CRIME
One-Chance Robbers Stab Police Inspector To Death In Abuja
A serving police inspector, identified as Hussaini Umar, has been reportedly murdered by some suspected members of a ‘one chance’ syndicate in Abuja. The deceased, said to be attached to the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), had reportedly boarded the gang’s vehicle from Maitama Junction in the city centre to his home in Dei-Dei community, FCT, on Friday night. Our reporter who...
Gunman Who Tried To Assassinate Ex-President Trump Identified (Photo)
A 20-year-old gunman shot and wounded Donald Trump in an attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday in one of the most horrifying acts of violence in political history. Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a rooftop 130 yards from where the former president was on stage speaking to thousands of fans in Butler at 6.15pm on Saturday night. https://youtu.be/pvE6w-akvgI Trump suddenly grabbed his ear...
Gunshots Reportedly Fired At Donald Trump Rally As Ex-president Rushed Off Stage (Photos, Video)
Gunshots have reportedly been fired at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, with the former president rushed off-stage by security staff. Trump appeared to fall to the ground as he was giving a speech. Armed security quickly surrounded him and stayed down for around a minute. https://youtu.be/pvE6w-akvgI He then rose to his feet and pumped his fist in the air, before being...
Truck Fails Brake Crushes Parked Mercedes Benz In Umuahia, No Casualties Reported (Photos, Video)
A devastating accident occurred today, at Azikiwe Road Umuahia, Abia State, just in front of PrimeCare Hospital, when a truck fully loaded with soft drinks lost control and rolled back, crushing a parked Mercedes Benz. According to eyewitnesses, the truck's driver experienced brake failure, and the vehicle began rolling backward with considerable speed. Fortunately, the Mercedes Benz driver was not...
Court Sends Ex-Minister, Saleh Mamman To Prison Over Alleged 33.8b Fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman be remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja pending the consideration of his bail application. Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Thursday, July 11, after Mamman was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering offences. He pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against...
Borno Govt Reintegrates 8,490 Repentant Terrorists, Says They’re Low Risk Minors
The Borno State government has disclosed that it has successfully reintegrated 8,490 repentant Boko Haram members through the Borno Model process. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar during an oath-taking event organised for 560 repentant insurgents in Maiduguri Wednesday said that they are low risks and minors. He said they have been cleared by military and others...
Police Nab Suspect With Human Skull In Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police command have arrested a man identified as Nuhu Ezra with a human skull and bones in the Lugbe Area of the nation’s capital. The suspect claimed he found the body parts while hunting in a bush in Kuje. A statement on Wednesday by the FCT spokesman, Josephine Adeh, said Ezra was planning to sell...
Some Of Our Staff Informants To Bandits, Says Katsina VC
The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff are serving as informants to bandits. Bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staffers of the university as well as their family members. Exactly a week ago, bandits stormed the residence of Dr Tiri Gyan David, Head of the Department...
VIDEO: Nigerian Gospel Group, The Dynamites (AKPOAZA), Dismisses Defamatory Video
The Dynamites, a popular Nigerian gospel music group, has issued a statement debunking a trending video that falsely represents them. The video, circulated online, features an individual claiming to be a member of the group and spreading misleading information. The group, also known as AKPOAZA, expressed sadness and concern over the defamatory content, clarifying that they have no association with...
EFCC Places Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello On INTERPOL Watch List
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Recall that the ex-governor had earlier been put on the watch list of Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. The anti-graft commission said the recent action followed an intelligence that the Bello may...
