No fewer than 10 people were killed early yesterday, as dare-devil robbers raided three commercial banks in Sagamu, Ogun State. This came barely two weeks after a similar incident at the Permanent site of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state, leaving three persons dead among […]
A Police officer, and at least 19 other people have been killed and several others severely injured in the wake of violence which occurred at Barkin Ladi, the council headquarters of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Two churches, an Islamic school, and over 20 other buildings were also torched. The officer, whose name […]
Ilorin – An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two secondary school students over an alleged attempt to rape a school girl. The accused, Afolabi Sanni, 19, and Qudus Alaya, 20, were arraigned on a five count charge of criminal conspiracy, assault, intimidation, theft and attempt to commit rape. The offences contravene sections 97, 265, […]
AS the people of Kogi State prepare for the forthcoming governorship election, the issue of alleged stocking of arms and ammunition has become a subject in the state, as the leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) take centre stage. However the Wada/Awoniyi campaign organisation has debunked allegations that […]
ABOUT 725 ghost workers have been discovered to exist in the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State. Revealing this while submitting its report to the state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Faggo, the chairman of the task force set up by the ministry to verify workers of the local government councils in […]
Aftermath of the bank robbery in Akure, Ondo State, many banks in the town, on Wednesday, did not open for business for fear of another attack by the robbers. Some of the banks located on Oba Adesida and Oyemekun road locked their gates, while their workers were also locked inside their premises. However, some other banks that […]
TWENTY-THREE persons reportedly died in three auto accidents that occurred on Tuesday across Edo and Katsina states. Nine persons were confirmed dead in separate road accidents that occurred in Jattu in Estako West Local Government Area and Aduwawa in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. According to reports, while six persons, made up […]
The chairman of the Oyo State Task Force on Flood Prevention and Management, Dr Bolanle Wahab, has disclosed that a total of 2,105 buildings were washed away by the flood disaster which ravaged the city of Ibadan on August 26, 2011. He also said that a total sum of N4.31 billion would be required by […]
THE Kano State police command has arrested one Shu’abiu Jibrin (80), for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl, just as the command also paraded a 65-year-old man, Ado Shehu, for allegedly raping another four-year-old girl. This is just as the command also nabbed a dismissed police corporal for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl. Disclosing this on Wednesday […]
Sylva File The dust raised by the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State on Saturday has not settled. MIKE ODIEGWUin this report asks whether indeed there was a contest. AN entertainment mogul and entrepreneur, Ben Bruce, may have been tricked into joining the race for the governorship ticket […]
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