Suspected Gunmen reportedly kidnapped three pastors in the Ofu Local Government, Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State. A family member of one of the kidnapped pastors confirmed on Monday that the pastors were on their way to minister at a three-day crusade when the kidnappers intercepted their vehicle along the Ochadamu-Okele-Ejule Road. According to…
The man abducted his 1-year-old daughter and fatally shot her and then turn the gun on himself behind a church on Sunday, June 12. Police found the bodies of both 38-year-old Darian Javaris Bennett and his daughter, Jaquari Bennett, behind the church in Clayton County, Georgia, WSB-TV Atlanta reported, citing the Newton County Sheriff’s Office….
Bishop of Jebba Diocese in Kwara State, Reverend Oluwaseun Aderogba, his wife, and his driver have been abducted by unknown gunmen on Sunday night. The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement on Monday said investigations revealed that the victim’s vehicle developed a mechanical fault while traveling from Yewa, Ogun State,…
Friends are mourning a student who was killed by gunmen in the Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state. Three other students were injured in the attack which occurred at about 7:30 pm on Friday, June 10. The victims reportedly went to charge their phones at a filling station close to the…
At least 11 of the passengers who boarded the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train in March have been reported free. The captives were held captive for more than 70 days before being released after intense bargaining. The names of the freed captives: – Amina Ba’aba Mohammed – Rashida Yusuf Busari – Jessey John – Hannah Ajewole –…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that he suffers from grief on a daily basis as a result of the victims of terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria. On Sunday, he made this revelation during his Democracy Day speech. He said, “I’m living daily with grief and thoughts for all the victims and prisoners of terrorism and…
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that an extension of the deadline for voter registration may be considered. Yakubu spoke at the ‘Youth Vote Count 2.0 Mega Concert’ on Saturday, which was organized by YIAGA Africa, a civil society organization, in collaboration with the European Union and INEC….
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that this year’s Democracy Day speech will be his final as President of Nigeria. Buhari stated that Nigeria would have a new leader by this time next year, and that it is his responsibility to ensure the election of a new president through a transparent and peaceful process….
Law and stability broke down on Saturday morning in Benin, Edo State, as about a hundred angry youths mainly traders at the New Benin Market went on a rampage after an Igbo trader was attacked with a machete by another trader of northern extraction. The trouble was said to have started after a brief argument…
A boarding school student has been killed by gunmen who also injured three others in the Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state. It was reported that all the victims were students of a boarding school within the locality. The incident occurred after they allegedly went to charge their phones at a filling station…