Beyond the Headlines
State Government said suspected bandits killed two and injured six residents in separate attacks in Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mr Aruwan said security agencies reported that bandits invaded Mazari, a […]
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, says the students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Several students were abducted on April 18 when gunmen attacked the school. The kidnappers have since killed five of the students and threatened to kill 17 of them still in captivity if a ransom of N100 […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the appointment of a new Commissioner of Police for Imo State. CP Abutu Yaro is now expected to take over from CP Nasiru Mohammed, who was deployed to the state in January. Under Mohammed, police stations in Imo have come under repeated attacks, including the State […]
Youths from Nnung Ikono Obio in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have vandalised the family house of Uduak Akpan, the suspect linked with the murder of a job seeker, Miss Iniubong Umoren. It was gathered that the youths, on Tuesday, used heavy pebbles to vandalise the building after setting the security house […]
Suspected to be one of the hoodlums operating as a group of “Unknown gunmen” popularly know as “Mobutu” from Umuneke, Ugiri in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo state, on Tuesday escaped to an unknown destination, on sighting men said to be security operatives marching towards his residence. According to Vanguard.news, A village source […]
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has alleged that some disgruntled religious and past political leaders were pursuing moves to “compel a forceful and undemocratic change of leadership” in the country. In a statement, Adesina said the plotters are now recruiting leaders of some ethnic groups and politicians, with […]
Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded that the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, take over the murder case of Miss Iniobong Umoren who was killed in Akwa Ibom after she was lured with a fake job offer. The House urged the IGP to ensure that justice is done by taking over […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said the Federal Government should consider recalling all ex-servicemen and women to help in the fight against insurgents. Atiku, who decried the security situation in the country, noted that terrorists that were confined in the North East, have spread into far flung areas as far as Niger State in […]
The Kano State Hisbah Board has on Tuesday sacked a top official allegedly found with a married woman in a hotel room in the Sabon Gari area of the state. Recall that sometime early this year, the official was allegedly found in a questionable manner with the married woman. The Hisbah Public Relations Officer, Lawal […]
TWO persons reportedly lost their lives following a violent clash between two rival cult groups at the popular Swali market in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. Though names of the deceased said to be traders could not be immediately ascertained, two others sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre for […]
