The Niger State Police Command has taken into custody one Ahmed Abubakar Aliyu on charges of horse theft from a farm situated in Chekungi village. According to a statement issued on Thursday, October 12, 2023, by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the pilfered horses were successfully recovered from the suspect and returned to their…
On Tuesday, October 10, the French military confirmed the commencement of troop withdrawal from Niger. This decision came after the military junta, which had ousted the president, an ally to France and the US, ordered their departure. This marks the beginning of a complex and delicate process that Paris anticipates completing by the end of…
` In Kogi state, an Islamic cleric named Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi and his younger brother were abducted by suspected kidnappers while in the process of transporting a deceased individual. This unfortunate incident occurred as they were escorting the remains of the late Chief Imam of Ayegunle Gbede, Sheikh Musa Olorunkemi, from Lokoja to Ayegunle…
Tragedy struck on the Katsina-Kano road as five young men from Katsina State lost their lives in a fatal motor accident on Sunday, October 8, 2023, while on their way to a friend’s wedding in Kano. The names of the victims have been identified as follows: Fatihulkhayr Yahya Bello Hamisu Safana Bashir Bala Sani Ingawa…
The Federal Government has issued a ban on the utilization of laterite as the foundational material for road construction nationwide. The announcement came from Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, during his address at the inauguration of a supervisory committee for the Reconstruction of the Benin – Warri dual carriageway and the dualization of…
The abducted members of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State, have regained their freedom several days after their initial kidnapping. Sources confirm that on Thursday evening, October 5, the victims were released upon the payment of a N50 million ransom by their families. As a reminder, these individuals were abducted on Friday, September…
The kidnappers of Mrs. Rosemary Ofem, a fish seller in Cross River State, have insisted on a ransom of N5 million for her safe release. The incident occurred on September 26, 2023, when she and several others were abducted while traveling in a boat near Ikang, situated in Bakassi Local Council, as they were en…
A family of five in Taraba State has experienced a heartbreaking tragedy, with four of its members losing their lives due to electrocution in the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital, on October 2. The father, mother, and two children were inside their home when the electrocution occurred. According to residents of the community,…
Suspected Fulani militia gunmen have taken the lives of eight individuals, including two children, in Adu village within the Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau State. The attack occurred around 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023, catching the residents off guard as most had already retired to their homes. Davidson Malison,…
The Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has announced that the provisional pay raise of N25,000, initially designed as an intervention for low-grade federal workers, will now be extended to include all categories of employees. In President Tinubu’s Independence Day address this morning, he revealed that low-grade workers, specifically those in grade levels…
