Benue: LP Calls For Urgent Attention, Military Deployment
The Labour Party has demanded that security forces be sent immediately to communities in danger throughout Nigeria's North Central region and denounced the mass murders that have occurred in Benue State. Describing the attacks as “a fresh wave of senseless killings,” the party’s National Caretaker Committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded a full-scale investigation and immediate prosecution of the...
Bauchi Car Crash Kills About-To-Wed DPO, 2 Others
Mustapha Garba, a 42-year-old Divisional Police Officer of the Railway Division, passed away in a deadly car accident less than an hour before his wedding, Fatiha, and the Bauchi State Police Command is in deep sorrow over his passing. PUNCH Metro gathered from the state police spokesperson, Mohammed Wakil, in a telephone interview on Sunday, that two other individuals also lost...
‘Thank God For Our Safety’ — Passenger Recounts Air Peace Bird Strike Scare (Photos + Video)
Passengers aboard an Air Peace flight from Owerri to Abuja experienced a mid-air scare on Sunday morning when the aircraft suffered a bird strike, causing significant damage to the pilot’s windshield, ABN TV reports. The incident forced the pilot to execute an emergency return to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, prioritizing the safety of all on board. https://youtube.com/shorts/HgOQDYISuvU?feature=share One...
Five Young Men Drown In River On Way To Wake-Keeping In Abia (Photos + Video)
Tragedy struck on Wednesday, May 29, 2025, when five young men drowned in the Aza River while traveling to a wake-keeping ceremony in Umunkanma Village, Ugwunagbo Local Government Area. https://youtube.com/shorts/KwNm9gC2XSQ?si=fV5Bj9LpZ502OPol The victims, who were reportedly crossing the river by canoe from Epomiri Village, Ovom Ama Asaa in Obingwa LGA, lost their lives in the accident that has left both Obingwa and...
Abia: Billboard Collapse Crushes Tricycles, Injures Passengers
A huge billboard that was advertising collapsed on multiple tricycles carrying people in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday afternoon, causing numerous injuries and possibly fatalities. The incident occurred at the Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre during a downpour accompanied by violent winds. Eyewitnesses say the structure came crashing down without warning, pinning down the tricycles beneath its weight. While...
Tragedy As Catholic Priest Drowns After Celebrating Mass In Remote Village In Niger (Photos)
The Catholic Diocese of Minna has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. James Omeh, who drowned on Sunday, May 25, 2025, while returning from an outstation where he had gone to celebrate Mass. According to reports, the incident occurred when the makeshift bridge he was attempting to cross gave way, causing...
Kano Sharia Court Sentences Man To Death For Mosque Arson That Killed 23 Worshippers
A 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, has been sentenced to death by hanging and 150 strokes of the cane by an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano for his role in a deadly mosque fire that claimed the lives of 23 people. Abubakar, a resident of Gezawa Local Government Area, faced charges of culpable homicide, attempted murder, causing grievous harm, and mischief...
Police Nab Officer Over Fatal Shooting Of WAEC Examination Student In Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one of its officers following the accidental shooting and death of 14-year-old secondary school student Kehinde Alade in Ibadan on Tuesday. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed that the officer involved in the shooting has been taken into custody, along with other members of...
Hon. Ichita Commends Tinubu On Forest Guard Initiative, Mourns Driver Killed by Kidnappers
Nigerian politician and former lawmaker, Hon. Obinna Ichita, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the National Forest Guard Initiative, describing it as a timely and strategic move to tackle the growing insecurity across the country, especially in the South East. Ichita, who represented Aba South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, issued the statement in...
PG, One Other Confirmed Dead Following Gunmen Attack In Anambra
Two persons, including a lawyer who also served as the President General of the Aguleri Community in Anambra East Local Government Area, have been killed by suspected gunmen in Anambra State. The attack occurred along the Agulu-Nanka boundary in Anaocha LGA, with the assailants reportedly fleeing the scene on a motorcycle. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, led...
