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Zamfara notorious bandit Bello Turji now waging war against terrorists
Bello Turji, a notorious bandit leader, has launched an offensive against terrorists in Zamfara in order to restore the state's peace and stability.
Sen. Hassan Nasiha, Deputy Governor of Zamfara, made the announcement at a security…
6 NNPP supporters die in accident as Kwankwaso visits Lafia
Six supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, have lost their lives in Lafia on Sunday when a bus conveying them to a rally of the presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, lost control.
The ill-fated bus was in Mr Kwankwaso’s…
Gunmen kidnap 4 Reverend Sisters in Imo
Unknown daredevil gunmen have kidnapped four Reverend Sisters of the Catholic Church along the Okigwe-Umulolo axis of Okigwe-Enugu Expressway in Imo State on Sunday.
Recall that the highway, which links Imo State to Abia and Enugu States,…
Bandits kidnap relatives of APC gubernatorial aspirant in Kastina
Bandits are said to have stormed Dutsinma town, the headquarters of Katsina State's Dutsinma Local Government Area, and kidnapped six people, mostly relatives of gubernatorial aspirant Umar Tata.
According to some sources, the victims were…
Gunmen kill Yobe Islamic cleric, as Borno losses LG Chairman
Yobe state governor Mai Mala Buni confirmed the brutal killing of an Islamic cleric, Shiekh Goni Aisami, on Sunday.
Aisami, who lives in Gashua, Bade local government area of Yobe state, was shot dead last Saturday in Karasuwa local…
Police arrest Chima for allegedly attacks his wife with cutlass over lover
The Rivers State Police Command apprehended a man simply identified as Chima for allegedly attacking his wife with a machete over his right to bring his lover into their matrimonial home.
According to eyewitnesses, Wakaego, who is now in a…
Transformer vandal electrocuted in Osogbo
On Monday evening, an unidentified man was electrocuted while attempting to vandalise an electricity transformer in Osogbo.
According to community sources, the man died when power was suddenly restored to the transformer while he was…
Court Ruling: Group applauds DCP Kyari over Wadume’s conviction
Following the conviction of the notorious kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, and two others to seven years in prison by the Federal High Court in Abuja, led by Justice Binta Nyako, the Initiative for Better Societal…
NDLEA operatives intercept 442 parcels of Crystal Methamphetamine in Lagos
The statement added that Paul was apprehended after discovering that the seven cartons he presented for export contained parcels of the dangerous drug wrapped with foil paper and concealed in the heads of hundreds of smoked catfish.…
Police arrested father suspected of kidnapping, killing his 15-year-old daughter in Kogi
Kogi Police command has arrested a father suspected of kidnapping and killing his 15-year-old daughter in Kogi.
Police Spokesman in the state, SP William Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident on Friday in Lokoja, said a friend to the girl’s…