CRIME
Man, 25, Discovered Dead In Kano Well
The dead body of an unidentified man who fell into a well on Saturday was recovered by the Kano State Fire Service. Confirming the tragic incident, the spokesman for the Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said in a press statement: “Today, Saturday, 2nd November 2024, at approximately 16:15 hours, the central control room of the department received a call for emergency...
Fire Raze Down Three Radio Stations In Abia (Photos)
A popular radio station in Abia, Enyimba 94.3fm, and its sister stations, Legend 98.3fm, and Rose 101.9fm Aba have shut down operations following attack by arsonists on Saturday, ABN TV reports. The management in a statement on Sunday said the stations were targeted for fire attacks. It said the staff members were unhurt arising from the incident which happened...
75-Year-Old Man Shots Amateur Footballer To Death For Playing Near His Premises In Abia (Photos, Video)
A 75-year-old man Identified as Chief Stephen Irobunda of Umuodum Ohokobe Ndume Umuahia in Abia State has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing one Bright Odizuru Martins, 45 of the same address, ABN TV reports. The victim along with other youths of the community were said to have been playing football near the resident of the suspect...
Gunmen Kills Farmer, Two Boys In Ebonyi
In Amaeze, Ishiagu, in the Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State, a man and his two sons were allegedly murdered by suspected gunmen on a farm. A source told Vanguard that the dead bodies were found at the farm in the early hours of yesterday following an intensive search when they did not return after the day. The farmer and his two...
Alleged Cultists Kill Three Brothers In Awka
A man known as Nonso was killed by suspected cultists in the capital of Anambra State, Awka, on Friday afternoon. Nonso the third son in a family of three sons is said to have lost two of his brothers earlier in similar incidences attributed to cultism. A source said Nonso was killed in broad daylight on Friday afternoon near Chukwuemeka Odumegwu...
Community Offers ₦10m For Information On Killings In Anambra
The Ezinano Community of Anambra has offered a ₦10M reward to anyone who can provide intel leading to those responsible for the murders in Nibo. No fewer than 13 lives were lost in the incident that occurred in Nibo, also in Awka South LGA, during the community’s ‘Onwa Asaa festival’, when yet-to-be-identified gunmen invaded the venue of the festival and...
FG Improves Road Security With New Advanced Surveillance
A modern surveillance room has been set up by the federal government to keep an eye on the Third Mainland Bridge and its environs. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, while leading members of the National Assembly on an on-site assessment of ongoing infrastructure projects in the southwest region, including the Third Mainland...
Suspected Kidnappers Kill Zenith Bank Staff, Two Other In Abia (Video)
At least three persons were on Tuesday shot dead in Umuahia, Abia State capital by heavily armed men numbering about three, operating in motorcycles. One of the victims, a banker with Zenith Bank identified as Mr. Victor Udensi was shot near his home in the Ishi Court area of Umuahia, near Olokoro. ABN TV gathered that the gunmen had accosted him...
Stepmother Killed By 16 Year Old Boy In Katsina
Nuhu Haruna, 16, of Dutsinma Local Government Area, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police for the alleged murder of his stepmother. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, who paraded the suspects at the Command headquarters on Wednesday, revealed that Haruna was apprehended following a violent altercation with his stepmother, Rabi Haruna, 40, which tragically resulted in...
Alex Ikwechegh: Rule Of Law Must Prevail, Police Vow
The Nigeria Police Force says investigation into the alleged assault against a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh has been concluded. ABN TV recalls that the lawmaker, representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency of Abia State had come under severe criticism following an altercation between him and a cab driver identified as, Stephen Abuwatseya who had come to...
