•Peter Obi in Edo The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and former National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, were reportedly attacked in an alleged assassination attempt in Benin City, Edo State, today. The incident was said to have occurred at the residence of Odigie-Oyegun shortly after a political event in ...
•Capt Ibrahim Traoré A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer ousted by Traoré in September 2022, the security minister said in a late-night broadcast, reports BBC....
•Lt. Yerima The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed viral social media reports alleging an attempted assassination on Lt. Ahmed Yerima. Police described the claim, purportedly emanating from the military, as false and capable of causing unnecessary public panic, reports The Nation. In a statement last night, the FCT Po...
•Lt. Yerima A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yerima, who recently had a confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt this evening. Military sources told our correspondent that Yarima was trailed by unidentified men dressed in black and riding in two unmarked H...
•Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Susaine Morgan, over an alleged assassination attempt on the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on new year day. The suspect i...
•Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu A drone has been launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, central Israel, his office said in a statement. The prime minister’s spokeswoman confirmed the attack, saying Netanyahu and his wife were not home at the time of the strike. There were no casualties in the attack...
•The gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh The gunman accused of planning to kill Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was indicted yesterday on three additional counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, the US Department of Justice announced. Ryan Routh, 58, was arrested on September 15 after Secret Service agents sp...
•Ododo and Bello arrive EFCC office in Abuja September 19 The Kogi State House of Assembly yesterday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of attempting to assassinate Governor Usman Ododo and his predecessor, Yahaya Bello. The Assembly said the persecution of the former governor had dragged for too long and must be stopp...
•Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson and husband Henry Okojie Security personnel foiled an assassination attempt by armed men suspected to be political thugs on a federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Henry Okojie. •The suspects Okojie’s media aide, Michael Ihaza, confirmed the develop...
•A van believed to be carrying Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes today. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted […]
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