News as it breaks
The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has shut down train services along Abuja-Kaduna route, hours after terrorists’ attack. Hours after terrorists’ attack on Abuja-Kaduna railway, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended services along the route. This was disclosed Tuesday morning via a press statement on NRC Twitter handle. The statement…
Bandits have again raided some Communities in Munya local government area of Niger State killing scores of the villagers and also abducted unspecified number of people. A Catholic Priest, Reverend Leo Raphael Ozigi and three other Priests of the same Church were also kidnapped between Sarkin Pawa and Minna on…
EKITI: MOTHER, SON KIDNAP 15 YEAR OLD GIRL, HELD HER CAPTIVE FOR 3 YEARS. Sometime in March, 2019, the victim, a 15 year old girl, left home for an extra moral lesson in preparation for her WAEC but did not return home, which was unusual of her. The victim’s parents…
The Nigerian Police Force says it is a criminal act for any of it’s officers to demand for money from any member of the public who wants to make a complain or check someone in the cell. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated this on Twitter while reacting…
Angry youths at Chukuku Community, on Thursday, barricaded the Kuje-Gwagwalada road during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits in the community. The angry youths barricaded the road with inscriptions on placards “Government should provide security to Chukuku Community”. The youths set tyres on fire on the busy road, insisting…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, David Adekunle, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The defendant, who resides on Olatunji Street, Ojota, Lagos State, is being tried for alleged assault. The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that, the defendant’s neighbour, Mr Taiwo…
24/3/22 Kaduna/PMB President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attacks on four locations in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two soldiers and tens of others were killed. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari sees…
22-03-22 NHRC INTRODUCES TOLL FREE CODE FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES REPORTING The National Human Rights Commission has got a short code for Sexual and Gender Based Violence reporting. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr. Tony Ojukwu stated this in Abuja at a multi-agency task team meeting on Sexual and Gender…
Kaduna State government says 34 people have been confirmed dead while over 230 houses and shops were burnt following Sunday’s attack in Kaura local government area of the state. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan saysfour locations were attacked by…
Kaduna state government has declared 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura Local government areas of the state with immediate effect. A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr Samuel Aruwan says the imposition of the curfew was to assist the security agencies to stabilize the…
