Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, on Monday said he was attacked by suspected herdsmen while at his farm located along Makurdi-Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital, last week. During an interactive session with reporters in Makurdi, Ortom said he would not bow to the attempt to intimidate him for speaking up for his…
A man has shot his wife, a mother of 6 (3 boys & 3 girls) to death in Abia community, Nkporo, this morning. The man, Mr. Kalu Ilum of Etitiama Nkporo, Abia deputy Governor’s hometown, shot his wife, Chichi dead around 7 am today and angry youths burnt him to death and destroyed his house….
Visa Ban Will Affect Vulnerable People In Nigeria, FG Tells US The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, The Federal Government says the speculated plan by the US to add Nigeria to its existing list of visa travel ban countries is ill-conceived. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this…
It has been learnt that the inspector general has redeployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade. Oyebade, who was in charge of Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, was transferred to the Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State. He was replaced with AIG Bashir Makama, who…
The Lagos state government says it will implement the ban on Okada and tricycle from February 1. Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for information and strategy, announced this at a press conference in Lagos on Monday. He said the decision was made after a review of casualties. “After a robust assessment of the debate on what…
John Altobelli, Orange Coast College baseball coach, was also a victim of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, basketball star, on Sunday. Bryant was traveling with Gianna, his 13-year-old daughter, and other passengers when his private helicopter crashed. There was no survivor. But in a new report by CNN, the 56-year-old Altobelli, Keri, his wife and…
The Nigeria air force (NAF) says it destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) staging area at Gashigar in Borno state. NAF said it also killed scores of the insurgents and destroyed their hideouts at Tumbun Rego on the fringes of Lake Chad and at Bula Bello near sambisa forest. Ibikunle Daramola, NAF…
[12:03, 1/27/2020] Deji Allen: A lady, Miss Victory Amaize, has been arrested and detained by the Police operatives at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, after she reportedly engaged a man, Danjuma Yahaya Alli, in marathon sex in a popular hotel and he eventually died on top of her. GIO TV reports that the incident happened at…
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court has found Maryam Sanda, who is accused of killing Bilyamin Mohammed Bello, her husband, guilty. The court sentenced her to death by hanging. Sanda stood trial on a two-count charge of culpable homicide. Bello, the nephew of Haliru Mohammed Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic…
A man simply identified as Solomon has stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakkari, to death for receiving a call from another man. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the incident occurred around 1:30 am in the house of the deceased in Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi State. Narrating how it happened, a source who pleaded anonymity,…