The police in Osun State have arrested a 40-year-old suspected ritualist, Adeboye Moshood, with human parts. The suspect was arrested by a Joint Task Force (JTF) on Tuesday, February 16, in his house at Gbayarin, in the Gbongan community, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that one of the suspect’s neighbors perceived…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 40 suspects in connection with the kidnapping, cattle rustling, and culpable homicide. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Yola, Adamawa State capital, on Monday, February 15, the new State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Adamu, said the command anti-kidnapping unit in collaboration with professional hunters achieved the…
A man was set ablaze at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb 16, while another one was seriously injured by hoodlums who suspected them to be bike thieves. It took the intervention of policemen from Ashi and Bodija Divisions to put an end to the mob attack which occurred beside Methodist Grammar School, close to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has insisted there is no plan to increase pump price. NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, dismissed the rumours while speaking with The Nation. “NNPC has not increased its ex-depot price. “I am certain that NNPC is not likely to increase its ex-depot price…
Scores of students at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State, have been abducted by bandits. The armed men stormed the school in military uniform Tuesday night. According to reports made available to GIOTV, GSC has close to 1,000 students. The attackers overpowered the security guard on duty, before whisking away a number of…
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called for the setting-up of a commission for pastoralism, regulated by law. He stated this move could provide recipes for resolving protracted farmer-herder conflicts in the country. According to the AGF, simply addressing the farmer-herder crisis “from purely theoretical perspectives often devoid of…
Prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has continued his call for amnesty to be granted to bandits spearheading violent attacks in the Northern region of the country. Gumi who appeared on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Tuesday, February 16, said bandits learned how to kidnap Niger Delta Militants and should be granted amnesty just like them. According…
Police have confirmed the murder of Benue State University student, Jessica Agee by unknown gunmen. It was reported that Agee was shot dead at her Gyado villa residence in Makurdi, the state capital on Monday night, February 15 Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident told the News Agency…
President Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.) has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement written on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. In a letter to the President of the…
72-year-old Veteran Nollywood actor, Victor Decker, has died. He was found dead in his apartment on Monday, February 15. According to reports, Decker’s decomposing body was found on a couch in his apartment by his neighbors. His neighbors had not seen him for days and decided to knock on his door to check on him….