Two male suspects have been arrested by police operatives over activities bothering on cultism and armed robbery in Enugu State. The suspects identified as Chidera Thompson and Chidiebere Onuoha, were arrested at Amadiukwu in Ngwo, and Awkunanaw, both in Udi and Enugu South Local Government Areas of the state. The state Police’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, … [Read more…]
Abductors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Kazeem Alli, have reportedly demanded N15 million ransom for his release. Alli, the Vice-Chairman of the Osun State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, was Saturday night shot at and attacked with cutlasses before he was whisked away from the Oke-Afa area of … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Friday (today) arraign a former Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, before Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday posted on its website and social media handles. “He is to be docked … [Read more…]
Terrorists demand 100m for each abducted Kaduna train hostages Terrorists are demanding a N100m ransom for each of the 43 abducted Kaduna train passengers, who are still in their custody. The demand was communicated to the families of the hostages last week. This is coming five days after the alleged masterminds of the abduction were … [Read more…]
Some yet-to-be-identified people bearing arms have reportedly attacked the residence of the Labour Party candidate for the July 16 Osun governorship poll, Mr. Lasun Yusuf, located in Ilobu, Osun State. Wole Oladimeji, the media aide to Lasun Yusuff, who confirmed the attack, said the ex-deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and members of his … [Read more…]
The first six months of the year 2022 witnessed several issues from lifting COVID-19 restrictions to the Russia-Ukraine war. There have also been gory stories of mass shootings in some of the most unexpected places, including schools and churches. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit organisation tracking incidents of gun violence in the United … [Read more…]
Highland Park, Illinois(CNN) Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, has been taken into custody near Lake Forest, Illinois, authorities said during a brief news conference Monday night. Authorities said Crimo was spotted by a North … [Read more…]
Law enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Associated Press Police say a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least … [Read more…]
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Enugu Masked gunmen have reportedly attacked a police checkpoint, on Thursday morning, in Enugu reportedly killing two officers on the sport. The incident which happened at Gariki, MTD area in Enugu South Local Government Area of the state capital. Confirming the attack, the Enugu State Police PRO, Daniel Ndukwe, said … [Read more…]
It was another day of massacre in Niger state on Wednesday night as gunmen invaded a mining site in Ajata Aboki in Erena district of Shiroro local government area of Niger state killing three Soldiers, seven Mobile Policemen and six civilians working at the site. The gunmen who invaded the mining site in their large … [Read more…]
A 33-year-old man, Mr Volt Blessing Gabriel, has been arrested by operatives of Delta State Police Command for using a hand saw to cut off the head of his one-year-old child for ritual purposes. Gabriel, who killed the child, identified as Godspower, in a bush in Benin-City, Edo State, buried the deceased’s head by a palm … [Read more…]
The Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Christopher Odia, who was abducted, yesterday, morning at Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, has been found dead. Director of Social Communications Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, announced this in a statement last night. “With heavy hearts but with … [Read more…]