•Gunmen Anambra State is gripped by fear following two tragic incidents involving prominent clergymen. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has confirmed the murder of Rev. Fr. Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, a Catholic priest and pharmacist, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Boxing Day, yesterday, December 26. The attack occurred between 7 p.m. and 8...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has vowed that perpetrators of the brutal attacks on Anwase community in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State where innocent residents were reportedly killed would pay dearly for the gruesome act. Speaking today through his media aide, Tersoo Kula, the governor condemned the ...
•Martins Otse a.k.a. VeryDarkMan Controversial activist Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has alleged that over N180 million was stolen from his NGO’s account after it was hacked. In October, Otse launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative, raising over N35 million in donations within hours. Shortly after, he announced receiving a N1...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) across the country have apprehended multiple groups of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums targeting fun seekers and engaging in gangsterism during Christmas celebrations. The police said that twenty three criminals have been arrested, reports The Nation. The Force said the ar...
•Armed Fulani herdsman At least 11 persons were reportedly killed on Christmas Day when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen and Jukum militia attacked communities in Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Sources disclosed that the invaders stormed the communities shortly after the residents returned home from the Christmas Day ...
Some travellers abducted on Emure-ile Road in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State have regained their freedom from the kidnappers’ den. The victims, who were traveling in an 18-seater bus, were abducted on Sunday night by gunmen while returning from Onitsha in Anambra State to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, reports The Nation. The ...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X today. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealing a fowl went [&h...
A 19-year-old student of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Usman Tijani, was attacked by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, who allegedly lured him to a burial ground, robbed him, and slit his throat. The victim, who also operates a Point of Sale (POS) business, was reportedly deceived by Abdulmuqeet on Tuesday, Decem...
A soldier attached to 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, has reportedly stabbed a Keke (tricycle) rider, Abdullahi Muhammad, who was also a Fulani herdsman, to death. The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, told journalists in Jos that the soldier killed Muhammad, a 26-year-old, a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of investigations into the alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The anti-graft agency has also questioned other officials, including a former Director of Finance and Admini...
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