Lagos NUJ Appeals For N15m In Aid Of A Retired NAN Editor-in-Chief Threatened By...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has appealed to philanthropists to assist Mr. Peter Obakhedo, a former Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who needs N15 million to overcome...
Police Arrest 16 Suspects Over Cultism, Recover Firearms, Ammunition
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested 16 suspects, one female inclusive, for cultism and unlawful possession of firearms within two weeks. The command also recovered two cut-to-size locally-made gun, one locally-made pistol, two...
Auto Crash Claims 2 Lives In Onitsha
Two male adults on Thursday lost their lives in a road accident involving three vehicles at the flyover in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, in Anambra. Mr. Utten Boyi, the Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident...
Imo Government Condoles Family Of IMSU Student Killed By Stray Bullet
Imo Government on Wednesday condoled with the family of Miss Divine Nwaneri, a first year student of the Imo State University, who was killed by a stray bullet on April 24. The state’s Commissioner for...
Again, Unknown Gunmen Raze Abia Police Station, Operational Vehicles
Unknown gunmen attacked a police station in Bende Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State on Wednesday night, freed detainees and set the station ablaze. It was gathered that a policeman on duty was shot...
Why We Killed Our Wives – Benue Suspected Serial Killers
Two suspected serial killers from Benue State arrested by the Nigerian police in Osun, have confessed to killing their wives for making attempts to expose their nefarious acts. The Commissioner of Police in Benue State,...
Native Doctors Bury Two Men Alive In Ebonyi
The decomposing bodies of two young men in Agubia, Ikwo Local Hovernment Area of Ebonyi State, Silas Nkwuda and Chukwuemeka Nwoba, have been found in a shallow grave in Uduku Igbudu forest in Igbudu...
Boat Mishap Claims 28 In Niger
No fewer than 28 persons have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Ahmed Inga confirmation is in a...
13 Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Nabbed In Kano – Army
The Nigerian Army says troops of 3 Brigade Kano have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima...
BRT: We Sacked Over 300 Drivers In 1-year To Ensure Commuter Safety – Primero...
Primero Transport Services Limited, operator of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, said that it had sacked no fewer than 300 drivers in the past year, to ensure the safety of its commuters. Mr...
5 killed in Kaduna, 1 missing, says Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government, said five people have been killed and one other missing in separate incidents in the state. The government said three people were shot dead by gunmen at Golkofa village in Jema’a...
Police Arrest 8 Suspected Kidnappers In Osun
The Police Command in Osun said it has arrested eight suspected members of a kidnap syndicate who relocated to hide in the state after operating in Benue. SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson, said in...
Aisha Alhassan, Mama Taraba, Is Dead
Aisha Alhassan, former Minister of Women Affairs, popularly known as Mama Taraba, is dead. Details of her death are sketchy but Daily Trust gathered that she died at a hospital in Egypt. The deceased battled a...
