At least three residents of Imama Ugbawka in Nkanu East and Umuhu Eha-Amufu in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State have been killed by suspected herdsmen in separate attacks. The attack in Ugbawka occurred on Tuesday, April 12, when the herders allegedly invaded farmland and killed two laborers hired from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State,…
A middle-aged man simply identified as Kuryanga has been accused of setting his estranged wife, Janet John, on fire in Guyuk town in the Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa state. According to Sahara Reporters, family sources say John and Kuryanga ended their 7-year marriage three years ago, with a court order prohibiting him from…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has remanded a pastor and human rights activist, Jude Ohanenye, in a correctional center for alleged defilement of an 8-year-old girl. Ohanenye, who is a member of Behind Bars, a human rights group, was arraigned on Wednesday on two counts bordering on sexual abuse and defilement…
A terror leader known as Nasanda, has vowed to avenge the death of his bride, her uncle, and aunt whom he claimed were killed by some vigilante men in Zamfara State. According to Nigerian Tribune, the terror kingpin gave a 14-day ultimatum to the Zamfara State Government to pay 30 million naira as compensation for…
As expected, serious anxiety has gripped some Nigerians as they eagerly await the outcome of the autopsy conducted on the corpse of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Thursday, April 14, 2022, commenced autopsy on the corpse of the late singer. The autopsy was necessitated by the vehement…
Joy Arinze, a twenty-four-year-old widow, has raised the alarm over the alleged hijack of her late husband’s property by his siblings. Joy told City Round that she was denied access to a piece of land her late husband, Arinze Okoye, bought in the Ikorodu area of Lagos before he died. She also lamented that their…
Zainab Oladehinde, a young lady, has shared her horrific experience at the Beach Hotel Nungwi, Zanzibar, Tanzania. In a Twitter thread on Saturday, Oladehinde said she was s*xually assaulted by a stranger despite having locked the door to her hotel room. The young lady said she was almost r*ped by the stranger but lied she…
Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State has declared that there will be no place to hide for looters of Oyo State’s funds, according to SaharaReporters. The governor, who spoke on a Splash 105.5 FM programme, State Affairs, anchored by Edmond Obilo, at the weekend, said that his administration was determined to retrieve every kobo…
Some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have expressed their disappointment after the Nigerian Government pardoned former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame. The EFCC, according to a report by PUNCH, had spent hundreds of millions of naira on investigations and prosecution of the pardoned former…
As the security challenges in the country keep worsening, the Middle Belt Forum has advised its people to use whatever is available to defend themselves against terrorists. The forum said it had lost faith in the President Muhammadu Buhari government to secure the lives and property of Nigerians. In statement, Dr Pogu Bitrus, National…