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Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man and his wife identified as Sampson Owobo in Owerri, Imo State. According to report, Owobo was a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police. The incident happened on Sunday night, beside Chisco Transport company office very close to the Owerri Area police command office, putting the residents and business owners into confusion. An eyewitness said that the fleeing gunmen were trying to snatch a bag of […]

A 19-year-old woman of Ishehi Hamlet in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a newborn baby. The Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, made this known in a statement on Thursday. The suspect, Hajara Usman, was said to have stolen the infant after conspiring with an 18-year-old man, Ibrahim Usman, of Dugurgama Hamlet. According to Wakil, he […]

The Family of a 27year old lady Chinyere Awuda, who was found dead inside an abandoned swimming pool at a Hotel in Awka on July 16, has alleged that their daughter was a victim of conspiracy and intentional murder. According to reports, Chinyere was said to have gone clubbing on July 16 but was found dead in an abandoned swimming pool in the Hotel premises the next morning. The Awuda […]

The Orsu Council Area of Imo state, traditional rulers and stakeholders on Wednesday met with the military high command in Imo state, to work out modalities to flush out the gunmen destroying their communities. The monarchs disclosed this to newsmen, following the order by the military to restore peace and order in troubled communities in the Southeast region. They said the meeting with the military was part of the effort […]

Four unidentified persons narrowly escaped death on Tuesday, when a container-laden truck, rammed into a vehicle, a tricycle and road side traders at Aswani Market area of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of the state. According to Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the accident occurred in the morning  along Osolo Way, Aswani Market, Isolo Lagos. Adeseye said the Isolo Fire Station responded following an emergency call from […]

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 21 years old housewife, Maimunatu Sulaiman of Kofar Dumi area in Bauchi metropolis for culpable homicide as she allegedly killed her husband. The Police stated that the accused housewife allegedly stabbed her husband with the intention of killing him following an altercation that ensued between them. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having committed the crime. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa […]

A 62-year-old physically challenged man, Adetunji Ayaji, has been reportedly assassinated in his house in the Imasayi community, Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this incident in a statement she issued on Thursday. Odutola said the victim was macheted to death around 3:pm on Wednesday and the family members met his lifeless body in the pool of his […]

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 the governor, Hope Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, it noted that there was no such incident involving unknown gunmen. The state government urged members of the public to ignore any information linking the incident to unknown gunmen as there was […]

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, released 80 buses and pick-up vans for free transportation of farmers from their communities to farmlands, to reduce the high cost of living caused by the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. Zulum while addressing thousands of farmers, urged them to cooperate with soldiers, Police and other security agencies deployed to roads to protect citizens including farmers who go to outskirts to access their […]