The police in Lagos State say yet-to-be-identified soldiers beat one of its officers to death. Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the incident via his Twitter handle on Friday. “We are working with the @HQNigerianArmy authorities to resolve [...]
Gunmen have killed the father of an Owerri-based Newspoint Newspaper journalist, Hamilton Onuchukwu. It was gathered that the incident occurred last Friday in the Orlu Local Government Area of the Imo State where some gunmen have been causing terror. The [...]
The gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March and abducted several passengers released five more hostages on Tuesday. The release of the hostages comes after the terrorists released four of the victims last week Monday. A newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, who [...]
Gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 50 people from Damari community in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The gunmen were said to have invaded the community on Saturday after troops of the Nigeria military escorted some residents to neighbouring communities. In recent [...]
The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested one John Ijamu, a 42-year-old fugitive who fled from Kuje Custodial Centre during a terrorist attack on the facility. The command in a statement issued on Monday, by its spokesman, DSP [...]
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Abiodun Alabi, has assured residents of adequate security following reports which suggested that the state is on the radar of some persons planning attacks across the country. Alabi gave this assurance in a [...]
The Federal Government, yesterday, admitted that Nigerians are tired of the current security challenges facing the nation. Rising from its closed-door meeting, which lasted more than five hours, the National Security Council acknowledged the deteriorating insecurity across the country, fueling [...]
Two prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, have been reportedly kidnapped. Monalisa Chinda, AGN’s Director of Communications, broke the news in a statement made available to PREMIUM [...]
The Kano State Executive Council has given approval for the 50 per cent upward review of the state scholarships allowances for its indigene students studying in Nigerian institutions. Similarly, it has also approved the release of N865.4 million to the state [...]
The Nigerian government has directed the closure of all private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over the rising insecurity and fear of terrorists’ attacks. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Association of Proprietors [...]
A Young Woman, Favour Amajor, who was allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons in Abuja, has been found, NaijaCover Reports. NaijaCover Reported that Favour was last seen at Dawaki Galadima area of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday afternoon, July 25, [...]
Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the seat of government in Lagos on Tuesday, singing anti-government chants on the first day of a planned three-day nationwide demonstration against the continued closure of Nigerian universities. Workers’ unions across several sectors participated in [...]
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said on Tuesday that it has made an additional deployment of its officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following reports of attacks in various parts of the city. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said this in [...]
No fewer than 13 scrap-metal collectors have been killed by a forgotten bomb in Bama town in northeast Borno state. They were killed after a bomb they excavated blew up, according to security sources. According to AFP, 16 metal scavengers [...]
The management of the Federal Government College, Kwali, Abuja, has asked parents to evacuate their wards from the school over the fear of attack by terrorists. This has caused panic among the management, staff, students and parents of the school. [...]
Explosions and gunfire were heard in the early morning hours near the Kati military base on the outskirts of Mali’s capital Bamako, according to residents, in a suspected attack by armed fighters. The military, which cordoned off the roads to [...]
The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday rescued Mr Godwin Aigbogun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in ward 9 Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo who was abducted on Monday. This is contained in a statement signed by [...]
Ned Nwoko reveals solution to malaria menace, power problems Former federal lawmaker and philanthropist, Mr Ned Nwoko, has advocated investment in vaccine research; in order to tackle malaria in Africa. Fielding questions from journalists Wednesday in Abuja, Nwoko said the [...]
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. ASUU had commenced strike on February 14, and other unions [...]
There was pandemonium and protest in Imo state yesterday after gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Security outfit allegedly opened fire and killed seven wedding guests. The incident which occurred in the early hours of yesterday had put the state [...]
Three people were killed and another three injured Sunday at a mall in the US state of Indiana, officials said, the latest in a spate of gun violence in the country. “We experienced a mass shooting this evening at the [...]
The police in Kano State on Monday said two illegal local miners died as a pit in an illegal mine they were working in collapsed. The Kano police spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, told reporters that the incident happened in Bichi Local Government Area [...]
A surgical procedure carried out on Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, was successful, according to a statement by his doctors. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Osinbajo announced his admission into an undisclosed hospital for a surgery in his leg. Osinbajo [...]
The Nigerian government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are once again in a war of words over the continued shutdown of public universities. The strike, which began on February 14, has been rolled over and is now in [...]
A Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced a businessman, Emeka Ekwunife, to 10 years’ imprisonment. This was after he was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a eight-count charge of stealing by fraudulent [...]
The owner of the bar in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month has been arrested, police in the Eastern Cape province said. Provincial police said in a statement that the owner, aged 52, [...]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the flooding that occurred in Lagos last weekend claimed seven lives. The Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. “The post-emergency phase [...]
A Tanker Laden with diesel had gone up in flames near the long bridge, Warewa axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the crash occurred at about 10pm on Tuesday, involving three male [...]
The police in Ogun State, on Tuesday, said they have arrested a 54- year- old man, Dauda Bello, for killing a 71-year-old woman, Mesesi Adisa. The suspect, who allegedly cut off the victim’s wrists and ankles, was arrested on July 7, [...]
Some court documents have revealed that American R&B star, Robert Kelly, is engaged to one of his alleged victims, Joycelyn Savage. Savage, a 26-year-old woman, allegedly penned a letter to the federal judge, referring to herself as Robert Kelly’s fiancée, [...]
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