Five farmers have been reportedly killed by armed invaders in the Yelwata community of Guma Local Government Area in Benue State. The farmers were working on their farms on Wednesday, October 12, when they were attacked. At least 5 were killed in the attack while others were injured. The injured were taken to the hospital…
A chainsaw operator, identified as Shosho, has been killed in Ondo State. He was reportedly killed by lightning, at Oke Ayo camp, Oke-Oko community of Alade-Idanre, in Ondo State while cutting a tree said to have been in existence for over 80 years. Shosho reportedly died on the spot, when cutting the tree popularly known…
A man identified as Laenenae Halicani has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Police Command. The man was nabbed for allegedly beheading a four-year-old child. Laenenae was arrested on October 8, after a missing person report was filed by the child’s mother, Talwa Shode. The woman, a resident of 7, Mangoro Street, Agege, it…
A 22-year-old lady identified as Blessing Iniedem has been sentenced to two-year imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Portharcourt, Rivers State for human trafficking. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in a statement on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, said Iniedem was convicted for attempting to traffic a 16-year-old…
The naira has exchanged N730/$1 at the black market, on Wednesday, 12th October 2022. This is according to information from black market traders who spoke to Nairametrics. The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar at the I&E official window closed at N441.17/$1 on Tuesday, 11th October 2022, following the public holiday held…
A local vigilante group, OSPAC, has rescued two abducted children and arrested a suspected kidnapper in Ulakwo Umuselem clan, in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers state. According to Hyacynth Nwafor, the victims identified as Saviour and Joshua were rescued at the weekend. It was gathered that the little boys said to be between the…
The Zamfara State Government has reopened 45 out of the 75 schools it closed down over insecurity, the Ministry of Education declared on Wednesday in Gusau. Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Alhaji Kabiru Attahiru, made the disclosure when he received members of the state’s Technical Team on Education in Emergencies (EiE) who paid an advocacy…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in Yobe State said 78, 989 registered eligible residents have yet to collect their permanent voter cards (PVCs). Abatcha Bukar, the State’s Administrative Secretary of the Commission, disclosed this during an interactive session with the political parties and other critical stakeholders in Damaturu. Bukar said out of the total…
A woman has passed on after she was hit by a stray bullet while sleeping in her home. Lashunda Ellison was shot in the head last week before her husband, Mac, woke up to find his wife unresponsive, GIOTV reported. Mac awoke in the middle of the night and shook his wife, before calling in…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have alerted Nigerians of more floods in some states especially in the North Central, South East and South Western States. This was disclosed by Director-General, NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, and Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Mr Clement Nze, at the opening…