The All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) traded words on Wednesday over the security alarm raised by Governor Ademola Adeleke on the alleged plans by hoodlums to attack schools and farm settlements in the state. Adeleke…
Insecurity: Police order patrols around Kano schools
The Kano State Police Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, has directed Operational Commanders and Divisional Police Officers to intensify patrols around all the primary and secondary schools as well as all tertiary institutions in the state. This is contained in a statement…
Meghan Markle wins defamation lawsuit brought by half-sister Samantha Markle
Meghan Markle has obtained a court victory in a defamation case brought forward by her half- sister Samantha Markle. U.S. District Attorney Judge Charlene Honeywell has dismissed with prejudice the case — in which Samantha, 59, claimed Meghan, 42, defamed…
SZA explains decision to remove potentially dangerous breast implants
SZA has opened up about reversing one of her cosmetic surgeries — surgery that was originally done against the advice of her doctors. During an appearance on the SHE MD podcast that aired on Monday (March 11), the TDE superstar…
Wuse unrest: Police arrest officer for shooting escapee convict
The FCT Police Command has said it has arrested the Correctional Officer, CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji, who shot one Ibrahim Rahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village Mabushi, resulting in the civil unrest and mob action at Wuse Market on Tuesday. Recall…
Bandits kidnap 60 residents in fresh Kaduna attack
At least 60 persons have been reportedly kidnapped by bandits at Buba village in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred early Tuesday , while the villagers were asleep. The police authorities have not confirmed the…
Mob sets fire on Abuja market over suspect’s killing
Angry youths Tuesday afternoon reportedly set parts of the popular Wuse market in the Wuse District of Abuja on fire after police allegedly shot a 17-year-old hawker dead inside the market. The office of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)…
Police rescue 3 children, arrest female kidnapper in Lagos school
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected female kidnapper who invaded a school in the Ijegun area of the state and abducted three students between the ages of four and six. The arrest was made after a case…
Soldiers killed 3 terrorists in Sambisa forest raid – Army
Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Friday, killed three terrorists during a raid on Sambisa forest in Borno State. The troops also destroyed terrorist hideouts in the forest. Sambisa forest was earmarked by the colonial government as a game reserve…
Contempt: Ex-NNPP chieftains to appear before Kano High Court Monday
A Kano State High Court has issued a Form 48 against 18 former officers and leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for disobedience to court order. The affected former officers and leaders of the party include Chief (Dr.)…