News as it breaks
…grieves over invasion and killing of innocent people Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has expressed grief over the sustained invasion of Benue communities and killing of innocent people of the state by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen. In a statement, by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, Governor Ortom reacted…
Again, bandits hit two communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing 23 locals on Tuesday night. This is coming about 24 hours after terrorists attack an Abuja-Kaduna train with bomb. The bandits injured many others, as they shot sporadically during the attacks on the communities. A local…
KADUNA TRAIN *ATTACK: Nigerian Leaders, apologizes to victims and relations . The thirty-six Governors under the protection of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, have declared in very strong terms, the Kaduna-Abuja train attack on Monday night, as evil and insensitive. According to the Governors, it is very crucial for Nigeria as…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested Emmanuel Dike Chidiebere, a suspect on the watch list of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. Acting on verified intelligence, operatives of the Commission on Wednesday, March 23,…
Uyo—A four-year-old girl, Aisha Rayanu, who was abducted from her School by one Favour Nwachukwu, has been rescued by operatives of the anti-child theft section, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Akwa Ibom State Police Command. Speaking during the parade of the suspect, yesterday, at the Police Headquarters, Ikot…
One of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Abuja- Kaduna, a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, shot during the attack is dead. She had earlier posted on her Twitter handle that she had been shot, but was mocked by some people.
Evacuation of trapped train passengers concluded Kaduna State government says evacuation of passengers on the trapped Kaduna-bound train from Abuja has been concluded this morning by security forces, officials of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Nigerian Red Cross. A Statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and…
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…
