Nzuko Umunna, has described the clash between members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and security agents on Sunday at Emene, Enugu State, as extra-judicial killings. The position of the group was made known in a statement issued by its Coordinator, Ngozi Odumuko, and the , Paschal Mbanefor. […]
Detectives attached to the Special Antirobbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Command, have arrested two suspected armed robbers who hid inside septic tank at Lekki area. The suspects, Ismail Ayodele (26) and Ugochukwu Stanley (30), were arrested inside the septic tank where they hid after robbing residents of Osapa London Estate of their valuables and […]
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin yesterday remanded seven suspects in police custody for their alleged involvement in the invasion of the state House of Assembly complex. The suspects include Wilfred Ogbewe (52 years of age), Igbinobono Collins (26), Salami Osayomore (25), Odion Osayande (23), Morgan Uwanboe (47), Ifeoluwa Oladele (36) and […]
Residents of Ikoyi-Ile in the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State yesterday threat ened to resort to self-help if the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde fails to protect them from suspected herdsmen terrorising their community. This followed incessant clashes between farmers and herders in the community. Speaking on behalf of the residents, the […]