A woman and her relatives were shot at her husband’s funeral after being blamed for the deceased’s death. Benita Okwuibe lost her husband Onyedika Jeremiah, 33, last year after battling an ailment said to be “elephantiasis”. The couple had been married for less than one year when the tragedy occurred. At Onyedika Jeremiah’s funeral on…
Police Operatives attached to Enugu Metro Area Command of Enugu State Police Command, on January 4, arrested 52-year-old Ifeanyi Amadikwa, pictured above, of 74 Nkwubor Road, Emene, Enugu, for allegedly murdering and dumping in a spoilt deep freezer fridge, his three female tender children namely: Chidalum Amadikwa aged 11 (who is his step-daughter), Amarachi Amadikwa aged…
Deon Lendore, former Texas A&M athlete and three-time Olympic track star who represented Trinidad & Tobago, has died at the age of 29. The athlete died in College Station, Texas, died on Tuesday after striking one vehicle before plowing head-on into another driving in the opposite direction. “Texas DPS Troopers responded to a major collision…
An alleged breach of the National Identity Management Commission server has exposed over three million National Identity Numbers of Nigerians. According to Sahara Reporters, a hacker known as Sam broke into the server and stole vital information belonging to millions of Nigerians. Revealing how easy it was for him to breach the NIMC server and…
Inspector-General Usman Baba has finally submitted disciplinary recommendations on the alleged role of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Abba Kyari a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) to the Police, it was learnt yesterday. The submission to the Service Commission (PSC) was months after he received the report of the probe panel….
The father of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the late student of Dowen College, Lagos, who was allegedly tortured by his schoolmates, has said his deceased son will be buried only after justice is served. Sylvester Jnr would have turned 12 on Saturday, December 4. Speaking to Punch at a posthumous birthday held in honor of Sylvester,…
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, a former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, has raised fears that Nigeria may split before 2023 because of the sad realities in the country, including security challenges. He said Nigerian leaders would always want to remain in office even after their tenure because of “greed, wickedness and stupidity”. The cleric stated that…
Ezeugo Joseph, a private school teacher has died after he was allegedly beaten to death by a student on Thursday, December 2. Confirming the incident to LIB, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, said the suspect, Micahel Ogbeise, an SS3 student of the school, attacked the teacher for flogging his younger…
Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has stated that he will no longer take part in negotiations with bandits as a consequence of their new ‘terrorist’ tag. Recalls that federal high court in Abuja made the declaration last Friday in a case brought against two violent criminal groups. The verdict strengthens the call on the federal…
Goliath and Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, is the highest-ranking military officer Nigerian Armed Forces. His duties include formulating operational policies and programmes for the Army, Navy and Air Force with a view to attaining national security. The Defender of the Nigerian Universe, General Irabor, has able lieutenants in the Chief of Army…