A survivor of the Sunday night attack in the Zike hamlet, Kwall District, Irigwe Chiefdom of the Bassa local government area of Plateau State has lamented the palpable fear that prompted his sister to run out of their hiding place and got killed when the attackers invaded their home. The survivor, Eric Danlami, said they […]
•Ganduje A Kano State High Court, today, reserved ruling in the case of alleged bribery and misappropriation filed against the former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others. The Kano State Government instituted an eight-count charge bordering on bribery, misappropriation and diversion of public funds running into billio...
•Fulani herdsmen The Angwan Kari community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of Mr Williams Wasiu Jimoh and his wife, Mrs Banke William Jimoh, by unknown assailants, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, in their apartment. The couple reportedly met their untimely death when...
Several Nigerian women have been seen breaking down in tears after reportedly losing millions of naira to CBEX, a digital trading platform that recently crashed. According to circulating reports, the platform became inaccessible after users experienced difficulties withdrawing their funds, reports The PUNCH. Many later discovered that their ac...
•Gunmen on mountain top •The community derived its name from a mountain (Ugwu) and an Iroko tree (Ngwu); hence Ugwulangwu Gunmen reportedly stormed a prayer session at a remote mountain site in the Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State and abducted an unspecified number of the worshipers. The […]...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned citizens to steer clear of 60 illegal Ponzi scheme operators in Nigeria. These companies, operating without registration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have been identified as potential threats to the financial well-being of ...
Tensions boiled over in Ibadan last night as furious investors stormed and looted the office of CBEX, a once-popular cryptocurrency and forex trading platform, amid allegations of a large-scale investment fraud. The unrest broke out in the Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, Oyo State, where videos circulating on social media showed enraged individuals ca...
•NDLEA operatives The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ondo/Ekiti Command, has intercepted over 140 sacks of Cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, weighing more than 1,400 kilogrammes and valued at N112 million. The seizure was made in Ado Ekiti while the illicit substance was being transported by two suspects, according to the Comptr...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 3 for the trial of an alleged fake medical doctor, Miriam Emenike Ugochi, who is facing a four-count charge the Inspector General of Police preferred against her. Trial Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered the service of hearing notice on the 49-year-old defendant who is currently in […...
•Some houses burnt in the attack The death toll in today’s attack on the Zike community, Kimakpa, Kwall district of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, has hit 51, with several houses razed. According to a Kwall community leader, Wakili Tongwe, the attackers invaded the village in the early hours of today and shot […]

