Mangu attacks: Police arrest 17, recover 10 corpses

The Plateau State Police Command has paraded 17 suspects arrested in connection with the killings in Mangu and Bokkos local government areas on Christmas Eve and this week’s killings in some communities in Mangu LGA. The Assistant Inspector General of…

Putin’s £1Bn  palace in line of fire as kamikaze drone strikes oil depot 

Vladimir Putin has woken up from a night of hell after a kamikaze drone that struck a major oil depot came dangerously close to two of his palaces on the Black Sea. Footage shows giant flames engulfing the Rosneft oil…

1 officer killed, another injured as bandits attack Police Post in Katsina

A police officer has been killed and one other injured after some bandits attacked police officers at their duty post located at Saki Jiki village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Locals told Channels Television in a telephone…

Residents flee as Boko Haram kills 2 In Chibok

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday night, killed two villagers in Chibok local government area of Borno State. The attack which reportedly took place at 7pm was said to have sent terrible fear through the headquarters of Chibok local government…

Gunmen kill 4 in Plateau village, burn monarch’s house

Gunmen have killed no less than four persons in Dungwel village,  Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Sunday evening. One of the relatives of the victims,  Shedrack Gambo, who spoke with our correspondent said the victims all died…

Nine Dead In Attack On Peru Gold Mine

Nine people were killed and more than a dozen injured in an attack on a gold mine in northern Peru, authorities said on Saturday. A group of “armed criminals” raided the Poderosa mine in the province of Pataz, Peru’s interior…

Family, friends of West Ham players attacked after victory in Netherlands

Family and friends of West Ham United players, celebrating their success in Thursday’s Europa Conference League semi-final in the Netherlands, were attacked by AZ Alkmaar supporters at the final whistle. According to Dutch media, AZ supporters broke through a fence…

Businesswoman docked for allegedly attacking, wounding husband

A 45-year-old businesswoman, Ebere Ugwu, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly  attacking and wounding her husband with a bottle. The police charged Ugwu who resides at Ago palace way, Okota, Lagos with assault and…

Met Police shoot dead 2 dogs and taser man in Poplar

The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of an incident in which two dogs were shot dead and a man was tasered. The force said it was called just after 17:00 BST on Sunday to reports of a woman being…

Ondo Catholic Church reopens 10 months after deadly attack

The St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, reopened for services on Easter Sunday, ten months after a deadly attack left over 40 worshippers dead and several others injured. During the attack, the assailants disguised themselves as worshippers, maiming…

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