A 55-year-old man, Isah Sule, and Bashar Haruna, 25, have been arrested by the Police in Bauchi for allegedly raping a primary four pupil, at different times. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi Command, DSP Kamal Datti, confirmed the arrest yesterday, in Bauchi. He said the suspects, Bashar Haruna, 25, and a 55-year-old man, Isah... Continue Reading →
CLEARANCE OPERATIONS: TROOPS RESCUE 42 WOMEN, 51 CHILDREN, 2 MEN
Troops have rescued 42 women, 51 men and two children used by Boko Haram terrorists as labourer on farm in different clearance operations in Borno. Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, confirmed this in a statement, adding that three terrorists were neutralised in the operation. According to him, 24 of the children... Continue Reading →
10 KILLED AS OIL PIPELINE EXPLODES IN RIVERS COMMUNITY
AT least 10 persons were killed as a pipeline exploded on Saturday in Komkom community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deafening sound of the explosion about 6.45am was said to have caused serious panic in the community as residents began to make enquiries about what happened. While some sources within the area... Continue Reading →
NOTORIOUS CULTISTS SURRENDER IN AHOADA, SIGN PEACE AGREEMENT IN RIVERS (PHOTOS)
THE CULT GROUPS IN EKPEYE LAND SUE FOR PEACE AND EMBRACE AMNESTY. The Leader of the Iceland Cult group in Ekpeye land, Don d Don of Ahoada East & West, the No.1 Sailor of Ekpeye Marine(Owor Ekpeye), Comr. Ukela Ochoma led the team of his boys and two from Greenland cult group to embrace amnesty... Continue Reading →
ONDO GOVERNOR REFURBISHES OLD GOVERNMENT VEHICLES INSTEAD OF BUYING NEW ONES (PHOTOS)
Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Friday received the first set of refurbished Government Vehicles which were were put in good shape by Logistical ideas Limited. Governor Akeredolu decided to renew numerous broken down and unserviceable vehicles at significantly low costs compared to the acquisition of brand new vehicles. Following biddings from severally... Continue Reading →
KIDNAPPED FEMALE CORPS MEMBER RELEASED FROM BOKO HARAM
A female corps member kidnapped early this year by the Boko Haram has been released from the insurgents’ captivity. Halima Umar, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member was abducted around Gwoza in the south eastern part of Borno early in January by Boko Haram, the military said. She was rescued after days of... Continue Reading →
UNN FINAL YEAR STUDENT DRINKS SNIPER
Another final year student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN has reportedly committed suicide by taking sniper, few weeks after Chukwuemeka Akachi, a 400-level student of Department of English and Literary Studies in UNN ended his own life after taking a bottle of sniper. Kate Elias, mother of the final year student of UNN who... Continue Reading →
NAFDAC ANNOUNCES A BAN ON SNIPER, ORDERS WITHDRAWAL OF THE PRODUCT FROM OPEN MARKETS
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on the sale of ‘sniper’ (insecticide) in open markets and supermarkets. NAFDAC’s Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate, Dr. Bukar Usman, who made this known on Wednesday at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan said that the agency... Continue Reading →
NYSC: DON’T RELOCATE TO OTHER STATES, BORNO STATE GOVERNOR TELLS CORPS MEMBERS
Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on yesterday urged the 1100 corps members posted to Borno state not to contemplate relocating to other states as tremendous success has been recorded in the fight against insurgency in the state. The Governor made the call during the swearing-in ceremony of 2019 batch ‘B’ stream 1 of... Continue Reading →
I NEEDED A CHILD TO CALL ME MOTHER AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE – WOMAN WHO STOLE 3-DAY-OLD BABY IN PLATEAU SPECIALIST HOSPITAL CONFESSES
The 32-year-old woman, who stole a three-day-old baby in Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos said she was driven into committing the crime by desire to have a child, who would call her mother after seven years of marriage. Mrs. Leritshimwa Diyal, a student of College of Health Technology, Zawan, in Plateau, made the confession while speaking... Continue Reading →
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