Two persons in a hotel in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital were reportedly shot on Saturday November 21 by policemen on escort assignment. An eyewitness alleged that the incident occurred when the policemen numbering about five, attempted to pay a retired senior officer compliments. It was gathered that the victims were hit by bullets after…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Mr. Philip Shekwo, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Nasarawa State. The President challenged the security agencies to “do more” to end violence in Nigeria. The late APC Chairman was kidnapped by gunmen, who stormed his residence in Lafia on Saturday night. He was found…
Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad has facilitated the unconditional rescue of 11 kidnap victims without paying ransom through the carrot and stick initiative of his administration. Governor Muhammad received the victims Saturday night at the Government House in Gusau. Of the number, 10 are men, and they all hail from Bukkuyum Local Government Area. The…
For Wilfred Ogbu, a native of Umuidenyi Aji community in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, life had been cruel to him in his 83 years of sojourn on earth. Amidst health challenges, he toils daily, battling to put food on the table with his meager earning as a bicycle repairer. His…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has offered scholarships up to the university level to the children of a newspaper vendor, late Ifeanyi Okereke, who was killed by one of his security aides. The Speaker and his entourage were passing through a road in the Federal Capital Territory when one of…
Governor Nyesom Wike has imposed a two-week, 24-hour curfew around the soon to be completed Okoro-nu-odu flyover in Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers state. The Rivers state government imposed the curfew following reported cases of incessant cult activities by some youths and it is expected that it will be effective from Monday, November 23….
The state government assured that there will be no intimidation or discrimination against them in the discharge of their duties. “All workers of Osun extraction either in the College of Health Sciences and LAUTECH ceded to Osun or those in Ogbomoso are assured of job security. There will be no intimidation or discrimination against them…
Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday again ambushed an advance team of Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, at Ja’alta along Gajiram to Monguno Road, killing seven soldiers and members of Civilian-JTF, security sources told SaharaReporters. The insurgents attacked the convoy on their way to Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area as a security detail to Zulum,…
A self-proclaimed psychic and regression therapist has warned that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic could last until 2022. Nicolas Aujula has claimed he foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic and has offered a mixed prediction for the next year over the continued fight against the virus. The 35-year-old from London claims he receives his predictions from…
The Management of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, said nine of its students kidnapped along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway last Sunday, by gunmen, have been set free by their kidnappers. ABU Director of Public Affairs, Auwal Umar, confirmed the release of the kidnapped students on Sunday. Umar said the nine students regained freedom from…