The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has stated that no lives were lost in the fire incident reported at the APMT Apapa Terminal on Saturday. In a statement on Saturday, the NPA disclosed that the fire was professionally extinguished by the agency’s firemen with the assistance of other sister agencies at the port. The …
Why I strangled my three-day-old child – 19 year old boy speaks
One Aliyu Yaro, 19 years old, has allegedly strangled his three-day-old child in Adamawa State. He, however, blamed his action on his economic predicament. The teenage father was reported to have stolen the three-day-old baby boy from his lover, simply identified as Safiya, murdered him and buried the remains in a shallow grave inside an …
Newly elected Anambra LG Chairman arrested in US over alleged $3.3m scam
The newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, Franklin Okechukwu Nwadialo, has been arrested by the FBI upon his arrival in Texas over an alleged $3.3 million romance scam. According to documents from the FBI circulated on social media, the charges, announced by U.S. Attorney Gorman, allege that Nwadialo orchestrated a …
Mass burial as new terror group, Lakurawa killed 15 Kebbi residents
Fifteen victims of a tragic attack by a new terror group, Lakurawa on Mera village, have been given mass burial. According to a BBC Hausa report, the incident happened on Friday near Mera community in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The funeral prayer was attended by Deputy Governor, Umar Tafida, Commissioner of Police …
EFCC arrests two for suspected money laundering in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two men in Abuja over suspected cases of money laundering and internet-related crimes. This was disclosed in a post on the Comission’s official X handle. The suspects, identified as Joshua Ndu and Michael Uchenna, were arrested at Al-Gamji Estate in the Guzape axis of the FCT, …
IG condemns police extortion, orders punishment for culprits
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the spate of extortion allegations against some officers of the force in various areas across the country. He specifically referenced a recent case involving officers from the Zone 16 Zonal Headquarters in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. In this case, officers identified as ASP Emmanuel …
Nigerian Army confirms emergence of new terrorists’ group in northwest
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the emergence of a new terrorists group known as ‘Lukarawas’, in the northwestern part of Nigeria. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday, November 8, in Abuja Buba said that the new terrorist group …
Ondo governorship election: 18 parties sign peace accord
Eighteen political parties have signed a peace accord in Ondo State, pledging to promote a peaceful gubernatorial election and accept the results of the upcoming polls, provided they are deemed free and fair. This significant development aims to ensure a violence-free electoral process. General Abdulsalam Abubakar, the chairman of the National Peace Committee, urged candidates …
Protest rocks Abuja over mass demolitions by FCT Minister Wike
Residents of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja, took to the streets on Friday to protest the demolition of their homes by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Wike had previously ordered a task force, “Operation Sweep,” to demolish Ruga and other communities within the nation’s capital to clear the city of perceived nuisances and criminal …
Flood submerges 103 communities in Rivers
About 103 communities in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State have suffered severe flooding following a combination of heavy rainfall and a massive overflow of the Orashi River. It was gathered that in Akinima, headquarters of the LGA, many homes and farms have almost been completely submerged by the floodwaters. Some of the affected communities …