Bandits Ambush Police Patrol Team, Kill Seven, Set Vehicle Ablaze

No fewer than seven police personnel have been reportedly killed by suspected bandits along the Tofa-Magami road in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Sources say the incident occurred around 6:00 pm on Monday when the police operatives were patrolling the area. The bandits were said to have ambushed the police operatives, killing seven […]

Nigerian varsity lecturer arraigned over alleged sexual harassment

One of the lecturers of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete in Moro local government area of Kwara state was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin. The suspect, Pelumi Adewole was arrested by the men of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) over offences bordering on Criminal Intimidation, Sexual Harassment and Examination […]

Buhari Arrives In Paris For Peace Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Paris, the French capital, for a one-day official visit, the presidency announced on Tuesday. Buhari’s visit to France is sequel to the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l’Élysée, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said. In a statement, Adesina noted […]

Human trafficking, deadliest evil against humanity –Gov Ishaku

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has identified trafficking of persons as the deadliest evil against humanity. Ishaku who spoke Tuesday, in Jalingo the state capital during the inauguration of a 27- member task force on counter human trafficking, disclosed that merchants of the illicit trade have also incorporated child trafficking into their scheme, and […]

Security operatives engage hoodlums in three-hour gun duel in Anambra

A joint security operatives on Tuesday engaged in a gun battle with gunmen in Ihiala, Anambra State, TheNation reports. The Council Area where the supplementary governorship election is being conducted had been notorious for security volatility, which contributed to the poll shift. The gun duel, which took place at Mbosi Osumowu junction, boundary between Anambra […]

INEC Officials Boycott Some Polling Units In Ihiala

Some of the ad-hoc officials deployed for the ongoing supplementary election in Ihaiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have stayed away from their polling units over security concerns. Elections did not hold in Ihiala on Saturday because of insecurity. While declaring the exercise inconclusive, Professor Comfort Obi, the returning officer, said the Independent National […]

We followed due process to impeach Emeziem – Imo lawmakers

Lawmakers at the Imo State House of Assembly (IMHA) have said that the impeachment of the Speaker, Paul Emeziem, was done with recourse to the rules governing the house and the Nigerian constitution. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, November 8, 2021, shortly after the plenary, Hon. Johnson Duru (Ideato South) said nineteen (19) members of […]

Police recover body of kidnapped Army Captain in farmland

The body of a 64-year-old retired Army Captain, Godfrey Zualamrk has been recovered in a farmland in Igbo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of the River State, three months after he was abducted. Consequently, three suspected kidnappers that have been terrorising the state have been arrested in connection with the crime. The deceased, who was the […]