A suspected killer cultist belonging to the ‘Eiye’ fraternity, Tolu Omojuwa, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command. Omojuwa confessed that he was involved in the killing of three persons in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area. Speaking while he was paraded at the Ondo Police headquarters, Omojuwa said his…
A woman simply identified as Mrs. Chinagorom Frank and her son whose names could not be immediately ascertained have reportedly regained their freedom. Mrs. Frank and her seven months old son were last week kidnapped by gunmen operating on a motorbike at Ozata in Etiti Asa community in Ukwa West Local Area of the state,…
Property worth millions of naira were destroyed as fire gutted a petrol station in the Central Area of Lafia, Nasarawa, in the late hours of Thursday. According to the eyewitness, the fire, which started at about 23. 30, lasted for more than an hour. According to reports by NAN, the scene of the fire housed…
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl (names withheld) has been paraded by men of the Ondo State Police Command for killing her stepbrother. The suspect was said to have thrown her stepbrother inside a well because their father showed much love for him. She was said to have lied that the boy was kidnapped. The incident happened at…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia invaded Gora Gan village, in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killed five members of a family and two others. At least 17 houses were razed by the gunmen during the attack which occurred about 8 pm on Thursday, December 17. The victims have been identified as …
A toddler was allegedly strangled to death and thrown in an oven by his grandparents after he “cried too much” while they were babysitting. Parents Maria, 20, and Dmitry, 25, returned home in the Kuybyshevsky district of Novokuznetsk, Russia, to find only the clothes of their son Dima, 2. They discovered his remains dumped outside the house…
34 students of Kogi State Polytechnic have been expelled for their involvement in examination malpractices, certificate forgery, and cultism. The Academic Board of the institution approved the expulsion of the students for their actions which contravened the relevant sections of the Students Information Handbook of the polytechnic. The handbook stipulates penalties for involvement in examination malpractice, certificate…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed on Friday that Nigeria got foreign support for the release of the 344 abducted schoolboys of Kankara, Katsina State. The schoolboys were released Thursday night after six days in captivity. The minister, when asked at a press conference in Abuja whether there was any foreign collaboration…
Olubukola Abubakar Saraki, MBBS, CON (born 19 December 1962) is a Nigerian politician who was the 13th President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 and Chair of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly. He was previously the Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011; and was elected to the Senate in 2011,…
Eyewitnesses said one Afeez Lotto and Akin Owoaga were shot dead by a member of Odua people Congress, who was recruited into Amotekun, Sikiru Apanpa. Our correspondent gathered that the incident started when youths in the area disagreed on a certain issue, and Lotto had invited the Amotekun personnel to control the situation. SaharaReporters learnt…