About 15 people have been killed, 11 shops, and five vehicles burned by unknown gunmen who invaded Kaya village in Fatika district in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State on Saturday night. Reports say the attack happened about 8 pm on Saturday and maybe a reprisal of Friday’s invasion of the home of a…
There was tension in Ughelli town on Saturday as gunmen reportedly shot dead a generator mechanic, Mr. Kelvin Asaboro. it was gathered that the incident occurred at Uduerhe street by the Palace of the Ovie of Ugheli kingdom. It was learned that the gunmen also shot four others during a robbery operation that lasted about…
A bride, Fatima Hassan Fari has died on her wedding day in the Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that Fatima died at 7:am on Saturday, January 2, 2021, three hours to her wedding Fatiha slated at 10:am. She was buried at 2:pm same Saturday, according to Islamic rites. Meanwhile, friends and…
Armed bandits have killed the chief Imam of Kawaran Rafi in Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, Danleeman Isah. Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, in a statement on Saturday, January 2, said the Islamic cleric was killed for consistently speaking against the activities of bandits in the state….
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, has said the Third Mainland Bridge would be opened fully to vehicular traffic in February. Oladeinde said this on Friday in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, noting that the rehabilitation of the bridge had to be pushed from January 2021 to February due to the effect of…
Mali’s former prime minister Modibo Keita has died at the age of 78, interim premier Moctar Ouane said Saturday, the latest in a string of deaths of high-profile political figures in the West African country. Ouane did not specify the cause or time of death for Keita, who served as prime minister from 2015 to…
The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled an attack by bandits in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the State. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday, said the operatives foiled the attack by bandits after they received a distress call in the early hours…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi at the weekend, postponed school resumption earlier scheduled for Monday 4th January 2021, to 18th of the same month. Umahi made this known in a statement signed today through the commissioner for education Dr. Onyebuchi Chima. He revealed that the postponement was as a result of the…
First City Monument Bank, MD, Mr. Adam Nuru who is supposed to be the image manager of the bank has been accused of extra-marital affair with a married woman, Mrs Moyo Thomas who is also a staff of the Bank. According to a report that emerged on social media, FCMB MD, Adam Nuru has been…
The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued ten kidnapped victims from bandits, eliminated one of the bandits and arrested one in Katsina and Zamfara States. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the operations were conducted on Thursday at different locations. He…