Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested six suspected armed robbers, and kidnappers and recovered three pump action guns, four locally made guns, and native charms. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Saturday, December 17, 2022, said investigation later revealed that the suspects were hoodlums who operate under…
The Nigerian Army has made a new disclosure about Boko Haram terrorists. The army disclosed that over 41,000 of the surrendered terrorists are children who were being trained as future fighters. Major-General Christopher Musa, the theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), stated this, adding that a total number of 83,000 Boko Haram members had…
Usman Kabir, a Nigerian returnee from Niger Republic, has revealed some of the horror other Nigerians face in the desert. He revealed that many Nigerians, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by traffickers, perished in the Sahara desert, in the course of the journey. The returnee from Zaria, Kaduna State, said many migrants died in the…
Gunmen on Saturday set ablaze the building of Imo State high court in Orlu, reportedly burning part of the structure housing sensitive documents. The development is coming a few days after some gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, which the police said was carried out by the Indigenous…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu has highlighted the effect of attacking its offices ahead of the 2023 general election. Yakubu warned that the series of attacks on INEC’s facilities may compromise the 2023 general elections if not checked. He issued the warning while addressing the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Investigating…
Mrs Kazia Uwak, the ex-wife of Robinson Uwak, a former member of the House of Representatives has been remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre over the attempted murder of her husband to inherit his fortune. The Inspector General of Police arraigned Kazia Uwak, Joseph Utum, and Ibiang Ofem, before the A Grade I Area Court in…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a warning to corps members. The NYSC warned serving corps members against partaking in any form of electoral malpractices in the forthcoming general elections. The Acting Director-General of the NYSC, Mrs Christy Uba, who gave the warning during working visit to the temporary Orientation Camp in Amada,…
An impostor, Osho Aluko-Kola, has been sentenced to jail by a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, according to SaharaReporters. He was jailed for nine years for conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N206,502,490. Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its Lagos Zonal Command, arraigned Aluko-Kola before…
The body of Bamise Ayanwola, who was found dead after boarding a bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transport scheme, in February, has been buried in Lagos on Friday. She was buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba. Ayanwola went missing after boarding a bus at the Chevron area of Lekki on her way to Oshodi. Her…
The 32-year-old UNIJOS graduate, Ruth Yakadi Bako, who was murdered in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state, has been buried. The body of the victim suspected to have been raped was found dumped at a car wash close to a bridge in the Farin-Gada area of Jos on Sunday, December 11, 2022. She…