THE National President of Niger Delta Youth For Good Governance, Comr. Lucky O. O. Ukueku, has issued a passionate appeal to the Delta State Government and the police to conduct a thorough investigation into the brutal murder of Barr Innocent Ighovwarua, which occurred on 12 August 2025, in Ughelli, Delta State. According to Comr. Ukueku, […]
THE Chief Whip of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Umar Dikko, broke down in tears on the floor of the House while lamenting the worsening insecurity in Matazu Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on the situation during plenary, Dikko, who represents Matazu constituency in the assembly, said bandits had taken control […]
KATSINA State government has mobilised more security forces following the tragic attack by bandits killing 13 worshipers in a mosque at a wee hour on Tuesday at the Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the bandits who were on a reprisal attack shot at the worshippers at Unguwan Mantau community, […]
By THOMPSON YAMPUT THE gridlock on the Abuja-Lokoja highway has eased up for motorists and commuters because the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) opened a second lane for traffic flow. Reports on Tuesday in Koton-Karfe stated that there is Easy Flow of Traffic on both lanes that is Lokoja-Kotonkarfe-Abuja and Abuja-Koton-Karfe-Lokoja routes at early morning […]
RESIDENTS of the Baga community have raised alarms over the threat of Boko Haram commanders, Abu Fatima and Abu Sa’ad, along with their foot-soldiers, currently regrouping for a possible attack on important public assets in the Kukawa local government area of Borno state. It was gathered that residents on Sunday sighted large numbers of terrorists […]
By MURTALA ADEWALE, Kano MORE than 100 suspected political thugs attempting to obstruct the Kano bye-election have been arrested by joint security forces. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that the commencement of voting in some parts of the constituencies was delayed due to attempts by hoodlums to hijack electoral materials. INEC is conducting […]
By JOAN MOMOH PARENTS of children allegedly flogged during a “spiritual cleansing” exercise by a pastor in Rivers State may themselves require counselling, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said. Police arrested the pastor, Ifediorah Joseph, for allegedly abusing children during a three-day programme disguised as a “spiritual cleansing.”Following […]
AMNESTY International says it possesses concrete evidence including names and addresses of individuals allegedly killed extrajudicially by the Nigerian military in the South-East geopolitical zone of the country. “We have our evidence and we are very glad to present those evidence. We are always in touch with families of victims and believe there is a […]
By EMMANUEL ANTSWEN TROOPS of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have dislodged armed herders and recovered an automatic rifle in Benue. Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer, OPWS stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Zubairu stated that on Wednesday, the troops during their routine […]
By IBIRONKE ARIYO A Nigeria-based human rights organisation, Hope Behind Bars Africa has expressed deep concern over the jailbreak at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi (new), which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday 12 August. In a statement signed in Abuja by its Communications Lead, Mr. Obinna Ejiogu, the organisation described the incident […]