The police in Kano State have confirmed that the arrest of a 15-year-old boy, who allegedly stabbed his brother’s 25-year-old wife with a knife. This is contained in a statement issued by DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Command Spokesman in Kano. He said that the ofence, took place on Tuesday in Maidille Quarters in Kano. ”At […]
The staff of Chimola School in Akure, the Ondo state capital, who was in the school bus hijacked today by gunmen has been released. Vanguard gathered that the female attendant, identified as Peace, was released by the gunmen at lkota. But the gunmen went away with the school bus. The school proprietress, Mrs Bolatito Akindemowo […]
A former National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Lai Olurode, has said that the Supreme Court ruling of January 2020 provoked the attacks on some INEC offices in Imo State. According to him, it is antithetical for the courtroom to take the position of the electorate which is an expression of the […]
A customs officer has been shot dead by a soldier at Seme border in Lagos State. A witness told Daily Trust that the incident happened on Wednesday night. The witness, who did not want to be quoted, said the incident took many by surprise. “It’s possible that the soldier was under the influence of alcohol […]
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Delta State Command, have arrested a suspected killer of the 29-year-old lady whose private organs were cut off in her home at Mosagar, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The suspect, whose details were not divulged, is said to be currently cooling his feet at the State Criminal […]
Bandits have attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State. Sources told Channels Television that the armed men stormed the area at about 5pm on Wednesday and began to shoot sporadically. But the bandits were engaged in a gun duel by the policemen who were stationed […]
The Military High Command on Thursday refuted rumours of a looming mass retirement of senior officers in the military following the appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko made the clarification in Abuja while updating Defence correspondents on the […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has appointed Mr Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council. This follows the death of Professor Godswill Obioma on June 1, 2021. Until his appointment, Mr. Ogborodi was the Director Special Duties in the Council. In a circular, the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr. Mustapha K. […]
The suspension of Desen Mbachaga, a lecturer at the Theatre and Media Arts Department of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has caused controversy among students and staff of the institution. The university management had announced the suspension of Mbachaga over alleged sexual harassment. Foluso Ogunmodede, the Chief Information Officer to the Vice-Chancellor, said the associate […]
Gunmen riding motorcycles on Thursday hijacked a school bus at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government. It is not yet clear how many pupils were inside the bus. Some eyewitnesses said pupils were inside the bus while others claimed only the attendant was taken away by the hoodlums. It was learnt the incident […]
