An unidentified man suspected to be a cable thief met a tragic end when he was electrocuted while attempting to vandalize the BEDC Electricity Plc’s transformer along Airport Road in Benin City, Edo State. According to reports, the deceased had managed to cut some cables before the fatal incident occurred in the early hours of…
The Edo State Police Command has apprehended Blessing Ogunu for orchestrating her own kidnapping. According to the command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, Ogunu, who works for a real estate company, demanded a ransom of N4.8 million for her release. She collaborated with two other individuals, Esther Anthony and Ukpebor Joel, to stage the abduction. Upon investigation,…
The individual responsible for the knife attack that claimed the lives of six people at a shopping center in Australia has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi. Cauchi, who had relocated to Sydney just a month prior to the tragic incident at Westfield mall in Bondi Junction, was from Queensland and had been known to…
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a suspected robber for the theft of a trailer truck carrying 35 tons of groundnut oil valued at N30 million. According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the truck was traveling from Umuahia in Abia State to Kano State when it was stolen from the Maraban…
Bandits have carried out a deadly attack in Umogidi community, located in the Entekpa Council ward of Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, resulting in the deaths of two internally displaced persons (IDPs) working on their farms. According to local sources speaking to journalists on Thursday, April 11, 2024, two other farmers were injured during…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered N30 billion for the Federal Government and is currently investigating 50 bank accounts as part of the ongoing probe into the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and the former chief executive…
The abductors of two students from the Federal University Wukari in Taraba State have demanded a ransom of N50 million for their release. Joshua Sardauna and Obianu Elizabeth were taken captive at a restaurant within the school premises on Monday, April 1, 2024, around 10:00 pm. Mrs. Ashu Agbu, the Head of Information and Protocol…
According to reports, Boko Haram insurgents have carried out an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road in Borno state, resulting in the death of a Lieutenant Colonel and six soldiers. Sources revealed that the attack occurred at Kamuya, a village near Buratai, the hometown of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd). The…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen launched a deadly attack on the Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, resulting in multiple fatalities. The assailants, armed with guns, descended on the community in the early hours of Friday, April 5, 2024, and indiscriminately opened fire on residents. Reports indicate that the attack has…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has escalated its crackdown on drug hawkers operating in the Apapa area and its surroundings in Lagos State. Led by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, the operation is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to combat the unlawful distribution and sale of unauthorized pharmaceuticals.…
