Ogun Mother Detained For Throwing 5-Month-Old Daughter Into River
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said that its operatives on Sunday arrested 30-year-old Olubunmi Ajayi for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, in RSS River, Sagamu. One Olusola Sonaya, who was around the river, was said to have assisted in rescuing the baby after her mother threw her into the water. This was according to a statement...
Mandilas Building Fire Completely Out
The popular 10-storey Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, was torched in the early hours of Monday. Properties worth millions were burnt before men of the Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Police and other emergency responders raced to the scene. Director of the Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said...
Woman, 80 Burnt To Death As Fire Razes 50 Houses In Benue
An 80-year-old woman has been burnt to death in a fire incident which reportedly razed 50 houses in Tse-Agubor Gyaruwa of Tsambee-Mbesev Council Ward in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The head of the affected village, Chief Ayatse Agubor, told journalists in Makurdi that the fire started at about 10am on Sunday when the villagers were already...
Enyioma Foundation Visits Abia Family Who Lost Daughter After Giving Birth To Baby Girl, Makes Donations (Photos, Video)
An Abia-based non-governmental organisation, Enyioma Foundation Int’l led by the Director General, Arc Chris Nwosu has visited the family of Mr & Mrs Sunday Awa Mba at Eziukwu Irem compound, Umuakpaeme Autonomous Community, Item, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. A social media user, Promise Uzoma Okoro had taken to his Facebook page to post about the unfortunate demise...
Nabeeha’s Sisters Finally Regain Freedom From Kidnappers
The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have regained freedom, ABN TV can report. The sisters were abducted alongside their father early January. Their abductors had given a deadline for the payment of ransom, and failure of the family to meet their demand led to the killing of Nabeeha. After killing the victim, the bandits raised the ransom from N60 million...
Unknown Gunmen Reportedly Abduct Man In Abuja
Suspected gunmen have abducted one Abdullahi Sabo, a resident of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who was driving home with his wife on Friday, January 19. The gunmen intercepted his vehicle at Sabon- Lugbe, Airport Road in the nation’s capital. The victim was driving in his Ash color Lexus Jeep with registration number ABC 769 TP when the unfortunate incident occurred. It...
Court Orders Police To Pay Widow Of Late MKO Abiola N50m With Apology For Arresting Her While Wearing Nightgown
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50m damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof Zainab Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights by arresting and parading her while wearing only a nightgown. The court in the judgment delivered by Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, also...
NUJ, I-CSPJ Worried Over Invasion Of ABN TV Studio By Police Personnel During Live Programme
Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), yesterday, condemned the invasion of the office/ studio of the Umuahia (Abia State) based online ABN TV/Radio, on Tuesday, to arrest a guest, Udensi Donald, during a live programme by police officers. The council’s condemnation was sequel to the report made to it by the ABN TV/Radio management, who also...
Police Officers Who Invaded ABN TV/Radio Studio During Live Programme For Orderly Room Trial
Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Kene Onwuemeile has directed the orderly room trial of four police officers who invaded ABN TV/radio studio in Umuahia on Tuesday and effected the arrest of a guest, Mr Udensi Bernard during a live programme. Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka in a statement on Thursday said the officers have...
351 People Die In Ogun road Accidents – FRSC
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Anthony Uga, has disclosed while he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria at Ota that about 351 persons were killed in 839 auto crashes in Ogun State in 2023. He said 2,092 persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crashes. Uga identified drivers’ excessive speeding and...
