CRIME
Gunmen Kidnap Former LG Chairman, Demand N25m Ransom
Some gunmen have abducted a former Chairman of Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Barrister Isaac Emmanuel Ekpa. Sources close to the former local government chairman said he was abducted on Friday, around Ochadamu in Ofu Local Government Area of the state while on his way to his country home. Ekpa was said to be making preparations for his late...
Bandits Not Ready To Surrender, Allow Citizens To Carry Guns – Zamfara Emir
The chairman of Zamfara State Council of Chiefs and Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Mohammed Ahmad has appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry. Attahiru who paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura-Namoda attacked by bandits last week said, “Since the bandits refused to surrender,...
Insecurity: Nigerians Should Be Thankful For Small Mercies Granted By Buhari’s Administration – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, says Nigerians should be thankful for “small mercies” granted by the Buhari administration in its fight against insecurity. Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Sunday, Adesina said the security situation has improved compared to “when bombs went off like firecrackers every day” before President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. While Buhari promised to bring an...
BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Edo HOS Okungbowa, Kill Driver
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers Saturday evening kidnapped the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa along Oza Road, in Orhiomwon Local Government Area of the state. In the process of kidnapping Okungbowa, his driver was killed. The HoS was said to be coming from a social event organised by a politician in Orhionmwon local government area. READ ALSO:...
Abia LG Poll: How PDP Candidate Attacked Punch Reporter Ikokwu
A Punch reporter in Abia State, Ogbonnaya Ikokwu was on Friday attacked by the councillorship candidate of People's Democratic Party at Amaekpu Item, Bende LGA Mr. Iheanacho Udensi. The journalist was in the area to monitor the local government election which took place on Friday. ABN TV gathered Ikokwu, had finished an interview session with some voters who were waiting for...
Cross River Police Commissioner, Abdulkadir Jimoh Is Dead
Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Abdulkadir Jimoh on Friday morning died in Calabar after battling with health challenges for some weeks. The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme who confirmed the unfortunate incident said he was brought into the hospital facility, practically dead on Friday morning. He did not declare the...
BREAKING: Bandits Attack Emir’s Convoy, Kill 3 Policemen, 5 Others
Bandits have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda, HRH Sanusi Muhammad Asha, along Zaria-Funtua road, killing three policemen and five others. Relatives of the Emir told Channels Television on Friday that the incident happened on Thursday night when the monarch was on his way back to town from Abuja. The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo also...
A North-West Governor Is Sponsoring Bandits – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says a governor in the north-west is sponsoring bandits in the region. The APC said this in reaction to a protest led by Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the abduction of some schoolboys from Kankara, Katsina State. The schoolboys were released on Thursday night. In a statement, Yekini Nabena, APC deputy spokesman, said the...
No Ransom Paid To Secure Kankara Students’ Release – Masari
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students. Masari disclosed this in an interview with German radio, Deutsche Welle, DW monitored by our correspondent on Thursday night. The Governor said the release of the students was facilitated by the Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, who engage...
Many Guests Feared Dead While Returning From Traditional Wedding In Abia, Survivor Narrates (Graphic Photos)
An undisclosed number of passengers on Wednesday lost their lives in a ghastly accident on their way back from a traditional wedding in Abia. The auto crash happened around Osisioma Ngwa before Umekai junction, at about 8:30 pm, a survivor Ijeoma Umoabia narrated to ABN TV. They were returning to Umuahia from Obehi area where the traditional marriage took place. Two buses...
