Crime Facts

Seven killed in fresh Kaduna attack

Seven people have been killed in a fresh crisis in Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state. Four people were injured, while two children have been declared missing. According to Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs, the incidents occurred on Saturday and Sunday. He said there reprisals after one Isiyaka Saidu, a […]

Zulum Leads Kinsmen To Bury Farmers Killed By Boko Haram

… Death toll still uncertain – residents Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari is a farming community in Jere Local […]

Hoodlums attack Wike’s father’s church in Port Harcourt

Some suspected hoodlums have attacked a church belonging to the father of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. It was gathered that hoodlums numbering about five sneaked into the Christian Universal Church International on 25 Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu, on Saturday night and detonated the explosives suspected to be […]

Ekiti residents beat suspected kidnapper to death

Residents of Omuo Ekiti have allegedly beaten to death, a middle-aged man accused of attempting to kidnap a boy in the area. The police command in the state has since confirmed the incident, warning residents of the state against taking laws into their hands by illegally applying jungle justice on suspects. According to local sources, […]

Buhari sends condolences to Borno over Bokoharam killings

.…Describes the attack as insane Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has described Saturday’s slaughtering of 66 farmers and fishermen in Borno, Northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists as insane. The farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government area of Borno were on Saturday slaughtered by the insurgents. The terrorists reportedly tied them up […]

No agreement yet to suspend strike — ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has denied news reports that it agreed to call off the ongoing strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Friday. The Federal Government at the meeting at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Labour […]

Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault

The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Mekelle in Tigray region and freed some of its officers held hostage during the three-weeklong military assault, Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy announced in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Saturday. “The Federal Government is fully in control of Mekelle with the full command […]