CRIME
Ondo Grandmother Sets Son, Wife, Grandchildren On Fire, Reveals Her Anger
A grandmother, identified as lforiti, has allegedly set her son, wife and two grandchildren ablaze in Apomu community, Akure, the Ondo state capital. Sources said that the grandmother, who resides with his son in the same house, sets ablaze and complained that they starved her of food. She reportedly set the house ablaze while the family members were asleep, killing three...
Ebonyi Land Dispute: Two Dead, Three Reportedly Missing
In the Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State, in the community of Ogwor, which belongs to the Ishiagu clan, at least two people have been killed. PUNCH Metro gathered that three others were said to have remained missing as of the time of filing this report on Sunday. An elderly woman from the area and a laborer who was helping to cultivate her...
Igbo Doctor Brutally Murdered And Set Ablaze In Zamfara
The Zamfara state police command says it has commenced an investigation into the death of Enoch Okpara, a medical doctor, who was killed and burnt by unknown assailants. Okpara was a consultant obstetrics/gynaecologist who worked at the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau. The doctor was found dead at his residence in Mareri area of Gusau, the state capital, on Saturday. Shehu Mohammed, the...
How Gunmen Killed Living Faith Church Pastor Killed In Kogi After He Escaped
A resident pastor of Living Faith Church, Aloko- Oganenigwu in Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Jacob Wodi Hulobu, was reportedly killed by the gunmen, who invaded the town on Sunday. The pastor was said to have escaped with some of his members to a safer area when they struck during the early morning service. According to one of his members, Samuel,...
FG Assures Retired Military Officers Of Prompt Payment Of Pension
The federal government has assured retired and retiring military officers of prompt payment of their pension and other entitlements. It said retired military officers have sacrificed so much for the stability of the country, hence their pensions and other entitlements must not be delayed. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, said this late night on Tuesday, December 19, during a Regimental...
AEDC Staff, Others Nabbed For Stealing Transformer In Abuja
Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory have arrested six suspects including a staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for vandalising and stealing a transformer in the Mpape area of the FCT. The FCT Police Command spokesperson Josephine Adeh said the arrest was made late Thursday. “The operatives of the FCT police command, on April 11, 2024, at about...
With ‘Ebubeagu’ Car Theft Will End In Ebonyi — State Govt
The Ebonyi Government has assured residents that the new security outfit in the South-East, called Ebubeagu, will checkmate the rising wave of car theft in the state. The Commissioner for Border, Peace, and Internal Security in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakiliki on Tuesday. Okoro-Emegha, who spoke...
Katsina Nurses Threaten Strike Over Rising Insecurity
The Katsina State Council, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwifery, threatened on Tuesday to remove its members from the state's frontline local government areas due to the government's purported inability to address welfare and security concerns. The association also threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the government refuse to address their demands by the end of...
INTERPOL Arrests NYSC Corp Member Who Runs Famous Gistlover Blog
A 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force on February 20, 2023 for impersonation of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and defamation of character, Emeh Nnamdi has been arrested. Nnamdi was arrested in a joint operation by INTERPOL operatives in Benin Republic and Nigeria on Friday, March 3, 2023 in connection...
Killings: Benue LG Declares Curfew Over Escalating Security Concerns
The Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Area in Benue State, Victor Ormin, has imposed a daily restriction on movement into and out of the LGA from 6:30 p.m., citing growing insecurity and persistent loss of lives. Speaking by phone on Monday, Ormin told our correspondent that the measure was a precautionary step to protect lives and ensure safety in...
