Bandits have reportedly demanded for a N30m ransom for children abducted from a farmland in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. This came after Katsina Police Command spokesman SP Gambo Isah disclosed that only 21 children were abducted. He said the kids are aged between 15 and 18 years. Isah added that the command has…
A suspected car thief narrowly escaped being lynched by angry youths in the Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Adamu Ali, 30, was allegedly caught on Monday, October 31, trying to steal an ash-coloured Honda Civic 98 model from the front of the owner’s house in Yalwawa quarters, Dutse metropolis. The car owner raised alarm and locals gathered.…
Gunmen have reportely abducted wife of the Commander, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)’s Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, Deputy Commandant Apollos Dandaura. She was abducted at their residence at B. A road in Lafia, by gunmen armed with AK-47s, who shot sporadically to scare off residents of the area. The Commander’s younger brother, who is…
A 31-year-old football player identified as Ernest Peremobowei, has died while trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in Bebelebiri community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The deceased popularly known as Tido, was a top scorer in the just concluded Prosperity Cup, a grassroot football tournament organized by the Government of…
A Local Hunter in Adamawa State identified as Usman Alhaji Audu, has shot himself dead after his mother cautioned him against beating his 4 year old son. According to reports, late Audu’s 4-year-old son went out to play with his friends in their neighborhood in Gada Maisaje community in Gombi Local Government Area. He however did…
Operatives of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arested two women and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilograms (16 tons) of illicit drugs intercepted in Lagos, Abuja and Netherlands. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 23, said anti-narcotics officers who have been on the…
A 31-year-old Nigerian disc jockey, Abayomi Babatunde Ogunremi, was arrested for allegedly overstaying in India. Babatunde alias DJ Echo Buzz has been residing at Yeolewadi in Pune city, Maharashtra and worked as DJ at popular pubs. Police said on Friday, October 21, that Babatunde, who had come to India on a student visa a few…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is set to marry his sixth wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday October 24, 2022. The Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday. According to Olafare, the Ooni’s sixth wife-to-be, Adesegun, is a princess from Ijebu land. “Olori Temitope Adesegun Ogunwusi, an…
The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned Americans in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel or movement, stay alert and…
Borno State has held an Independence day parade for the first time in 12 years since the Boko Haram insurgency began. The 62nd Independence Anniversary of Nigeria on Saturday October 1, was presided over by Governor Babagana Zulum who was represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Usman Kadafur. Zulum who disclosed that the event was made possible by the return…
