•Bandits Armed Bandits numbering well over 50 yesterday invaded a village market in Madaka community, Rafi local government area of Niger State and killed no fewer than 21 persons in one of the brutal attacks in recent time. Also killed is the village of Madaka whose name was not immediately known as at the time […]
•Rubble As Nigerians battle with housing deficits, slum settlements have been an alternative option for low-income earners. Dayo Oyewo in this report writes about the forceful eviction of residents of the Mosafejo community in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State and the inhumane living conditions they have been subjected to thereafter On Thurs...
•Troops Igbomotoru community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been deserted by the people following alleged attack on the community by several armed soldiers yesterday. Though the reason for the alleged military invasion of the community could not be confirmed, it was gathered today that the soldiers were reporte...
•Burning houses in Okuama community Delta State The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed, reports Channels TV. Meanwhile, manhunt for the kil...
•Troops Fourteen lifeless bodies of killed soldiers were in the early hours of yesterday recovered by soldiers of the joint task force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, at Okuama community, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Some of the reco...
•Anambra protesters Some members of the Umuoji community in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, mainly youths, have protested the killing of the President-General of the community, Chief Sylvester Onyima. The National Youth Leader of Umuoji, Chudi Chikelu, who led the protest to the Government House in Awka today, express...
•Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala EKENE ONYEMAECHI, reporting In his desperation to tackle shame, he has now concocted terrorism charges against his victorious opponent and his folks. There is a major crisis simmering in Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom which, if not nipped in the bud, could boil over with dire consequences in the community. •Prince Chukwude Okonjo and...
Troops of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt have uncovered over 40 dug out crude oil wells in Rumuekpe community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The wells which are about 40 feet deep are said to be the latest technique criminals employ in stealing crude oil from underground in the area, reports […]
The Avu/Ohaji and Egbema Youth Forum in Imo State has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Roudo Construction Company Ltd., an NDDC contractor, within which to return to the abandoned Avu/Umunwaku/Adapalm/Etekwuru road and resume work. Briefing journalists in Owerri on Wednesday, the President of Ohaji Youths, Comrade Nwosu Nicholas Tochukwu, informed ...
Police detectives of Anambra State Command working with Umuoji vigilante in Idemili North Local Government Area, have apprehended four suspected killers of the town’s President-General, who was murdered in his home at the weekend. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka, today, ...