The Zamfara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday confirmed the murder of Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga, the state Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON). A statement issued in Gusau by the state NUJ Secretary, Ibrahim Ahmad, said that the body of the deceased was dumped...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen on Friday night attacked Toro town in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State and reportedly kidnapped a serving Assistant Superintendent of Police. According to reports, immediately the gunmen stormed the town, they started shooting sporadically, throwing the whole town into...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Unknown gunmen have killed and beheaded a Labour Party (LP) chieftain from Abia State, Zachary Nmaduka popularly known as Power Zack. The Abia State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Aba....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a first class traditional ruler, Alhaji Mustapha Zubairu Adam, the Gom- Mama, in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The traditional ruler was whisked away by his abductors who stormed his palace in Kwarra,...
A retired President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Mrs Margaret Igbeta, has been allegedly murdered in her home located at Wantor Kwange Street in Makurdi metropolis of the state. Igbeta, 72, was found lifeless in a pool of blood Thursday night. Our correspondent gathered...
At least, four people were killed and six wounded in a mass shooting on Wednesday night at a landmark biker bar in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County (in southern California). The law enforcement sources said made this known on Thursday. Authorities descended on Cook’s Corner on Santiago...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 3 gunmen have been killed by the police while others escaped with severe bullet wounds after a gun battle with hoodlums in Imufu community within Igbo-Eze North LGA of Enugu State. The police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed...
Abia Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the killing of two of its personnel on Tuesday evening in Aba, the commercial hub of the state, by unknown gunmen. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Maureen Chilaka, said that an Inspector and a Constable were killed...
By DANJUMA JOSEP, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has condemned in strong terms the invasion of the residence of former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, at Ola, in Akwanga Local Government Area of the State by suspected bandits at the late hours of Saturday. The invasion...
Just hours before Auckland was due to host the opening match of the Women’s World Cup, the city woke up to news of a deadly shooting which has cast a shadow over what was supposed to be a day of celebration. The incident in the centre of...
Gunmen killed 10 people and injured another two at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest, the regional governor said on Monday. A witness said the attackers arrived in vehicles late on Sunday, ordered people onto the floor with accusations of failing to back...
Gunmen have killed eight villagers at Farin Lamba community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary, Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, disclosed this in statement on Monday in Jos. Tengwong said that the criminals invaded the community...
Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon Gari community in Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau. Mr Jerry Datim, one of leaders in the community, disclosed this via telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Datim,...
Gunmen kidnapped the Ekiti State’s chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Paul Omotisho, on Saturday. APC’s Publicity Secretary in Ekiti, Mr Segun Dipe, stated at Ado-Ekiti that the assailants abducted Omotisho as he was driving on the Agbado-Ekiti/Imesi-Ekiti Road. “The chairman was driving in a Toyota Venza...
Gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order on Friday night, attacked Amaraku market located at Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state. Although, no life was lost in the attack, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the gunmen, suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous People of...
The Imo Government has debunked reports that unknown gunmen enforcing a sit-at-home directive on Wednesday morning, attacked the state Secretariat on Port-Harcourt road, Owerri. In a statement signed by Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachukwu, it noted that there was no such incident involving unknown gunmen....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen have killed one person and injured another when they stormed Magamin Kano Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The gunmen, whose number is not known, attacked the town on Monday and invaded the residence of the Village Head of the...
Gunmen operating at Imo axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway reportedly kidnapped nine Enugu-bound passengers, killed two and robbed others of their valuables. The victims, who hail from Amangwo Olokoro in Umuahia, were said to be travelling to Enugu on Saturday for a burial, when they were attacked by...
Gunmen on Friday killed three persons at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak...