Boko Haram commander Abu Illiya and 32 others killed by troops

30 Jan 2023

Operation Hadin Kai troops, along with members of the civilian joint task force, are said to have annihilated a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Illiya, and his 32 fighters. The feat was allegedly accomplished during an intelligence-led aggressive fighting patrol in some identified Boko Haram enclaves in Kayamari, Habasha, and Yuwe villages in Borno State’s […]

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Court sacks Umo Eno as PDP governorship candidate

30 Jan 2023

A federal high court in Abuja has sacked Umo Eno as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state. In a judgment delivered on January 20, Fadima Aminu ordered the PDP to submit Michael Enyong’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its candidate. In the suit marked […]

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HERDSMEN INVADE COMMUNITY, KILLS 12

30 Jan 2023

A group, the Turan People’s Assembly, TUPA, has raised the alarm over the recent armed herders repeated invasion of Ichembe and Mbaigbe communities, Kumakwagh Council Ward, Jato-Aka in Kwande local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State that claimed the lives of over 12 persons. TUPA expressed worry that aside killing and sacking the locals from […]

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GUNMEN ATTACK OFFICE OF HOUSE OF REPS SPOKESMAN BENJAMIN KALU

30 Jan 2023

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked the constituency office of the House of Representatives spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu in Bende, Abia State. Speaking to journalists on Saturday, Kalu condemned the attack, describing the attack as an act of cowardice. He said that over 100 bullet shells were found in the aftermath of the attack that […]

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MAN RAPES GIRLFRIEND’S 17 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER, INFECTS HER WITH HIV

30 Jan 2023

Delta Court remands man for allegedly raping his girlfriend’s17-year-old daughter and infecting her with HIV A Magistrate Court sitting in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday, January 27, 2023, ordered the remand of a suspect at Ogwashi-uku correctional centre for allegedly raping his girlfriend’s 17-year-old daughter. According to the activist […]

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WIFE POURS HOT WATER ON CO-WIFE IN ILORIN

30 Jan 2023

A 42-year-old housewife, Lola Abdulsalam, has been remanded at Oke Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State for allegedly pouring hot water on her senior co-wife, Abdulsalam Bilikisu. The police on Friday filed a two-count first information report against Lola, bordering on causing grievous hurt and defamation of character, contrary to sections 247 and 292 of […]

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Firefighters mobbed while trying to stop an inferno

30 Jan 2023

Firefighters drawn from the Federal Fire Service FFS and the Federal Capital Territory FCT Fire Service had their hands full on Friday evening following an outbreak of fire at an unmarked apartment in the highbrow Jabi area of the territory. The apartment is House 6 on Patrick O. Bokkor Crescent, adjacent NCDC Office. While the […]

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NDA organizes a shooting competition and advises residents not to panic

29 Jan 2023

The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, has notified residents in the area of a military exercise that will take place in the area.  It specifically warned residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya, and Afaka to stay away from the range area and not to panic if they heard gunshots during the exercise.  Major Victor Olukoya, the NDA’s […]

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626 died in road accident, 2082 injured in 2022- FRSC

29 Jan 2023

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has disclosed that road accidents killed 626 in 2022 and left 2,082 persons injured. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, in a press briefing on Friday added that during the Yuletide season, about 381 people were killed in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), with over 4,698 persons involved. He maintained […]

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