Oba Clement Olokotun, the Oloso of Oso, in Ajowa-Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, has regained freedom from his abductors after being held captive for seven days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 66-year-old traditional ruler was kidnapped from his residence on...
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By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified as Sunday Sampson for allegedly impregnating a teenage girl and procuring an abortion for her, which led to her death. The command’s spokesman, Odiko MacDon, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...
The Federal Capital Territory taskforce and joint enforcement team, on Thursday confiscated and crushed 432 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada operating within the city centre and other prohibited areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crushing of the motorcycles was witnessed by the officials of...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar Gunmen has kidnapped the former Accountant General of Cross River State Mrs Rose Bassey, and three other persons along Uyanga-Ikomita axis of the Calabar-Ikom Highway. National Accord gathered that the victims were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday evening, who laid siege on that axis of the...
Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, Martha Chizuma was on Tuesday arrested by the police over an alleged leaked audio conversation, local media reported. Malawi’s police spokesperson, Peter Kalaya confirmed the arrest but he is yet to outline the arrest details. According to the police, Chizuma is being kept...
Six youths were killed in cold blood by rival cult groups over the past one week in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South LGA of Delta. The latest development followed the cold-blooded murder of Mr. Ekene Ekwenuya by suspected members of a cult group in the community, which sources said, triggered the...
Police operatives from Ebonyi State Command have killed a suspected gunman when the hoodlums attacked them on Monday on their duty post in Abakaliki, the state capital. Police Public Relations Officers, SP Chris Anyanwu, incident to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Abakaliki on Tuesday. He said...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Commuters in Cross River State have expressed worry over the worsening insecurity along Calabar-Ikom Highway following an attack on the former Cross River SUBEB boss, Hon Omaga Odo along the Uyanga axis at the weekend. Park operators, mangers, drivers as well as commuters expressed...
At least 19 worshipers have been abducted by a gang of terrorists in the Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. An eyewitness told Channels Television that the hoodlums stormed a mosque located at Maigamji community on Saturday night at about 7:40 pm, whisking away 19 of the worshipers....
Imo Police Command says it repelled an attack on the building of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Orlu LGA in Imo by the suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The command further disclosed that the hoodlums, who attacked the INEC facility, later retreated...
Gunmen have abducted a 66-year old traditional ruler, Oba Clement Olukotun, the Oloso of Oso, at Ajowa-Akoko, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Friday that the abductors stormed the traditional ruler’s residence at about 10.15 p.m. on Thursday...
Unidentified gunmen early Friday morning, attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. A resident who spoke to NAN on phone, said the attack took place at about 6.47 am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central mosque, located along Okoroda...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police command has arrested a 27 year-old suspected Yahoo boy, Obeta John, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The Police Public Relations Officers , SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A 25-year old final year student of Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere, in Bauchi State, Kamal Gumau, has allegedly killed his friend, over who is the rightful owner of a girl. The deceased, Usman Tiffi, is also a final year student of...
A senior staff of Golden Olive Academy has disclosed that the father of Aisha, a minor alleged to have been abused, once complained to their school management about the attitude of the driver who regularly takes his daughter to and fro from school back home. PRNigeria gathered that one...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, has sentenced the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Usman Baba, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgment reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired back to work. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling...
The Osun Police Command on Monday said it had arrested 10 suspects over the attacks across some motor parks in the state on the premise of forceful takeover of the parks. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Spokesperson, in a statement, said five guns, nine live and four expended cartridges...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo Police Command has arrested 4 suspects in connection with the death of a man suspected to have been killed by a mob in Benin. Police spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, said the command frowned...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State said its operatives have arrested a 29-year old man for allegedly stabbing a 30-year old man to death for refusing to buy him beer. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a press...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday, handed over the Intelligence and Surveillance Centre built by his administration to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Speaking at the inauguration and hand-over of the centre to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, in Port Harcourt, Wike said that the facility was...