Yola – A major tragedy was averted during Eld-el-Fitri celebration in Yola yesterday as the military intercepted about eight heavily armed terrorists heading towards the main Eid praying ground ostensibly to attack Muslim faithfuls observing the prayers. The men and officers of the 23 Armoured Brigade, which intercepted the people said to be on a […]
Sallah celebration by the Izala Muslim group on Monday turned soured as clash between the group and some youths led to the death of no fewer than 10 people while many were injured. The Izala members, who had gathered at the Rukuba Road praying ground for the end of Ramadan fast, were held hostage for hours by […]
No fewer than 20 people were feared killed and more than 20 wounded in renewed violence in Jos Plateau on Monday. The victims were allegedly shot by soldiers who escorted some Muslims to pray at the prayer ground. At least, 50 vehicles were also reportedly burnt in the clashes between some rival Muslim and […]
Frequent visitors to Alpha Beach on the Lagos Island would find it difficult to believe that their favourite fun spot is no more. What is left of this tourist site is a broken coastline that shows the potency of angry water. What used to be a tarred road running parallel to the beach had […]
The Delta State Police Command on Monday arrested three fake military personnel for allegedly taking advantage of the uniform to intimidate members of the police force in Warri, Delta State. The suspects were arrested, even as the spokesman for the police in the state, Mr. Charles Muka, told reporters that a suspected kidnapper was […]
BENIN CITY — TRAGEDY struck in Benin City, yesterday, when armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted the Chairman/Managing Director of Tomline Industrial Company Limited and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Elder Tes Sorae, after his driver and orderly were shot dead. His wife, who was also shot, is in critical situation […]
FIVE days to the anniversary of the day rain wreaked havoc on Ibadan 31 years ago, residents of the Oyo State capital were, again, left mourning, following disaster brought upon them by a downpour that lasted about six hours on Friday. Ibadan had been ravaged on Sunday, August 31, 1980, with many lives and property […]
The Kano State government has approved about N900 million for payment of Ramadan bonus to civil servants. Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso disclosed this during Ramadan breakfast with lecturers of universities and other institutions of higher learning in Kano State . The governor, who was responding to a request to that effect by one of the […]
Worried by the increasing rate of ghost workers on the pay roll of the 14 local councils of Zamfara State, the state government is to embark on a verification exercise in order to fish them out. This was disclosed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, in Gusau on Friday. He said the action […]
University of Calabar (UNICAL) was yesterday shut after students violently protested alleged death of three colleagues on campus as a result of insecurity. The authorities closed the institution for two weeks, asking the students to vacate the campus immediately. According to the students, insecurity in the university led to the killing of two of their […]
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