A 13-year-old Fulani girl has been reportedly r@ped to d@ath allegedly by local miners at the Tipper Garage area in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. The council’s Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Ciroma, confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust on Sunday, August 25, 2024. …
Bandits have k!lled an engineer, Bello Ahmad Gobir, in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that Bello was k!lled on his way to his hometown, Gobir on Sunday, August 25. This comes amid the mourning of the d@ath of the Emir of Gobir, in Gatawa town, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa,…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State has ordered the remand of five persons in a correctional facility over the alleged attempted murder of their neighbour. The five suspects; Aliu Hammed (23) Molomo Tairu (20) Haruna Isiaq(25) Abdullahi Isiaq (22) and Abdulmumini Idris (25) were said to have attempted to murder one…
There is growing anxiety in Galadimawa Village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, after bandits raided the community late Monday night, abducting the wife of the village head along with his two children. According to local sources, the attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. The abducted victims have been identified as…
President Bola Tinubu strongly condemns the tragic circumstances leading to the passing of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa District in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. President Tinubu describes the savage attack on the traditional ruler as deeply disturbing and a heinous act that will not go…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 20, ordered the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to present himself for trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in April moved to arraign the former governor for alleged N80 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja. He was charged with a…
Two suspects found with a human head exhumed from a grave at Amuloko Area in Ibadan, Oyo State, have said that they are paid N5,000 for each head. The suspects identified as Mustapha Bello and Damilare Oladele, were arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the suspects were accosted…
A lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State and public commentator, Ismail Sahabi, has regained freedom from kidnappers’ den after 31 days in captivity. It was reported that bandits kidnapped Ismail, his brother, Sidi Aliyu Sahabi, two others and killed one victim at Kasuwar Magani in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. While parading the suspect before newsmen in Abuja on Friday, August 16, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Yusuf was arrested…
Bandits have abducted a mobile police officer in the Kampani community of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, while a soldier who was with him managed to escape. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the two security personnel were traveling from Zurak to Kampani when they were ambushed by the bandits. Local sources…
