Suspected armed herdsmen attack commercial bus in Nigeria’s Delta State, kill passenger, injure another
Suspected armed herdsmen in Nigeria have attacked a commercial bus on the Ughelli-Agbarho section of the East-West Road in Delta State, killing an unidentified male passenger and injuring another female…
International Writers Association honours Wole Soyinka on his 90th birthday
Matthew Onocheta The International Writers Association (IWA International) has congratulated Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The IWA said that the significant milestone marks…
Abducted Nigerian Labour Congress’ former president regains freedom
Sodiq Rabiu Gunmen have released a former leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Takai Shamang, who was abducted from his home. The kidnappers on Friday, 5 July 2024, invaded…
Robber falls into open well after raiding students hostel in Nigeria’s varsity
Olayomi Koiki An armed robbery suspect, simply identified by his nickname, Bob Jay fell into an open well on Friday night after he and other gang members raided student’s hostel…
Suspected sex offender police officer detained for allegedly raping girl, 17, inside a police station’s office in Lagos: statement
Bella Ifasola Lagos – An unnamed Nigerian police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who…
Man kills himself, two others in Germany’s Baden-Wuerttemberg
Reuters A man killed himself and two others in an attack on Sunday in a home in Lautlingen, a village in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, according to local police.Two…
Nigerian court orders former minister Lai Mohammed to disclose agreement between federal government and X
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s Lagos State has ordered former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to disclose the details of the agreement…
Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot killed four years ago today. She participated in major operations, especially against bandits, during her time in service
Four years ago on 14 July, Tolulope Arotile, a Yoruba lady from Kogi State was killed by a car driver who claimed he wanted to greet her. Born on December…
Bullet and the ballot box: violent US rhetoric comes ‘home to roost’
AFP The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric…
‘One chance’ robbers kill police inspector in Nigeria’s capital
Opeyemi Olamilekan Abuja – A Nigerian police inspector, identified as Hussaini Umar, has been reportedly killed by some suspected members of a ‘one chance’ syndicate in Abuja, the country’s capital.…