Nineteen persons have died in a fatal road crash which occurred at the Kateri axis of the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday March 21. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, March 22, said 34 others were injured and are now receiving treatment in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Ekiti East constituency I bye-election holding today March 20. According to a statement released by the electoral body, the election was suspended following the outbreak of violence in various polling units in the LGA. Three voters were killed by suspected political thugs during the…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the convoy of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom today March 20. Governor Ortom’s convoy was moving at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state when it was attacked. Briefing journalists, the governor who described the gunmen as ‘herdsmen’, said about 15 of…
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that politicians have a lot to learn from the church in the interest of the country. Osinbajo said this when he spoke at the inauguration and commencement of duty service of the 8th President of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Pastor Samuel Oladele, which held at the All…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, who confirmed the incident said that Abbey,50, was abducted on Thursday night, March 18. His corpse was…
A barber in Neshuro community of Zimbabwe reportedly faked his death after being attacked by a taxi driver and his friends for sleeping with his wife. The barber identified as Emmanuel Chipepetseki a.k.a Chipaz, was caught red-handed in the act on March 15. It was gathered that on the day of the incident, the taxi driver Andrew called his…
An unidentified dispatch rider has allegedly been killed by a BRT Bus. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred on Thursday March 18, at Ojuelegba area of Lagos. Facebook user, Precious McDoe who shared a graphic video from the scene, wrote; Brt kill dispatch Rider
Barely 24 hours after unknown gunmen killed three policemen at Neni and three naval ratings at Awkuzu, some policemen have also been feared killed in Ekwulobia Aguata local government area of Anambra State. It was gathered that an attempt to set the police station ablaze was repelled by the policemen on duty at 4am on Friday…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which was set-up in October 2020 to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) following the #ENDSARS protests, has award N575.8 million to victims of police brutality. Deputy director of public affairs in NHRC,Fatimah Mohammed who made the announcement on Friday March 19, said…
Thirteen people including a mother and her child have been killed while seven others were injured in a series of attacks across communities in Zangon Kataf, Kauru and Chikun local government areas. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, March 19, said the…
