A Catholic Priest simply identified as Rev. Father Osia was abducted in the Ikabigbo community in Etsako West local government of Edo State, on Sunday morning. The priest was said to be preparing for Sunday Mass when gunmen stormed his residence and whisked him away. A source within the community confirmed that the community vigilante…
A 30-year-old man identified as Ebube Oba has allegedly killed a mother of two, and co-tenant, during a fight at their residence. It was gathered that a quarrel had broken out between Oba and the deceased, whose name was given as Uzoamaka Ekpe, which later resulted in a fight. However, a press release by the…
At least 22 people are reported to have been found dead at a nightclub in South Africa. Emergency services were called in the early hours of Sunday, June 26, to the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, on the edge of East London, Eastern Cape province, according to the Daily Dispatch news site. Police spokesman, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana told…
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has again waded into the raging controversy over the detention of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice. It had been reported that the couple are being held in the UK for charges bothering on alleged organ harvesting….
Three members of a vigilante group have been killed while some were injured in an attack on Kpada community in Lapai area of Niger State. A resident of Kpada, Musa Hussaini, said the incident occurred on Friday afternoon, adding that a yet-to-be-identified number of residents were kidnapped. He stated that the bandits attacked while the…
In a bid to curb security breaches in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has directed that public and private institutions across the state must install functional Close Circuit Television, CCTV, in their facilities. The move was made over the weekend when the governor signed an executive order for the compulsory installation and use of CCTV….
A police constable identified as Nura Mande has been honored by Katsina police command for returning the missing 800 dollars he found to its owner in the state. Mande was presented with a letter of commendation and N30,000 by the Commissioner of Police, Idris Dabban. The Command’s spokesperson, Gambo Isah disclosed that Mr. Mande was on official duty…
Aisha Yesufu, a sociopolitical activist, has chastised the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, LP, for’standing with’ Ike Ekweremadu and his family following their arrest in London on suspicion of organ harvesting. Aisha believes Obi acted similarly to President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy Senate President, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, were arrested…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral body, has set two conditions for political parties to change nominated candidates or running mates for their presidential candidates. Festus Okoye, INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, revealed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. “A political party cannot substitute a nominated candidate, except in…
The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended two suspects for allegedly raping a mentally ill woman in the state’s Song Local Government Area. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Friday, June 24, that the suspects, Kwallan John and Imamu Abdurrahman, were arrested last Sunday. “On 19/6/2022 apprehended two suspects…