A student of Osun State Polytechnic, Festus Adedoyin Ewejobi, who was declared missing on Tuesday, September 15, was found dead in his apartment in Iree, a community in the state on Saturday, September 19. According to The Nation, a search party was launched shortly after Festus’s whereabouts couldn’t be determined on Tuesday September 15. It was while…
Governor Babagana Zulum has raised an alarm of children being recruited into the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Governor said this while receiving a committee of members of the House Of Representatives at his office in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Zulum who linked the recruitment of kids into the terrorist group to the high rate of…
A Nigerian lady has narrated how a 17-year-old girl who was declared missing by her parents, was found in a hotel with two boys. According to Annastecia Mary Lyon, the teenager was enrolled as a student in her makeup studio by her family. However she “disappeared” without telling anyone, an incident that to Mary being assaulted…
The Niger State Police Command on Friday, September 18, paraded three suspects arrested over alleged armed robbery, fraud and theft. Spokesman for the Command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the arrest, said that on September 8, at about 10 pm, acting on information, Police operatives attached to ‘B’ division Bida arrested one Yahaya Ibrahim aged 20yrs ‘m’…
The “Wildlife of Africa Conservation Initiative (WACI)” in conjunction with the “Lagos Lagoon Waterkeeper (LLW)” is pleased to announce the marking of the “World Cleanup Day (WCD) 2020”, which is an annual global social action aimed at combating the menace of solid waste, globally. The WCD 2020 is also directed at raising awareness of the…
Police on Wednesday, September 16, arrested a 62-year-old woman Margret Kabaziguruka and her two daughters, Doreen Kyapaire, 29, and Oliver Kyasimire, 20, for allegedly stealing a two month old baby girl in Uganda. It was gathered that on September 10, under unclear circumstances, Kyasimire, travelled from Lyantonde and headed to Kabale district. Upon reaching there, she went…
A 22-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ofon Phillip Idiong has been charged for killing his 22-year-old friend, Brian Njoku. The deceased was owing the suspect $40(N15k) and had reportedly been trying to pay via an online banking platform but the money kept reversing into his account. According to reports, “Ofon picked up Brian and they went to a mutual friend’s…
Friends are mourning one Muhammed Jamiu, who was killed when armed robbers opened fire on commuters along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway. It was gathered that the incident which happened on Sunday, September 13, around 6pm, resulted in drivers abandoning their vehicles. A policeman at the nearby checkpoint was shot in the leg.One Abdulaziz Avousahi, who confirmed this incident…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency that will be charged with the responsibility of coordinating all recovered looted assets. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this to state house correspondents after the FEC meeting which held earlier today September 16. He explained that assets…
A 25-year-old man drowned while bathing in a river at Zangon Buhari in Bunkere Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday, September 15. The Public Relations Officer , Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed, who made this known in a statement said the incident happened on Tuesday morning. “We received a distress call from…