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Politician’s wife, farm manager kidnapped in Ogun State
PHOTO: google.com/search Wife of a chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 8 local council elections in Ogun State, Mrs. Kudirat Balogun, has been kidnapped. The...
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... Go after killers of woman stabbed in VGC
VGC Residents of Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lekki, Lagos State, were thrown into mourning at the weekend over the alleged stabbing of a 50-year-old woman to death by her guard. The victim, Mabel Mang...
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Don’t harbour criminals, Kogi police chief cautions traditional rulers
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Abdullahi Shafe, has cautioned traditional rulers under his command against harbouring criminals. He threatened to forward a security report to the police...
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Nine killed in Zamfara religious crisis
Nine people were killed yesterday in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State in violence that broke out over an alleged insult against Prophet Muhammad by a Christian who is a student of Abud-Gusau Polytechnic...
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10 feared killed in community, villagers seek protection
Taiwo Lakanu Tension has enveloped Assa community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Council of Imo State following the alleged killing of about 10 persons by suspected cult members. The villagers have, therefore,...
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Police arms keeper’s ‘sons’ arrested for alleged robbery, kidnapping
Three relatives of the armament keeper attached to the Lagos State police command headquarters, Ikeja, have been arrested for alleged armed robbery and kidnapping in the metropolis. It was gathered...
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Man arraigned for naming dog Buhari granted bail
Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, aka Joachim Iroko, the man who named his dog ‘Buhari’, was yesterday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun State. The accused faced a one-count charge of conduct...
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Police rescue 13 chained children, others
The rescued victims The Lagos State Police Command at the weekend rescued 13 children and 15 adults chained and locked up at the Oke-Ira area of Ojodu in Lagos. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State...
View ArticleJegede gets Ondo State PDP candidacy
• Dickson, Mimiko positive of victory in November • Jimoh Ibrahim’s legal challenge stalled Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Eyitayo Jegede, has emerged candidate of the Peoples...
View ArticleOyo to create 35 local council areas
Citing the need to fast track development at the grassroots, Oyo State government on Tuesday unveiled plans to create 35 local council development areas out of existing 33 local government areas. The...
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90 widows get relief from women group
The Battle Axe Women Fellowship International, (BAWFI), Enugu State, at the weekend celebrated motherhood with fanfare. The event, held at the Living Praise Worship Centre For All Nations, Ugwuaji...
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Abductors demand N70m ransom for Kaduna lawmaker
Ibrahim IsmailUnknown gunmen have abducted a sitting member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Samaila, representing Tudun Wada Constituency.Meanwhile, the kidnappers have in a swift move...
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‘Kidnapped’ Ejigbo scavenger found in Kano
Crowd in front of the building last weekPolice investigate mystery behind disappearance The scavenger, who was allegedly kidnapped at No. 31, Kayode Adebanji Street, off Unity Road, Ashamu Estate in...
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Shallow graves found in home of suspect who chained 28 persons
Some of the rescued victims.Following last weekend’s raid of the Ojodu home of a self-acclaimed prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, where the police rescued 28 people, including children, who were chained,...
View ArticleFlood destroys 300 houses in Yobe
Alhaji Musa Jidawa, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, said that over 300 houses, farmlands and livestock had been destroyed by flood in Jakusko and Adaya...
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It’s end of the road for Lagos ‘most wanted’ cult member
The suspected kingpin, J-Prompt A notorious cult member top on the list of police’s most wanted criminals, Oriyomi Balogun, popularly known as J-Prompt, was among suspected criminals paraded by the...
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Five killed, houses burnt in Edo tanker explosion
The burnt tanker A man died and about four houses were gutted by fire yesterday morning at Upper Mission junction after a tanker laden with petrol fell, exploded and spilled its contents on the...
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Ubulu-Uku installs new king September 5
Olu of Ubulu-Uku, Noah Chukwuka Akaeze I Seven months after the gruesome murder of the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku kingdom in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State, His Royal Highness, Obi...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly raping IDP in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Thursday said that it had arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping an Internally Displaced Person (IDP). Alhaji Abdullahi...
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Faction rejects IYC’s alleged decisions on ceasefire, others
Mr. Elvis Donkemezuo •You are seeking relevance, Omare counters As the crisis in Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) defies amicable resolution, the faction headed by Elvis Donkemezuo yesterday alleged that the...
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