By Correspondent in Makurdi In consonance with the popular saying, in some quarters that the wages of sin is death, seven cousins in Benue state have been sentenced to death by hanging for killing a fellow human being,Vince Ebere. The convicts, who were said to have connived among themselvesto commit the crime were sentenced by…
By Correspondent in Jalingo The recent killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno state is a great threat to food security in Nigeria and the relevant authorities must arrest the perpetrators and prosecute them to avert hunger as well as serve as deterrent to others in their shoe. The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ),…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja A head of Saturday Local Government Election in Kogi State, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ede Ayuba Ekpeji, has assured the people of the State of the adequate security and deployment of Officers and Men of the Command. This he said was done in collaboration with other security…
By correspondent in Ado- Ekiti The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe and his Iyin-Ekiti counterpart, the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeniyi Ajakaiye, on Friday tasked the Federal Government to look into the Nigeria’s porous borders which they alleged aided the activities of Kidnappers across the country. The royal fathers gave the advice during the…
By Correspondent in Minna The District Head of Yakila community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulhamid, has been kidnapped by suspected bandits. The Reporters, an online media platform gathered that the kidnappers also invaded a neighbouring community, Garin-Gabbas and kidnapped a staff Nurse whose name was given as, Halima and…
By Correspondent in Ilorin A 23-year old HND 1 student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Oladipo Opeyemi Juwon has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin over his involvement in internet scam. The Reporters reports that the sentence followed Juwon’s arraignment…
By Correspondent in Minna Suspected bandits have continued their onslaught and incursion into parts of Niger state by launching attack on two local markets in Daja and Mangun villages, killing at least four persons and losing one of their own to the villagers. The Reporters gathered that the bandits, said to be advancing from Niger-North…
By Correspondent The people of Bagana,Omala Local Government Area of Kogi state on Saturday, experienced horror and anguish as they woke up to the gruesome murder of one of their own, Suleman Abdulkasum, a security guard. The Reporters,an online media platform, gathered that until his tragic end,Abdulkareem,who was a security guard attached to the Upper…
By Correspondent in Abuja The authorities of the Nigeria Police Force said they were perfecting extradition processes of Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, the former chairman,Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) to Nigeria to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him. DCP Frank MBA,Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, ABUJA, disclosed this in a statement…
By Correspondent in Minna Niger state government has promised to sponsor the education of the children of members of the state branch of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) who paid the supreme price fighting bandits. The Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, disclosed this in Kontagora when he interacted with officials during which he members of…
