The traditional ruler of the Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi has been abducted by gunmen. Daily Trust reported that the monarch’s brother, who is the Chief Imam of the Community’s Central Mosque, Malam Jibrin D. Gimba confirmed his abduction. He said the…
According to a report by Daily Post, a gang of armed men Thursday morning targeted Nnewi South Local Government Area in Anambra State. The secretariat was set on fire. It is yet to be ascertained if anyone died or was injured. Anambra State Police Command says “It is a suspected case of arson”. DSP Tochukwu…
Justice Adepele Ojo on Wednesday said that prima facie case had been established against the Hilton Hotel owner, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin and six of his staffers arraigned in connection with the death of late Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adedoyin, and six of his staffers, Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi…
Murja Suleiman Zubairu, mother of the slain five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, has narrated an encounter with the self confessed killer of her child. The 5-year-old pupil was murdered after she was abducted while on her was from an Islamic school. Daily Trust had reported how Abdulmalik Tanko, proprietor of Noble Kids Academy, the school the deceased…
President Buhari and other members of the Federal Executive Council had a one-minute silence in honor of the victims of Monday’s attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. Eight persons lost their lives in the attack while an unspecified number of the passengers are unaccounted for. See photos below…
Singer Falz da Bahd guy has taken to social media to decry the state of the nation. In a post shared on his IG page, Falz while reflecting on the recent train attack, slammed politicians for going about with their campaign activities despite the wanton killings in the country. He also slammed the Lagos Concession…
Senator Dino Melaye has taken to his Instagram handle to attack the Buhari-led administration. In his post, Dino described the government of the day as aimless and directionless. ”The tragedy of the Buhari Administration is not found in its monumental failure but in complacency. The Government is aimless, directionless, lacks teeth with no moral compass….
Relatives of victims kidnapped by bandits on Monday during the Abuja-Kaduna bandit attack have been told to prepare to pay for ransom. This was made public by a Twitter user whose relative was kidnapped. According to FIJ, the bandits called the relatives of the man to prepare to pay for ransom. A Twitter user wrote:…
A Nigerian man has been found dead inside a prison in the United Kingdom. According to reports, the man identified as Isaiah Olugosi, 38, was on Monday, March 28 discovered dead in his cell at HMP Wormwood Scrubs in West London, where he was awaiting sentence after being convicted for fraud. In May 2021, he…
Many people killed in Monday’s train attack by bandits are still unaccounted for, according to the Kaduna state government. Recall that terrorists bombed a section of the Kaduna-Abuja rail track, forcing the train, which departed Abuja at 6pm on Monday March 28, to derail. Kaduna Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who…