Operatives of 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, engaged a group of armed men suspected to be cult members in a gun duel, killing two in the process.
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
20 hostages killed in Bangladesh terrorists attack
The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant.
Lagos to jail street hawkers, buyers
The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it had begun a total enforcement of the law prohibiting street trading and hawking.
Bus driver kills twins, injures brother in Ogun
A commercial mini-bus, a Toyota Picnic with number plate KTU 175 DZ, crushed two children of the same parents to death on Friday in Ita Oshin area, Abeokuta, Ogun State while they were on their way to school.
Petrol tanker kills 12 in Bauchi
Twelve people, among them 11 members of the Danga Vigilante Group established by the Bauchi State Government, have been killed while one other person sustained serious injuries when a tanker carrying petroleum product had a head-on collision with the Toyata Hilux vehicle they were travelling in.
Monday, 11 July 2016
EFCC arrests seven health officials over $4m HIV fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested seven officials in the Federal Ministry of Health for their alleged role in the diversion of over $4m.
NDLEA arrests 160 suspects in Kwara
The Kwara State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Apeh Reuben, on Monday, said the agency had arrested 160 suspects for drug-related offences.
Army arrests ex-militant leader as lawyer threatens legal action
Soldiers suspected to be from the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, Edo State Capital, have arrested an ex-militant leader, Aboy Francis Muturu, at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta State.
Family seeks justice for factory worker tortured to death by police
To members of his immediate family, Chibuike Edu’s death is like a nightmare that they have not been able to wake up from.
Woman on trial for leaving baby to die on beach
A French woman went on trial Monday for abandoning her baby daughter on a beach at the mercy of a rising tide, which swept in and killed the infant.
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Pain killers reduce sexual drive, sperm count – Expert
A medical practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, on Tuesday, said that long use of analgesics and antidepressant drugs, could cause sexual dysfunction and low sperm count.
Navy arrests pipeline vandals, recovers pirate vessel
The Nigerian Navy has arrested an unspecified number of pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta.
Kids’ torture: Group blames police
A Calabar-based child’s rights organisation known as Basic Rights Counsel Initiative on Tuesday accused the police of lack of commitment to the prosecution of those that tortured kids accused of witchcraft.
Man loses parents, sisters to B’Haram, becomes a drug addict
An Internally Displaced Person at Dalori camp in Maiduguri on Tuesday said he took to drugs to erase the memory of the slaughter of his father, mother and four sisters by Boko Haram insurgents.
Abia Govt to appoint 34 physically challenged persons as aides
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has directed the transition committee chairmen of the 17 local government areas in the state to appoint two disabled persons each from their areas as special assistants as a way of reducing unemployment in the state.
Saturday, 9 July 2016
Five expatriates kidnapped, one killed in Calabar
At least five foreign expatriates and two Nigerians were on Wednesday kidnapped at the Idundu axis of the Calabar-Oban road by suspected militants.
Killer of Yoruba leader in Kano sentenced to death
Justice Kabiru Auta of a Kano High Court on Wednesday sentenced the killer of a Kano-based business tycoon, philanthropist and Yoruba leader, Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi Bello to death by hanging.
Kidnapped bishop found dead in Benue
THE Vicar-General, Catholic Bishop of Otukpo and Priest in charge of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Okpoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Rev. Father John Adeyi, who was kidnapped two months ago, has been found dead.
NDLEA advises parents to counsel children on drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has called on parents to sensitise their children to the dangers of using illicit drugs.
Two to die by hanging in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ikole Ekiti, has sentenced two persons to death by hanging for murder.
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