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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:40

Gunmen kill 13 in Benue communities

Gunmen suspected to be herders early hours of Sunday invaded three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 13 people. A local, who identified himself as Sachir, told our correspondent that suspected herders invaded Tse Lgar where eight people were reportedly killed. Three people were also said to have been killed at Tse- Magu and another two people were killed at Tse-Dudu in Daudu all in Guma LGA. “The herders stormed Tse- Magu, Tse Lgar and Tse Dudu simultaneously while the people were asleep. It was the gunshots that woke many of them and were caught…

Friday, 24 February 2023 06:12

IPOB operative Simon Ekpa arrested, released by Finnish police

Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been released by the police in Finland. Ekpa was arrested by police at his residence in Lahti, Finland, on Thursday. He was picked up by the police just before he was to grant a newspaper interview, a Finland-based newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat (HS), reported. The platform also published a picture showing Ekpa being escorted by police officers at his residence. Hours later, HS reported that the Finland-based Biafra agitator had been released by the police after hours of questioning. Although Tommi Reen, an…

Thursday, 23 February 2023 06:09

Gunmen bomb TV, radio stations in Rivers

Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked a popular Radio Station, Wish FM 99.5 and the Atlantic Television Network in Ozuoba, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, with explosive devices suspected to be dynamite as well as sporadic gunshots. The incident, which occurred around 8:40pm, led to the destruction of some equipment and property in the facility which houses the two media outfit owned by a member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe. Igwe is also an ardent supporter of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. When contacted on Wednesday morning, Igwe confirmed the…

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 05:43

7 police officers killed in terrorist attacks on stations in Anambra

No fewer than 13 persons including policemen and hoodlums have lost their lives during attacks by gunmen on police stations on Sunday and Monday in Anambra State. During the attack on Monday, seven persons including four policemen were killed by the gunmen who attacked the Awada Police Station, near Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This attack occurred less than 24 hours after an attack on the 3-3 Police Divisional left no fewer than six persons, including policemen dead in the Oyi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. During the attack on Monday, the…

Monday, 20 February 2023 05:34

These 20 Nigerians have been charged in US for obtaining nursing credentials by fraudulent means

Texas board of nursing has filed charges against some nurses for allegedly obtaining educational credentials fraudulently in the United States. In a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action, called Operation Nightingale, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), discovered that some individuals had obtained fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. The investigation, which was launched on January 25, was aimed at uncovering fraudulent dealings where individuals acquired nursing credentials and used them to qualify to sit for the national nursing board examination. “Upon successful completion of the board exam, the nursing applicants became eligible to…

Sunday, 19 February 2023 05:57

Gunmen bomb police station, kill 3 officers in Anambra

Gunmen in the early hours of yesterday bombed the Ogidi police station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State and killed three policemen. The gunmen came in a convoy of motorcycles and sienna cars shooting into the air and chanting no election in Anambra. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said security operatives have reinforced the area. According to him, the incident is still being assessed while police operations were still ongoing in the area. Ikenga said, “Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North area of the…

Friday, 17 February 2023 05:35

US to repatriate to Nigeria $1m stolen by late Bayelsa gov Alamieyeseigha

The United States will repatriate to Nigeria nearly $1 million, which were embezzled by the former governor of an oil-producing state, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The step was in accordance with an agreement between the two governments to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to what it calls the kleptocracy of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor of the oil-producing state of Bayelsa in the Niger Delta, the Justice Department said in a statement. Alamieyeseigha was accused of corruption in 2005 when he was caught with almost a million pounds in cash in his London home,…

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 04:54

Gunmen attack police station in Anambra

The police in Anambra state Southeast Nigeria, said they have killed one of the gunmen who attacked Ogidi Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement, said the attack was foiled by police operatives on duty. Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, said the gunmen stormed the area in an unmarked Toyota Hiace Bus, a Toyota Hilux pickup truck and three motorcycles. The police spokesperson said the attackers, on arrival, started shooting indiscriminately and…

Monday, 13 February 2023 03:39

DPO, four other officers killed as terrorists occupy Minna-Abuja highway

Bandits operating in Niger State carried out a series of attacks last weekend, leading to the death of Mukhtar Sabiu, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Paiko, Headquarters of Paikoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, and four other police officers. The victims were shot dead along Kwakuti village, Minna-Suleja road on Saturday. Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said the DPO and his men were killed in a gun duel. “At about 1100hrs, information was received that armed bandits were sighted around Kwakuti-Dajigbe village area of Lambata, in an attempt to attack some communities around Gurara…

Saturday, 11 February 2023 05:45

Gunmen kill five, set houses ablaze in Benue

No fewer than five people have been killed in another attack on the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected herders. About two weeks ago, Naka Divisional Police Officer, Mamud Abubakar, a Superintendent of Police, and five others were killed in separate attacks in the area. In the latest attack, which happened on Thursday, the assailants were reported to have launched the attack on Nagi Mbachohon council in the Gwer West around 5pm on Thursday, killing five people as seven others were injured. An indigene, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity, said, “The herders invaded…

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Tuesday, 07 February 2023 05:53

Burkina Faso gunmen kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims traveling to Senegal

At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria's presidency said on Monday. "President Muhammadu Buhari has received the tragic news of the murder," the State House said in a statement without providing a number of casualties or further details on the attack. A Nigerian presidency spokesperson told Reuters via a WhatsApp message that the death toll stood at 15 "so far". According to a Senegalese religious order, unidentified assailants attacked the convoy of buses on Wednesday and killed 18 passengers. The pilgrims were on…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:08

Customs seizes $6m fake currency, passports of 4 West African countries at Seme border

Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it intercepted about $6 million fake currency worth over N2.763 billion at Gbaji area of Badagry being smuggled out of the country. The was even as the Command also seized 1300 by 30 liters jerry can of PMS equivalent 39,000 liters roughly over one fuel tanker of PMS from along the creeks with duty paid value of N9. 366 million only. Customs Area Controller Seme Command, Dera Nnadi, disclosed this while showcasing the seizures yesterday, at Seme border. He said that two suspects conveying the fake currency from Nigeria…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:07

#EndSARS: Court sentences 2 ex-SARS police officers to death

A High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad to death by hanging. They were part of the five-member SARS team that were standing trial for killing Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, while in their custody for allegedly stealing recharge cards in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State in 2015. The accused officers were Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka. While Chigbu and Ogoligo died in custody at the correctional centre in Port Harcourt, Ibibo, Awuri, and Emeka continued with the trial. In her…

Saturday, 04 February 2023 06:06

Terrorists kill 41 community defense group members chasing them in Katsina

Facts emerged on Friday that terrorists killed 41 guards and injured two others in an ambush on Thursday in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. A statement on the incident by spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, Gambo Isah, on Friday confirmed the incident. The statement read, “On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at about 11pm, terrorists in their numbers, shooting indiscriminately with AK 47 rifles, attacked the house of one Muntari at Unguwar Audu Gare, Kandarawa, Bakori Local Government Area and rustled 50 cows and 30 sheep. “Subsequently, on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at about 10am, a Yansakai…

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