Anxiety has enveloped some areas of Abeokuta, Ogun State, following the killing of Olumide Ifeoluwa, an alleged cult kingpin and popular area boy. Our correspondent gathered that, Ifeoluwa, popularly know as Tescom, was shot dead by suspected members of eiye…
Fleeing residents still hiding in the forests – Okuama indigene
Residents of Okuama, Omosuomo, and other communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, still confined in the forests since the ongoing Army clearance operations in their domains over the killing of 17 soldiers on March 14, weekend, sent…
Bauchi police arrest man for stabbing brother to death
Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Isyaku Babale, 30, of Anguwan Dawaki in Bauchi Metropolis, for allegedly stabbing his brother to death. The spokesperson for the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, made this known in a statement on…
Slain Nsukka lawyer: NBA disagrees with police account
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nsukka Branch has expressed their dissatisfaction on the account of the Kogi State Police Command on how their colleague, Mr. Elias Ugwu was allegedly killed on March 9th. MBA made their position known in Nsukka…
Ebonyi Govt extends teachers’ retirement age
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved the extension of retirement age and length of service for teachers in the state from 35 years to 40 years. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on…
Mystery over piles of dead animals dumped outside shop weeks after school was targeted
Dozens of dead animals have been dumped outside a village shop – the second sick attack targeting the area. Bloodied carcasses have been strewn across the streets and pavements in Broughton, Hampshire. In the latest sinister incident, dozens of dead…
Alleged $5.6m fraud: Court remands Oil Magnate, Akindele, in prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a businessman, Akintoye Akindele, in the Nigerian Correction Centre in Kuje, FCT over alleged $5.6 million fraud. Justice James Omotosho on Friday ordered the remand of Akindele, who is the Managing Director…
Fulani kidnappers spread, abduct, kill cops, residents in Delta
On January 24, rampaging gunmen\kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herders abducted three police officers detailed to respond to a distress call in Delta State. The authorities drafted the police officers at a nipping point in Ohoror community, Ughelli North Local…
Suspected cultists kill man in Rivers
A yet-to-be-identified man was on Thursday night shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists along the Nanka/Lumumba Diobu axis between Mile 2 and Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that about three gunmen had trailed…
James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter
The father of a 15-year-old Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his son Ethan’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun he used in the…