Olajide Sowore, the immediate younger brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher and human rights activist , Omoyele Sowore has been shot dead in Edo state. Omoyele who penned down a tribute to his brother, said that Olajide was killed today September 4 near Okada in Edo state by “herdsmen /kidnappers”, while on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo sate…
A 45-year old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge of his 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old has been arrested by men of the Ondo state police command. The suspect was arrested and detained by the police in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area after…
A father of five, Zakaria Waye, was arraigned in Chief Magistrate Court 4 in Yola, Adamawa State, for allegedly assaulting his wife, Ruth Zakaria. It was gathered that the accused from Girei town in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa, allegedly broke his wife’s lower jaw and damaged her left eye during a quarrel which happened on…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers in different parts of the state and recovered three firearms. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 28, in Minna, said police officers rescued one of the suspects from an angry mob in Suleja. Abiodun…
Kwara Police Command has rescued three persons who were reportedly kidnapped in the state. The kidnap victims identified as Devine Favour, Tosin Arogundade and Mariam Salihu, were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families. The state police spokesperson, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi said the victims were rescued through the collaborative effort of the Police, vigilantes,…
A Nigerian national who walked into a police station with a “cheating” complaint in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, has been arrested after it was discovered that he had been staying in India without a valid visa since 2011. According to the police, the Nigerian identified as Robert Otujeme, had allegedly transferred “duped money” into the…
American rapper R5 Homixide has died at the age of 22, his friends confirmed on social media. The Lion Heart performer, whose real name is Rashad Dowdy, passed away on Monday 23 August. It has not yet been confirmed how the singer died. Fellow rappers and artists have gone on social media to share…
Fuel supply to Dansadau town and other neighbouring communities have been cut off by armed bandits who intercepted and set ablaze an oil tanker along Gusau-Dansadau road. The fuel tanker was said to be among dozens of other vehicles being escorted to Dansadau on Tuesday August 24, by security operatives on board an armoured personnel carrier. It…
A suspected vandal has been apprehended for allegedly stealing street light cable in Mbioto Ekpene Ituene community in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state. It was gathered that the suspect identified as Attah was nabbed on Friday, Augusr 20, by the youths of the community along Mbioto-Ndon Eyo road with electric cable that powers the…
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a suspected criminal, Likita Abubakar, who was conveying 53 AK-47 Magazine and 260 rounds of live ammunition to an unknown destination in the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the suspect has been…
