Lagos state police command has apprehended a suspected fake soldier, Samuel Msughter, in the state. A statement released on the Twitter handle of the command says the suspect specializes in wearing a full Army uniform to escort goods that are being transported. The command added that the suspect will be charged to court as soon…
The Palace of Soun of Ogbomoso confirmed that a 30-year-old man named Bukola Adediji, also known as Ajanlekoko, broke into the palace and destroyed some property. The man, who is suspected of being a drug addict and mentally unstable, allegedly attacked one of the chiefs who tried to stop him from entering the sitting room,…
Gunmen on Friday, May 6, burnt one vehicle and a motorcycle at Ebebe Junction in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. A yet-to-be-identified dissident group had earlier declared sit-at-home on May 5 and 6 in the South-East over the two-day visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi. Buhari, who is currently on a visit to the state inaugurated some projects…
Six Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists Thursday got killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) trap they set for Nigerian soldiers in Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in Lake Chad, in a post via his Twitter handle gathered that the insurgents met their waterloo while returning…
Gunmen have shot dead one Chief Thorpe Edijana, a hotelier based in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased was killed by the gunmen who invited him from Thorpesky Global Hotel located along Agbarho/ Ughelli Expressway through a telephone call from his hotel to his house. It was learned that…
Arlana Miller, a Southern University cheerleader, committed suicide after posting a suicide note on Instagram. She sent the message on Wednesday, May 4th, two days ago. The student took to Instagram to express her gratitude for her family and friends’ support while also indicating that she was ready to commit herself.She wrote: “May this day…
An officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, suddenly slumped and died while on duty at Ojota post, Lagos on Thursday, May 5. Eyewitnesses claim the tragic incident attracted the attention of passers-by and sympathizers who tried to save the life of the officer but applied first aid to no avail. The identity of…
A Russian woman has taken to the streets to protest President Vladimir Putin. According to reports, the woman sewed her mouth shut in protest of Putin’s decision to censor protests against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nadezhda Sayfutdinova, a 30-year-old activist, had sewn her own mouth shut before marching through the streets of the city as…
According to a Daily Trust report, an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 30-year-old man, Ajibola Akindele, to Oba Correctional Centre for allegedly r*ping a 21-year-old woman in a church. Mrs Olajumoke Somefun, the Magistrate, who did not accept Akindele’s plea, ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions…
The suspected thief was given a plate of food after a serious beating for allegedly stealing catfish from a pond in Yenagoa. The suspect was caught in the early hours of Thursday, May 5, by men of the Kingdom Grace Vigilante group at Oxbow Lake in the Swali area of Yenagoa. According to A Facebook…