Bandits have killed a local community official alongside his wife and daughter in-law at Golkofa in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday May 9, said the assailants stormed the home of Sgt. Christopher Madaki (Rtd),…
Bandits on Saturday afternoon killed eleven people at Tsatstkiya in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits, who were said to have invaded the community in the afternoon, also wounded three others who are currently receiving treatment in a Dutsin-ma town hospital. Residents said the bandits were on a reprisal over the…
At least 15 people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in the West African nation of Guinea, according to officials. The Tatakourou mine collapsed on Saturday, killing the miners instantly, said Sekou Biniou Simagan, a local councilor. On Sunday, rescuers were still digging through the rubbles, searching for survivors. The bodies of…
A 300 level student of the Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, Ahmad Abubakar Idris, has been found dead five days after he was reported missing. It was gathered that the 22-year-old student of the Department of Physics went missing last Saturday, May 1, 2021, when he left the campus with two colleagues to a market…
The abducted student of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) has regained her freedom. Governor Ikpeazu made the announcement last night, 3 days after the student and others were attacked by unknown gunmen along Okigwe-Uturu road. The Abia state Governor also promised to take justice to those who abducted the student. The statement read; “It is with…
A popular Nigerian socialite, Kayode Badru, has died at a hospital in Gbagada, Lagos, after his body was on fire during a programme and prayer session at a Celestial Church of Christ. According to reports, he died on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Before his death, Kayode Badru had landed in Lagos from Dubai to attend…
At least, 22 underaged girls of Akwa Ibom State of origin were on Friday rescued from a prostitution home in Ogun State, report. the girls were said to have been lured from Akwa Ibom to Ogun State with phony offers of employment. Some of them said they were brought to the Gateway State to work…
Osun Police Command, Osogbo has confirmed the arrest of three teenagers and five suspected serial kidnappers in Osun State on Saturday. It was gathered the syndicate had kidnapped 65-year-old Mrs. Akiishi Catherine in Benue State and was demanding ransom. It was learned they moved to Osun State to negotiate and collect the ransom and cover…
Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked Odoro Ikpe Police Station, in Ini LGA of Akwa Ibom State, killing six officers on duty. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the police station Saturday morning and gunned down six officers while others were injured. When contacted, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Odiko S. Ogbeche…
Terror-minded Isa Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has been adjudged the most outstanding minister of the year. Revealing this on its official Facebook page on Thursday, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy disclosed that the award was conferred on the under-pressure minister by a media outlet, People and Power Magazine….