•Rev. Fr. John Otache The Benue State Police Command has rescued eight kidnap victims, including the Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Fr. John Otache. The Command’s spokesperson, Peter Aondongu, stated this in a release issued today and made available to journalists in Makurdi, the state capital. According to the statement, two suspects...
•Wole Olanipekun, SAN Legal luminary and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has called for a balanced application of Nigeria’s cyber laws, saying the law must protect bloggers, newspapers, victims and critics equally. The senior lawyer also proposed strong institutional safeguards to prevent the law f...
Twenty-six hours after the Nigerian Air Force’s ATR-42 airplane crashed into a swampy at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, an Amphibious excavator, boogie man, just arrived in the town. The heavy-duty machine is expected to evacuate the bodies of victims and the wreckage of the airplane sunk and stuck in the 30 […]
•Elizabeth Arowojolu after she escaped from the kidnappers’ den A hairstylist, Elizabeth Arowojolu, who escaped from kidnappers after being abducted along the Benin-Ore Expressway, speaks about her terrifying ordeal and survival, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: What do you do for a living? I work as a hairstylist. I am from Ondo State, while...
•The suspects – Chigozie Uba and Onyeka Emordi The prospect of making as much as N100,000 from a single operation lasting barely 10 minutes was reportedly one of the attractions that drew members of a suspected vehicle vandalism syndicate into the crime in Lagos. Two suspected members of the gang, 46-year-old Chigozie Uba and 37-year-old...
•Boat accident Emergency response agencies have launched rescue operations following a boat accident in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The boat reportedly capsized today while carrying passengers across a waterway in the community. As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of people on board and the ...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) has advised the people of Sai, in Katsina-Ala, Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, on the need to be united and courageous do as to overcome the attacks and killings orchestrated by armed Fulani herdsmen on their communities. Pop...
•Late teacher, Michael Oyedokun The family of Michael Oyedokun, the schoolteacher who was killed by kidnappers while in captivity, has expressed mixed emotions following the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on schools in Oyo State. Oyedokun was among the teachers abducted by gunmen from Community High School,...
•A man kicks a burning piece of furniture during a riot in the Johannesburg suburb of Turffontein Former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Joseph Ayalogu, has advised Nigeria and other African countries to demand compensation from the South African government for victims of xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow Nation. Ayalogu said this during ...
•Sunday Igboho Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A video circulating on social media showed large crow...
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