Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi has made a clarification on his comment of soldiers being allegedly deployed along religious lines. Recall that Gumi had alleged that non-Muslim soldiers had carried out killing of bandits which led to the increased attacks presently witnessed in the country. However following a statement from the Nigerian army which countered the…
A young man has been sentenced to three months in prison for an offence bordering on impersonation. Mr. Akinrinmade Adeniyi was convicted on Tuesday, March 9, by Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He pleaded guilty to one count charge of fraudulent impersonation contrary to Section 22(2) (b)…
The Federal Capital Authority (FCT) Police Command has reunited 15 children, who were victims of trafficking, with their parents. Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday March 8, said the children between the ages of 2-13 years were deceptively taken from their parents in Lapai, Niger State in…
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Tuesday March 9, paraded four suspects arrested over theft of 444 mattresses meant for flood victims in the state. It was gathered that the mattresses were warehoused in an undisclosed location in Yenagoa the state capital. Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) in the state had raised alarm over the stolen mattresses which…
The Taraba state police command has confirmed the abduction of six persons travelling from Wukari to Takum Local Government Area of the state. The state police spokesperson, Leha Reform said the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday March 9 at Chanchanji, a suburb of Takum local government area. He said the bandits who mounted a roadblock abducted…
A young Nigerian woman identified simply as Loveth, has died under unknown circumstances in Libya. According to Nigerians, who posted the news on a Facebook group for migrants in Libya, Loveth died in Tripoli last week. Anambra journalist, Okwuluora, also confirmed the report. A Nigerian based in Tripoli, Konna Gibson, said that no one…
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Iskilu Wakili has said that he fainted about three times while being taken to the police station after his arrest on Sunday March 7. Wakili who has been accused of being behind killings, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Ibarapa, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, was arrested by a joint team of Ibarapa security…
The British Royal family has reacted to the explosive interview given by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. During the interview which aired on March 7, the couple made allegations of racism within the palace and a lack of support from the royal family over mental health issues and…
Four members of a prominent family died in a fire incident that occurred in Bida town, Niger state in the wee hours of Monday, March 8. It was gathered that the family house located Efu Kabali Gulu area of Bida went up in flames aroud 1:am, resulting in the death of two aged wives…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and Nigerian lawyer, Ayo Sogunro, had a spat on Twitter on Tuesday, March 9. It all started after the governor reacted to the recent vandalization of public infrastructure by some aggrieved youths in the state. He tweeted ”This destruction of public infrastructure is a crime under the Miscellaneous Offenses Act.…
