The incident involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device. Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had been rushed to the state Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment. “I confirm that the incident happened. Four persons died and 10 sustained various degrees of injuries.“They have been […]
More than ten people are feared dead after a fatal crash involving several vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State. The tragic incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Tuesday near the Soka area of the expressway. Eyewitness reports state that the accident involved at least three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and […]
An unidentified young man has caused tension in Kano state, as he climbed a tall billboard near Gadar Lado, along Zaria Road, and threatened to jump. While speaking with newsmen, the state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, hinted that the man said he would only come down if certain TikTok celebrities he follows appeared at […]
Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading over 30 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state. He affirmed that, “We have apprehended one of the prime suspects who masterminded the killing of the APC ward chairman in Ose LGA,” Adeleye stated this during a press briefing in Akure. Adepoyigi […]
Arobo, a Higher National Diploma, HND, II student, was found dead in a bush near his residence by local residents. Sources said he allegedly left behind a suicide note before hanging himself, although the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. According to sources, the suicide note hinted at emotional distress believed to be related […]
An eyewitnesses spoke to newsmen and stated that, the incident occurred at about 7p.m, when the bus, coming from Abeokuta, was waylaid by unknown gunmen, and robbed the occupants of their valuables before whisking them away into the nearby bush. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benue Command, Edet Udeme revealed that the incident involved a […]
According to the Baale of Osara, Wasiu Afolabi, who spoke with newsmen, the incident reportedly happened during the torrential rainfall that started at about noon on Saturday. Afolabi noted that the Fulani herders responsible for the cows informed him of the tragic incident around 2 pm on Saturday. He explained that the matter had been […]
The judgment was handed down by Magistrate Ibukun Adeniran, after his arrest by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps. According to the charge, Ridwan unlawfully entered the female hostel of the Federal University of Science, Ila-Orangun, where he attempted to rape a student. The prosecution presented the confessional statement of the defendant through the investigating […]
The Spokesperson to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Borno Command, Nahun Daso, who confirmed this, said the improvised explosive device, IED, was detonated at a food joint, where the attacker targeted residents who had gathered in a large number to buy food. Daso also noted that the body of the suicide bomber was severely dismembered by […]
In a statement signed by the Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Sadiq Maigatari, the agency’s aim is to dismantle the illicit drug joints in the state, adding that NDLEA has launched another major crackdown on illicit drug activities in Badawa, Kofar Mata, Tashar Kasuwar Rimi, Gwangwazo, and Kantin Kwari areas of Kano. The statement stated that […]