The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the barbaric killing of 96 persons and burning of 221 houses in Plateau on Christmas eve, Dec. 24. The President of NANS, Mr Pedro Obi, in a statement in Enugu on Wednesday, said the colossal killings and destruction had left a trail of sorrow, devastation and…
The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 86 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State. The State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Alfred Alabo. According to the report, he…
Contrary to a report that the Nollywood actor and director, Azeez Ijaduade, was shot in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, the state police command said the victim was hit by a shot that was mistakenly discharged by a police officer on Sunday. Recall that the news of Ijaduade being shot by a trigger-happy policeman was disclosed…
Amidst reports of surging illegal organ harvesting in the country, a former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised Nigerians against selling their organs. Sani said Nigerians shouldn’t allow present economic hardships in the nation to make them to sell either kidney or testicles to underground clinics. He wrote, “No matter the economic situation, don’t…
The 1 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops have killed a bandit and recovered arms and ammunition in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the report, the Division’s Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, the incident occurred on Dec. 17, when troops ambushed some bandits in…
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to order the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but written by Justice Garba Lawal, voided and set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which in…
Two US men have been charged with illegally killing about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson allegedly shot the birds over several years and sold parts and feathers on the black market. They were charged with conspiracy, violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and illegal trafficking….
A former Minister of Aviation, Dr Olu Agunloye, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The minister who hails from Akoko North Local Government Area of Ondo State was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency over an alleged case of corruption and forgery. Newsman report that the EFCC in September quizzed…
Ogun State Government, today, announced that it will reward anyone who offers information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of its Director of Finance and Administration, Taiwo Oyekanmi, with the sum of N50 million. Oyekanmi, an accountant in the governor’s office, was murdered in Abeokuta on November 29 by a gang of…
Three officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were injured when they repelled a gunfire attack at a forest in Edo State. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying armed hoodlums blocked all roads at Opuje community, in the Owan West Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State…