Gov Election: IGP Orders Movement Restriction In Ekiti
Ahead of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement at the major entry and exit points of the state effective midnight on June 18. “The Inspector General of Police equally, ordered the restriction of vehicular movements within the State particularly along the entry […]
Osinbajo Seeks U.S. Support In Tackling Terrorism In Nigeria
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for concerted efforts to effectively tackle the spread of terrorism, especially in the Sahel region. Mr Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated in Abuja on Friday that the vice-president made the assertion when he received the visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. State Department, Victoria Nuland and a […]
Victims Of Owo Massacre Buried Amid Tears, Pain
It’s a solemn day in Owo, Ondo State as the victims of the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church are laid to rest in the town. This followed a funeral mass held on Friday in honour of the victims whose remains had been deposited at the morgue of the Saint Louis Catholic Hospital […]
Gunmen Invade Nsuka, Kill Policeman, Burn Patrol Vans
Gunmen on Friday in Nsukka, Enugu State, killed a policeman and set ablaze patrol vehicles in two different police check points in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the policeman was killed in Umanu junction in Nsukka while the police patrol vehicle was set ablaze along Ibeagwa-Ani road in the […]
Police Nab 17 Suspects For Armed Robbery, Cultism In Edo
The Police Command in Edo has arrested 17 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery and being members of secret cults. Presenting the suspects to newsmen in Benin on Friday, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Public Relations Officer of the command said the suspects were arrested in different locations in the Benin metropolis. Nwabuzor […]
Bandits Hit Plateau Communities, Kill Scores Of People
At least five people have been killed and hundreds of cattle rustled in two separate attacks in Shegyam and Dogon Ruwa communities in Wase Local Government Area (LGAs) of Plateau State, Northcentral Nigeria. It was learned that the attacks were carried out in the early hours of Wednesday by criminal gangs known locally as […]
Police Kill Four Bandits, Arrest Female Accomplice
The Kaduna State Police Command said the operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Force Headquarters (STS), Abuja and Operation Yaki Kaduna State Police Command killed four bandits and arrested a female accomplice. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige, the female accomplice helps the bandits by supplying them […]
Bandits Storm Zamfara, Abduct Many Residents
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Thursday, unleashed terror attack on Zurmi town, the administrative center of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State and kidnapped yet to be identified number of people. A resident of the community, who pleaded that his name should not be mentioned, confirmed the incident. He said that […]
