An 81-year-old father of eight identified as Johnson Ukpali was murdered by unknown assailants in his farm at Owanta community, Ika Northeast Local Government Area of Delta State. The first son of the deceased, Mr. Godspower Ukpali, who confirmed the incident to Ika Weekly Newspaper, revealed that his father left home in the morning of Tuesday,…
A male student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara, in Ethiope West Local Government Area, has been brutally killed by unknown assailants suspected to be cultists. The student identified as Frank Ochuko was hacked to death by the assailants near the staff quarters on Saturday evening, January 30. Spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya,…
Female students who took up accommodation in one of the hostels in Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, were heard screaming in panic as fire razed their hostel. Footage from the fire shows rooms on the top floor burning while smoke billows out of the roof. The cause of the fire has not been revealed at the…
The tenure of Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu expires today; he has completed his 35 years maximum to stay in the police, having enlisted on February 2, 1986. Who will now lead the police as IG from from tomorrow Tuesday? There is uncertainty at the Louis Edet House police headquarters in Abuja as a…
Security operatives in Adamawa State have gunned down two robbery suspects following a shootout between the operatives and the suspects. Men and officials of the Nigeria Police as well as members of vigilante and hunters groups took part in the offensive against the men of the underworld, leading to two deaths and the arrest of…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has rescued a woman identified as Laritu Safiyanu who was chained and caged by her family members in Gyaza village, Kankai Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State NHRC coordinator, Barrister Adamu Umaru Kasimu, who confirmed the development on Friday, said the Commission received information from a…
Luke Phibion Masamvu, the Zimbabwean lawmaker who represented Mutasa North constituency has died from Coronavirus. The former legislator who was a well-known businessman in Marondera, Bindura, and Manicaland Province, died on Saturday, January 30 at the age of 62 and left behind 79 children and 12 wives. Family spokesperson and brother to the late businessman, John…
The Simpsons writer, Marc Wilmore has died at the age of 57 after he contracted coronavirus while battling other health issues. His brother Larry confirmed the tragic news on social media in an emotional statement. Larry wrote: “My sweet sweet brother, Marc Edward Wilmore, passed away last night while battling Covid and other conditions that…
Farmers in Kajola and Gbagba Idere villages located in Ayete local government area of Oyo state have fled their various farmlands as Fulani herdsmen allegedly attack them again. Residents of Ayete told our correspondent that a Fulani herdsman, Iskilu Wakil, was asked to leave the villages because he did not buy the land he was…
The Presidency has warned Nigerians to obey all the COVID19 protocols which include wearing a face mask so as to avoid the government from imposing another lockdown. The warning came via a statement signed and released by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity. The presidency said it is worried…