•Gunmen Gunmen have killed five people, including a traditional ruler, his wife, son and two others, in Olegabulu community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred last night when the assailants stormed the community around 8pm, reports The PUNCH. A local source from the community told our correspondent that four p...
Gunmen have abducted and killed a traditional ruler, Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun, of Alagamo of Agamo community, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Police authorities in Ondo State said six armed men stormed the traditional ruler’s residence last night and took him away. “Information received at the Division at about 7:50 p.m. [...
•Police The police have rescued Emmanuel Omanji, the traditional ruler of the Dari community in the Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The police spokesperson in the state, Ramhan Nansel, said the abducted traditional ruler was rescued yesterday, Monday, June 2, 2025. In a statement, th...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Suspected Fulani bandits launched a nighttime attack on the palace of a traditional ruler in Kokona Local Government Area, firing sporadic gunshots and abducting the monarch. Residents who spoke to our reporter confirmed that Sangarin Dari, Mr. Emmanuel Omanji, was kidnapped from his residence last night during the raid ...
The Baale of Yale Camp, in Bolorunduro, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, Ojo Olomolekulo, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for flogging and brutalising villagers who refused to pay toll fee. Ojo was arraigned with two accomplices, Isaac Oloyede and Kehinde Tope, reports The Nation. They were alleged to have flogge...
•Stand-up comedian Okey Bakassi Reports about ace comedian, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, professionally known as Okey Bakassi, becoming the traditional ruler of his hometown have been making the rounds on social media. The news sounds funny to many. Don’t get it wrong. From comedy to public office as a Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Entertain...
•Gunmen Gunmen have abducted Harira Abdullahi, the wife of the District Head of Aboro in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Shuaibu Suleiman Galadima, alongside his daughter, Maryam Suleiman Galadima. It was learnt that the incident occurred around 7:36 pm yesterday when the attackers stormed the district head’s residence and ...
•Governor Okpebholo of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, Dr George Egabor, over recent cases of incessant kidnapping and killings in his domain. The suspension is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okpebholo...
•Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky Fresh controversy has trailed the recent arrest of a popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, as a traditional ruler in Lagos, the Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi has accused officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) of aiding a bribery scheme that all...
•Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ilaro, Ogun State, following his arraignment before the Ifo Magistrate Court. The monarch, accused of assault, was denied immediate release after failing to meet the bail conditions set by the court, rep...
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