•Mass burial in Bokkos LGA after attack People were hacked to death with machetes. Gunfire erupted everywhere, seemingly at random. No one was spared, including a nine-month-old baby. Two attacks in as many weeks in Nigeria’s Plateau State have left more than 100 people dead in a region known for intercommunal conflict and land disputes [&hell...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has summoned the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna, DSP Aliyu Adejembi, and his team for questioning over a viral video showing them collecting cash handouts from Chinese nationals. The officers were reportedly on special duty with the Chinese businesspeople in...
•Some of the burnt houses in the fresh Benue attack yesterday Three suspected Fulani herdsmen have been arrested following the attacks that led to the killing of 11 persons at Otobi community in Otupko local government by suspected herdsmen. Governor Hyacinth Alia disclosed this today while briefing journalists at the Government House in Makur...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang As part of efforts to restore calm, strengthen vigilance, and address security concerns in Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has banned night grazing and the transportation of cattle by vehicle after 7p.m. In a state broadcast today, the governor also announced a restriction on the use of motorcycles between 7p.m....
•Obi and Tinubu Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend his France trip and urgently return to Nigeria to address the deteriorating security situation, particularly in Plateau and Benue states. In a post shared via his official X handle today, the 63-year-old criticised the presiden...
Amid growing concerns over the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly led to the loss of N1.3 trillion belonging to Nigerian investors, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it warned Nigerians against investing in Ponzi schemes. The spokesperson of the EFCC, Mr....
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Panic has gripped residents of Otobi community in Akpa District of Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, following a fresh attack by armed invaders yesterday. Local sources told our correspondent via telephone that some people are feared dead after the assault, which reportedly began around 6:30 p.m, reports Daily T...
•Natasha and Akpabio Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan yesterday rejected an out-of-court settlement proposed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his counsel, legal luminary Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN). Agbakoba had suggested a resolution in the case by Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan against Akpabio, reports The Nation. He also urged her to substantia...
•Falana, Bobrisky and VeryDarkMan A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday struck out the defamation suit filed against blogger Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana; and his son, Folarin popularly known as Falz; had filed the defamation suit against VDM following the comments and video he ...
The Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has remanded one Joy Ikoja, 20, for attempting to cut off her boyfriend’s manhood. The Ekiti State Police Command arraigned Ikoja before the court for unlawfully inflicting a wound on Ibrahim Usman by tearing his scrotal sac, reports Vanguard. The prosecutor, Inspector Adeboye Adesegun, told the court ...

