May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

3 Dead As Military Helicopter Crashes In Niger

Three people have been confirmed dead after a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight.   The country’s defence ministry said the helicopter crashed while landing at an airport in the capital Niamey on Monday, December 26, killing three people on board including an expatriate instructor.   The wreckage burst into flames, blocking rescuers […]

Bandits Gang Rape Pregnant Woman To Death In Niger state

A pregnant mother of three has been gang raped to death by terrorists in Dnakundna village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.   The incident occurred when the woman ran into the bandits as she fled from an attack on her village. Sources from the community said that the terrorists had imposed a […]

Gunmen Kill Ex-NAF Female Officer In Plateau

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a retired squadron leader, Mrs. Hellen Godos, in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.   The gunmen attacked the residence of the deceased in the Dong area of Jos North at about 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve.   The kidnappers shot sporadically into the air to scare residents of […]

Ombolanle Raheem: Peter Obi, Tinubu, Atiku Call For Total Reform Of Police

Reactions have continued to trail the unfortunate killing of a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Ombolanle Raheem by a trigger-happy policeman in the State. Recall that an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, had on Christmas Day, opened fire on the unarmed lawyer who was on her way home from Christmas church service on Sunday at the Ajah […]

Outrage Trails Killing Of Female Lawyer, Bolanle Raheem By Trigger-Happy Policeman In Lagos

…IGP Calls For Calm, To Reappraise Rules Of Engagement …Justice Must Prevail, NBA Reacts Sanwo-Olu Condemns Killing, Commiserates With Family   Nigerians on social media are horrified and outraged as a trigger-happy Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) shoot dead a Lagos-based female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem in the Ajah area of the state on Christmas Day. […]

Military Officers Nabbed In Gambia After Coup Attempt

Two Gambian military officers have been nabbed for allegedly plotting to remove President Adama Barrow from office. A statement on Monday by government’s spokesman Ebrima Sankareh said they were apprehended over the weekend. Their arrest followed the earlier interception of a group of soldiers that attempted to stage the mutiny. “Two more soldiers…were arrested over […]