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Edo Police Officer Who Assaulted And Shot At Travellers Has Been Arrested Alongside His Team

A police officer caught on tape assaulting a lady and shooting in the air has landed in trouble. According to activitist, Harrison Gwamishu, the Edo police officer alongside his entire team have all been arrested. Recall that the police officer, said to have previously been attached to the disbanded SARS unit of the police force,…

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Inside The School Where 5-Year-Old Girl, Hanifa Was Buried (Photos)

Many Nigerians are still to recover from the shock of the killing of Hanifa Abubakar, an innocent five-year-old pupil. More shocking is the fact that someone her parents trusted to educate her took her own life as Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School, confessed to the crime at the Kano…

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Nigerians Will Be Sent to Their Early Graves If FG Increases Petrol Price – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will resist any attempt by the federal government to increase the price of petrol. NLC President Ayuba Wabba who gave the warning, stated that the planned increase in the price of petrol will send many Nigerians to “early graves”. Recall that there are speculations that the federal…

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Thugs Rain Heavy Gunshots In Idumota, Lagos

There was a clash between rival thugs at Idumota in Lagos Island as heavy gunshots have been witnessed in the area The incident began last night and spread to Friday morning, with hoodlums seen with dangerous weapons, such as cutlasses, guns, fighting themselves. Some people have been feared killed in the gun-battle. Areas such as…

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How Killer Proprietor Deceived Us When He Visited Over Hanifa’s Abduction – Family Member Reveals

It has been revealed that Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School, Kwana, Kano, visited the parents of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil of the school, after she went missing in December Daily Trust had reported how Tanko confessed to the crime when he was paraded at the Kano Police…

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Baby, Three Others Freeze To Death While Attempting To Cross From Canada Into US

The lifeless bodies of four persons including an infant have been discovered by the Canadian police in a snowy field near the US border. The group of four died from exposure due to the frigid cold, which dropped to -35C (-31F) with wind chill. The bodies of a man, a woman, a teenage boy and…

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How I Aborted Unlawful Search of Justice Odili’s Abuja House – Police Chief Tells Court

He gave evidence in the trial of 15 persons, including a housewife, accused of perpetrating the unlawful act at No, 7, Imo Rivers Street, Maitama. The trial of 15 persons who tried to invade the Abuja residence of the Supreme Court Justice, Mary Peter Odili on October 29 last year has commenced. An Assistant Superintendent…

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Police Probes DPO Who Allegedly Owns Illegal Refinery In Rivers State

The police command said the unnamed DPO has been redeployed and a panel headed by an assistant commissioner of police has been inaugurated to investigate the matter. A panel has been set up by the Rivers State Police Command to probe a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who is alleged to own an illegal refinery in…

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Gunmen Abduct More Motorists On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

It was learnt that the kidnappers abducted five passengers, while another person was shot in the thigh. “There are several cases of abduction of motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that the major area where the kidnappers had been abducting motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a location after Abule Onigaari. Dailypost gathered…

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2023: Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum

Shettima added that Tinubu should be contented with the role of grooming young brilliant minds to take over the affairs of the country. “The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to retire from active politics. The call was made by Arewa Youth Consultative Forum ahead of the 2023…

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Jailbreak: Shoot Dead Any Prison Attackers – Aregbesola Orders Officers

The minister gave this order while inspecting the facility at the Agodi Custodial Centre, Ibadan. “Following the menace of jailbreaks across the country, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, has ordered prisons officers to shoot dead anybody who attempts to penetrate and attack any correctional centre in the country. The minister gave this…

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GTB Vs Innoson: Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of GTB In N2.4bn Debt

A senior official of GTB, confirmed to the latest development while speaking to newsmen. A new ruling by the Supreme Court has gone in favour of Guaranty Trust Bank concerning its case with Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited. According to Punch, the ruling by the Supreme Court came after it reversed its earlier decision which dismissed…

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We Killed My Cousin Because His Family Failed To Pay Ransom – Kidnap Suspect Confesses, Blames Action On Alcohol

According to Suleiman, they kidnapped the victim on a motorcycle and took him to their hideout and when the ransom was not paid, they decided to kill him. Suleiman Ibrahim, a 20-year-old suspected kidnapper, has confessed to abducting his cousin, Najahid Abdullahi, with the help of a kidnap syndicate and killing him after the victim’s…

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NRC Suspends 8 am Train Ride

The NRC said the decision which is effective from today January 17, was taken due to technical glitches. “The train ride at 8 am from Ujevwu in Delta has been suspended by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director said the decision which is effective from today January 17, was taken…

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Biafra: Release Nnamdi Kanu As New Year Gift – Ohanaeze Begs Buhari

Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide made the appeal in a statement by its President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo begged Buhari to order the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu…

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43-Year-Old Man Rapes 80-Year-Old Nasarawa Woman, Blames The Devil

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr Dan’asabe Eddo, for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement in Lafia on Sunday. According to the statement, the suspect went to the house of the octogenarian, who lived…

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Port Harcourt Resident Drags Nigerian Government To Court Over Black Soot Epidemic, Demands N500million Damages

Chris in a suit filed at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, is asking the court to compel the Nigerian Government to pay N500million as damages for gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental human rights. Okparaolu Chioma Chris, a Nigerian lawyer, has sued the Nigerian Government over the black soot epidemic in Port Harcourt, Rivers…

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Horror! Man Found Dead With Machete Cuts After Cult Clash In Delta

Some eyewitnesses had claimed that several shots rented the air as the cultists engaged in a show of power. According to SaharaReporters, a cult clash in Essi Layout, Warri South council area of Delta State, has claimed the life of one person. The victim, according to reports, was found lying on a dirt path with…

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Man Stabbed To Death After Disagreement With Bouncer At Lagos Nightclub

A resident of the area claimed the victim had a disagreement with the bouncer and this led to a fight. According to TheCable, a man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, has been stabbed to death in Lagos following a fight, which broke out at a nightclub located in the Iju area of the…

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How Police Sergeant’s ‘Accidental Discharge’ Killed Colleague While On Patrol

TRAGEDY struck again at the Cross River Police Command, when the riffle of a policeman, Sergeant Ubi Arikpo, accidentally went off and killed his colleague, Sergeant Francis Agube. A police source at the Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South narrated that the incident took place in front of the station, while the pick-up van carrying…

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Tsunami Evacuation Alert After Massive Underwater Volcano Eruption In Tonga

Tsunami evacuation alert in California, Japan and Australia after massive underwater volcano eruption in Tonga. It comes as waves of 2.7ft swept through the streets of the Pacific nation as locals scrambled to higher ground after the “violent” eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano. The eruption was so intense it was heard as “loud…

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How Appalling Public Schools In Kano State Keep Students Away From Learning

To provide learning opportunities for their children, members of the community rallied around to build makeshift classes with zinc. According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Nasarawar Kwa Primary school in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State is odious. For over a decade, the school has lacked proper classrooms as the government has…

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Decomposing Body Found Floating In A River In Anambra State

Bartholomew Nnamdi Okeke, said the body has been in the river for two weeks and that efforts to get the authorities to remove the body from the river have proved abortive. In what will come across as a really shocking development, a decomposing dead body has been found floating in the Ali River in Enugwu-Agidi…

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NDLEA Intercepts 1.5m Tramadol Tablets Going To Kebbi

The NDLEA spokesman also said the same day, 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu, Kano. The PUNCH reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it intercepted about 1.5 million tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra State, and heading to Yauri, Kebbi State.…

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Celebs Knock Buhari’s Regime After Lift Of Twitter Ban

The President had in June 2021 announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country. Many celebrities have taken to Twitter and other social media platforms to air their opinions on the lifting of the ban earlier placed on Twitter by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The President had…

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Adamu Adamu And His Entourage Visits Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (Photos)

APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu received the Visit Of Barayan Barayan Bauchi, and Minister of Education Adamu Adamu at his residence in Abuja.

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APC Official Resigns In Imo, Says He’s Ashamed Of Uzodinma’s Performance

An official of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State who resigned his position from the party has accused the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, of poor performance. Mr Uzodinma is a member of the APC. The official, Tochukwu Ugwumba, who was the APC spokesperson at the local level, Okwuabala Ward in Orlu…

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Enugu Guber: Baywood Urges Ekweremadu To Shelve Governorship Ambition

Oil industry player, Emperor Baywood Ibe, has faulted the proposed plan of former Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, to contest for governorship in Enugu State in 2023, urging him to quit the stage while the ovation is loudest. His words: “I read an article about a meeting Chief Ekweremadu convened at an Enugu hotel…

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2023: PDP Governors Meet In Port-Harcourt Today

The PDP Governors Forum will hold a Special Meeting on Monday 17th January 2022 at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt , the first in the new year. The meeting will review the state of the States, the state of the nation and readiness of the PDP to provide the necessary leadership to RESCUE…

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Police Arrest Anambra Vigilante Commander Who Tortured Policewoman In Viral Video

A video had surfaced on the internet, on Wednesday, showing the vigilante commander harassing a policewoman and even torturing her. “Daily Post reports that the police in Anambra State says it has arrested a commander of Anambra vigilante services who tortured a policewoman in a now trending video. A video had surfaced on the internet,…

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Lagos Policemen Now Kidnap & Detain Residents Illegally – Duty Solicitors Network

Policemen in Lagos have been accused of kidnapping citizens and detaining them in cells without the knowledge of their families and judiciary arm of government. Some lawyers, who volunteered under the Duty Solicitors Network disclosed, this in a statement by their leader, Bayo Akinlade. They accused the police of breaking the law they swore to…

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Woman Whose Husband Murdered Their Three Daughters In Enugu Speaks (Pics, Video)

Mrs. Millicent Amadigwa, the mother of the three girls who were allegedly killed and dumped in a deep freezer by their father, 52-year-old Ifeanyi Amadikwa, at their home on 74 Nkwubor Road, Emene, Enugu, has broken her silence. On Wednesday, news media reported the sad story of how police arrested the suspect on January 4…

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Five Killed, Many Injured, Houses Burnt In Fresh Ogun Farmers/Herders Clash (Video)

The Fulani herdsmen and some Ohori farmers had engaged one another in a clash at Idofa village, leading to loss of lives and properties worth millions of Naira. According to a report by Daily Post, as many as five persons have been killed in another fresh crisis between farmers and herdsmen in Imeko-Afon Local Government…

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Buni-Led Panel To Meet On Tuesday Over APC Convention

The national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet on Tuesday to discuss the convention of the party. TheCable learnt that the decision of the caretaker committee to meet is coming on the heels of a meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF). “Following Sunday’s scheduled meeting of the Progressives Governors’ Forum,…

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BREAKING: Ondo Women Protest Half-N*ked Over Insecurity

It was gathered that the peaceful protests were staged in Oka Akoko, Akungba Akoko and some other Akoko towns “According to a report by The PUNCH, hundreds of women across the four local government areas of Ondo State staged protests on Saturday, against the spate of insecurity in the area. It was gathered that the…

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Suspected POS Fraudster Arrested In Ilorin

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have apprehended a 24-year-old alleged serial POS fraudster, Victor Adebayo, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. He was picked up by the intelligence and investigations unit of the corps after defrauding many unsuspecting people of more than N700,000. The spokesman of the NSCDC, Babawale Zaid Afolabi,…

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Two Siblings Perish In Jigawa Inferno

There was a fire outbreak at Arki Village in the Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State, leading to the death of two children and the loss of properties worth millions. The incident happened yesterday at the house of Muhammad Dahiru at about 01:35 AM while the occupants were asleep. Police spokesman, ASP Lawan Shiisu…

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Panic As Angry Youths Attack Palace Of Plateau Paramount Ruler Over Killings

In what will come across as a rather troubling development, some angry youths have laid siege and attacked the palace of the Irigwe paramount ruler, Mbra Ngwe, in Bassa local government area of Plateau State. The troops of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Friday confirmed the attack but said the reasons for the attack…

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Biafra: Court Fixes Date For Judgement In Nnamdi Kanu’s Suit

A date has been set by an Abia State High Court to give a judgement in a case concerning, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The court fixed January 19 for judgment in the fundamental human rights suit brought before it by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…

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Fatima Adamu’s Wedding: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi, Others Attend (Photos)

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led dignitaries to Azare, Bauchi State, to attend the wedding of Fatima Adamu Adamu, daughter of the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu. Also at the wedding on Saturday were Senate President Ahmad Lawan, APC National Leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state Governors and ministers. Congratulations to the newly couple.

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