Unknown gunmen who kidnapped an unemployed graduate in Calabar, Cross River State capital have demanded additional N10 million ransom for his release. It was gathered that the victim, Charles Tommy, a graduate of Engineering graduate from the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, was abducted on September, 1, at about 9:30pm along Goldie by Mount Zion,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again attacked the Buhari-led government, saying that Nigeria is slowly becoming a failed and divided state under this administration. Obasanjo stated this while delivering a speech titled, ‘Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue attended by various socio-cultural groups including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Northern Elders Forum,…
Governor Samuel Ortom has asked military authorities to release the 40 militias who were arrested after their leader, Terwase Akwaza a.k.a Gana was killed. The Benue state Governor who said this after a five-hour security meeting at the Government House Makurdi on Friday September 11, also called for the release of some official vehicles purportedly confiscated by the military authorities. Ortom disclosed…
A N100m lawsuit has been filed against the police by Kassim and Aliyu Abiola, two children of the late Nigerian politician MKO Abiola. Abiola’s children in the lawsuit filed on their behalf by Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), alleged that their stepmother Adebisi Abiola accused them of being involved in the recent robbery incident at their father’s…
The Kaduna state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) today, September 8, confirmed the death of one of its officers, Bulus Sanda, who was kidnapped at Maraba-Rido, Chikun local government area of the state in August. A statement released by the command’s public relations officer, Orndiir Terzungwe, said the officer, alongside a sick…
The police in Lagos state has begun an investigation into the demise of the Deputy Country Senior Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Nigeria, Tola Ogundipe, who drowned while boating on a coast near Lagos. According to reports, Ogundipe went boating on his own on Sunday, September 6. However, he was declared missing after he wasn’t seen on the…
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, August 8, sentenced five persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering a Shell staff, named Anthony Okoro. The five defendants out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, are Oluchi Charles (1st defendant), Miracle Anumuna (2nd defendant), Ifeanyi Simon (3rd defendant), Koko Basset (4th defendant)…
A man and his wife from Florida are facing felony charges for “child neglect with great bodily harm” after their 3 month old baby died due to alleged neglect while another child of theirs tested positive for hard drugs. Parents, Cheyanne Bury Schilling aged 24 and her partner Jonathan Lopez, 25, are now in the…
The critical thinkers of Oyo State Youth Stakeholders comprise of youth cut across the 33 local governments in Oyo State.Participants at the critical thinkers’ meeting include seasoned journalists, artisans, health personnel, educators, students, and leadership of many youth organizations.At the end of the deliberation, the following decisions were arrived on.That His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde…
A 25-year-old man identified as Hamisu Tukur has been arrested by police officers in the Bwari Police Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command for allegedly stealing a vehicle that belongs to the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Headquarters at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. A statement released by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP…
