Crime
Gunmen Kill 3 Custom Personnel in Rivers, Raid Military Checkpoint
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed three officials of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in Isiokpo community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Prior to killing the NCS operatives, attacked a military checkpoint within Omuaga axis of Elele-Owerre, close to the Port Harcourt... read more »
Nigerian Man, Omotola Hassan Arrested With Cocaine In India
The Pune police have arrested a Nigerian man for possession of cocaine valued at ₹4 lakh, in Kondhwan on Wednesday. The alleged peddler was identified as Shamsuddin Omotola Hassan, aged 48, SaharaReporters reports. Police say the Lagos State indigene intended to sell the drugs. Authorities valued... read more »
Imo Prison Attack: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused to Escape – Prison Ser...
The Nigerian Correctional Service has disclosed that six inmates returned voluntarily while 35 others declined to escape from custody after the prison in Owerri, Imo State was attacked by gunmen on Monday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian... read more »
Teenage Girl kills Brother During Fight in Ondo
A teenager identified as Idowu Biletiri Ruth has stabbed her elder brother to death for reportedly questioning her movement. The incident happened at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Witnesses said Ruth, aged 18, was peeved after brother questioned her for... read more »
Gunmen Injure Four Officers, Raze Imo Police Station
Gunmen caused pandemonium in Imo State as they razed the Isiala Mbano Police Divisional Headquarters situated at Umuelemai in Imo State on Saturday night. The assailants invaded the armoury and freed suspects in the detention facility and took away arms. Reports say the gunmen sealed off the... read more »
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South-West Abuses Drug Most in Nigeria – NDLEA Boss
Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that the South-West and South-South rank top on the list of drug abuse cases in... read more »
Gunmen Kill Six in Osun
Some yet to be identified gunmen killed six people in the wee hours of Sunday in a village near Wasinmi, a community along Ife/Ibadan way, Osun State. Though the identities of the killers... read more »
Students’ Abduction: Schools must remain safe spaces to learn without fear
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has expressed sadness over the recent mass abduction of students in different parts of Nigeria. Gunmen had abducted over 300... read more »
Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Ex-Plateau Gov Dariye’s 10-Year Jail Sentence
The Supreme Court has upheld a criminal breach of trust brought up against jailed former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye. The former governor has approached the court to overturn... read more »
Sokoto Polytechnic Student hacks Roommate to Death
Tragedy struck in the Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, Sokoto State as a second year National Diploma (ND) student of the institution, Miss Zainab Bisola Owoade, was allegedly stabbed to... read more »
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