Gunmen kill 10, injure 5 in Katsina

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P5xLByJdnE4/XL3ihbjBmOI/AAAAAAAAGig/OVKahrCS_34Kn7lZHDHZiy3YVc6mtZnvACLcBGAs/s1600/Gunmen-Courts-640x430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="640" height="215" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P5xLByJdnE4/XL3ihbjBmOI/AAAAAAAAGig/OVKahrCS_34Kn7lZHDHZiy3YVc6mtZnvACLcBGAs/s320/Gunmen-Courts-640x430.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> A Sunday evening strike by unknown gunmen at Yar-Centre, Sherere village in Kankara Local government area of Katsina state has left 10 persons reportedly killed and five others sustaining various degrees of injuries.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The Katsina State Police command have confirmed the incident but said only nine persons were killed. Local sources in the area said the incident happened when the gunmen who rode on motorcycles stormed the area and opened fire on the villagers leading to the death of the persons and five injured.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The source said the five injured have been transferred from Kankara to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC in the state capital for medical attention.</div>

Metro Gunmen kill 10, injure 5 in Katsina

A Sunday evening strike by unknown gunmen at Yar-Centre, Sherere village in Kankara Local government area of Katsina state has left 1...

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Police hold man over theft of his child

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LII0BuZpgY8/XL28-11d7eI/AAAAAAAAGiU/LkTnm1wGz0UNy3wYTbZGKhIvelSM9iacgCLcBGAs/s1600/sars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="640" height="162" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LII0BuZpgY8/XL28-11d7eI/AAAAAAAAGiU/LkTnm1wGz0UNy3wYTbZGKhIvelSM9iacgCLcBGAs/s320/sars.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> A man who claimed that his five-day-old baby was stolen at gunpoint in his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>home in Ijagbe,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Mopa-Muro Local Government Area, Kogi, is being held by the police as a suspect in the matter.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The man, Mr Tosin Ojuola, claimed that the baby was stolen 10 days earlier.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on April 11 when the gunmen invaded the home of the Ojuolas and forced the wife at gunpoint to surrender the child to them.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> At Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Lokoja on Sunday, Ojuola told newsmen that he left home barely 10 minutes when the gunmen invaded his apartment, beat up his wife and took away the child.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> “I left home and was on my way to church for vigil on that fateful night when I suddenly heard my wife’s voice crying and shouting for help.</div>

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A man who claimed that his five-day-old baby was stolen at gunpoint in his   home in Ijagbe,   Mopa-Muro Local Government Area, Kogi, ...

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Mother abandons new born baby in Jigawa

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dtt54VGppUc/XL237171kII/AAAAAAAAGh8/k8UYgYCHnj8h2g0V83MKTHXJOJPqOJYXQCLcBGAs/s1600/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="436" height="295" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dtt54VGppUc/XL237171kII/AAAAAAAAGh8/k8UYgYCHnj8h2g0V83MKTHXJOJPqOJYXQCLcBGAs/s320/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> The Police Command in Jigawa have confirmed the recovery of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>an abandoned newborn baby from a well in Kaugama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> SP Abdu Jinjiri, the spokesman, Jigawa Police Command, made this known while speaking with the newsmen in Dutse on Monday.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> “On April 20, at 4p.m., one AbdulAziz Lawan aged 40, who is the village head of Kuka-Kwance brought a newborn baby boy to the station.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> “The baby was said to have been dumped inside an unused well immediately after delivery by an unknown person,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>jinjiri said.</div>

Metro Mother abandons new born baby in Jigawa

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Angry driver steals company’s vehicle over threat of sacking

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGv1gGLxE4w/XL2oynAEPzI/AAAAAAAAGhg/Bfz4dUP-XKog4IkHCYaxFXyrrZ7J0HfrQCLcBGAs/s1600/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="436" height="295" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGv1gGLxE4w/XL2oynAEPzI/AAAAAAAAGhg/Bfz4dUP-XKog4IkHCYaxFXyrrZ7J0HfrQCLcBGAs/s320/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> Officials of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Lagos, have detained a driver, Abah Ali, for allegedly stealing the vehicle of his employer.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> It was gathered that Ali was employed by a company, Gharsu Service Limited, in July 2018, as a driver to the Chief Operating Officer.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> It was gathered that 24 days after the resumption, the suspect made away with the company’s Toyota Highlander.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> According to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>his statement to the police, the Borno State indigene said he stole the vehicle over a sack threat he received.</div>

Metro Angry driver steals company’s vehicle over threat of sacking

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Another trigger happy Policeman allegedly kills man in Ogun

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-8VQPMn1pk/XL17VHqb77I/AAAAAAAAGgw/Q5ltUfnIM9MKVLVKDGEngBc8tWB6rY43gCLcBGAs/s1600/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="436" height="295" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-8VQPMn1pk/XL17VHqb77I/AAAAAAAAGgw/Q5ltUfnIM9MKVLVKDGEngBc8tWB6rY43gCLcBGAs/s320/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> A breakdown of order has been reported after police officers opened fire at a bus-stop in Ogun State, killing at least a young man and wounding unknown number of others.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The shooting occurred at Iyana Coker area of Ifo, a market community on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> According to an eye witness, the incident reportedly happened around 4:30 pm on Easter Sunday evening, April 21.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> A young man in his 30s, identified only by his first name, Akeem, was reportedly killed. A telephone number for his uncle did not immediately connect.</div>

Metro Another trigger happy Policeman allegedly kills man in Ogun

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Nigerian Pastor considers divorcing his wife and disowning his ''children'' after DNA shows he is not their father

<div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify;"> <img alt="Nigerian Pastor considers divorcing his wife and disowning his " height="266" src="https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/5cbb6db7d7f86.PNG" width="400"></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The story gets interesting. Continue to read and tell us what you think...</span></div>

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10 killed, over 100 houses set ablaze in Benue community

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="400" height="250" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLO4f3Pq598/XLu2tSl33cI/AAAAAAADQrY/BwB6hPsFlOsB6zxbw1E-vwIkIQYciohVgCLcBGAs/s400/fire-explosion.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> Over 10 persons have been killed and about 100 houses set ablaze in Aila, Egba ward, Agatu Local Government Area since crisis broke out over fishing pond in Benue State.<br> <br> The Chairman of Agbaduma Development Association (AGA), Makurdi branch, Benjamin Eigege, disclosed this during interactive session with journalist in Makurdi, Benue State capital.<br> <br>

Metro 10 killed, over 100 houses set ablaze in Benue community

Over 10 persons have been killed and about 100 houses set ablaze in Aila, Egba ward, Agatu Local Government Area since crisis broke out o...

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65-year-old Chief Imam killed, robbed of 400,000 – Police

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn-7zuLeRqE/XLsbo2-jpVI/AAAAAAAAGfo/ZU_0PinmO-grROuiYPuVluJY3SR2Dy3gACLcBGAs/s1600/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="436" height="295" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn-7zuLeRqE/XLsbo2-jpVI/AAAAAAAAGfo/ZU_0PinmO-grROuiYPuVluJY3SR2Dy3gACLcBGAs/s320/Nigeria-Police-Force-Logo.png" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> Suspected hoodlums on Saturday, allegedly killed a 65-year-old Chief Imam of Kwara Village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, the Police have confirmed.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Spokesman, Jigawa Police Command, told our correspondent on Saturday, in Dutse, that the incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Jinjiri said the deceased cleric, Alsheik Idris Musa, a resident of Kwara, was attacked by hoodlums at his residence after he sold his farmland for N400,000 to one of the construction companies in the state.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> He explained that the suspects allegedly hit the deceased several times with sticks, which led to his death.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The spokesman added that the suspects allegedly took away the sum of N400,000 belonging to the deceased.</div>

Metro 65-year-old Chief Imam killed, robbed of 400,000 – Police

Suspected hoodlums on Saturday, allegedly killed a 65-year-old Chief Imam of Kwara Village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, the...

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REVEALED: How reckless driver caused Ibadan tanker fire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="758" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiqRRdAvHjM/XLr5r4hunxI/AAAAAAADQqo/4RmraW40vsMbjBXwQB5QYJsPn6Hbl0xFwCLcBGAs/s400/otedola%2Bfire.jpg" width="298"></div> <br> Three people were burnt and property worth millions of naira destroyed during the week in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after a fuel-laden tanker fell and caught fire. The incident threw the ancient city into mourning and serious panic.<br> <br> Details emerged yesterday about how a reckless car driver triggered the fire incident that claimed the lives of three people, three cars and more than 10 motorcycles in Ibadan during the week.<br> <br> Also destroyed in the fire incident were kiosks belonging to a motorcycle seller and a lottery operator. The havoc wreaked by the incident according to eyewitnesses would have been worse but for the quick removal of vehicles in a nearby car wash. The operator was said to have quickly driven the vehicles to safety when the fuel started spilling from the tanker.<br> <br> The 33,000litres fuel-laden tanker going to Ibadan from Lagos had while trying to avoid colluding with a taxi on the Sawmill Bridge along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, fell and spilled its content on the highway.<br> <br>

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A’Ibom university suspends 4 students over rape

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAqZUDlJFd0/XLrpqy2TTkI/AAAAAAAAGe4/2nUYVsnfpHM-QVtakzSHF5T0VSEhVLaygCLcBGAs/s1600/images%2B%25284%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="245" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAqZUDlJFd0/XLrpqy2TTkI/AAAAAAAAGe4/2nUYVsnfpHM-QVtakzSHF5T0VSEhVLaygCLcBGAs/s1600/images%2B%25284%2529.jpeg"></a></div> <br> Four male students of the Akwa Ibom State University have been suspended indefinitely for allegedly raping a female student.<br> <br> <br> According to the Head, Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Protocol of the institution, Mr Akaninyene Ibanga, the rape incident took place at the Obio Akpa Campus of the institution in Oruk Anam LGA.<br> <br> <br> <br> Speaking yesterday in Uyo, Ibanga said the students were suspended by the university authorities as a normal procedure to allow the police investigate and establish their level of involvement in the crime.<br> <br> <br> He said the university would eventually expel the students based on the outcome of police investigations, adding that the police cannot exonerate them because the victim has a medical report to back up the  investigation.<br>

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Police rescue girl from suspected kidnappers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7oYumv6W328/XLrb1as1egI/AAAAAAAAGeg/X4xRwWEYVF8byVsDO9s3211cXuG-Bu1xwCLcBGAs/s1600/POLICES.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="763" height="199" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7oYumv6W328/XLrb1as1egI/AAAAAAAAGeg/X4xRwWEYVF8byVsDO9s3211cXuG-Bu1xwCLcBGAs/s320/POLICES.png" width="320"></a></div> <br> The police in Delta State yesterday foiled a suspected kidnap of a young girl at the popular Ogbe-ogonogo market in the heart of Asaba, the state capital.<br> <br> <br> The girl was leaving the market on Thursday afternoon and had boarded a tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP when two boys entered the same tricycle, putting her in the middle.<br> <br> <br> <br> It dawned on her that she was being taken hostage when she approached her destination and signalled the Keke operator to drop her but he refused to stop.<br> <br> <br> Witnesses told newsmen that an alarm raised by the girl attracted sympathisers and mobile policemen on patrol who pursued the tricycle.<br>

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We watched as our loved ones were burnt to death – Relatives of Gombe tanker fire victims

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="700" height="288" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhIi2y19J7U/XLrCZ2DHw0I/AAAAAAADQqg/Zdarf3bUbAcyb9vNDkP7n84uHhXWhjLgQCLcBGAs/s640/Victims-of-fire-incident1.jpg" width="640"></div> <br> Bomala, a small community in Gombe State, is yet to recover from the horror that greeted it a few days ago. Everywhere you turn to in the small settlement, traces of horror still dot the landscape, speaking volumes of the extent of the carnage it is still trying to recover from. Last week Saturday, at about mid-day, a tanker laden with premium motor spirit, went up in flames after an accident, bringing chaos on the entire place. Vehicles, motorcycles, electricity poles, houses and even humans – everything around the place were consumed.<br> <br> When newsmen visited the community earlier in the week, even though life was gradually returning back to the area, the scars of the tragedy could be visibly seen on almost every home. Both young and old, the people lamented their loss, expressed sadness at the deaths of their loved ones whom they watched die in the fire.<br> <br> Yusuf Idris, a 21-year-old mechanic, was said to be coming after fixing a vehicle when he was consumed by the fire. According to his distraught mother, Hawa Mele, the demise of her son is a terrible blow to the family.<br> <br> “My son was coming back from work on Saturday when he was caught in the fire around the By-pass area.<br> <br>

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UAE sentences eight Nigerians to death over 2016 robbery

<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MfGJZbPFOCk/XLn0ky5wjnI/AAAAAAAAkPg/VM26yF2o-lI0j888DaFUct4WOO-sOUXgACLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="624" height="222" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MfGJZbPFOCk/XLn0ky5wjnI/AAAAAAAAkPg/VM26yF2o-lI0j888DaFUct4WOO-sOUXgACLcBGAs/s400/Capture.PNG" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Eight Nigerians have been sentenced to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirate (UAE), for robbery crimes committed in December 2016.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> The sentence is coming less than three weeks after five Nigerians, who allegedly robbed a bureau de change in Sharjah, were arrested.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> According to Gulf News, an online platform in UAE, Majid Al Muhairi of Sharjah criminal court delivered the verdict after the suspects were found guilty of carrying out a string of armed robbery attacks at money exchanges and cash machines across the emirate in 2016.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> A total of 20 suspects were initially held for attacking security guards in four violent attacks staged to ambush security trucks that were transporting money boxes to and from automated teller machines (ATMs), and money exchanges across Sharjah.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div>

Metro UAE sentences eight Nigerians to death over 2016 robbery

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Terrorism has made our doctors to either quit or relocate –UNIMAIDTH boss

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QIPev4wBYjU/XLnvIhGlZ8I/AAAAAAAAGdU/etzfZfWV_kIY28D-K1akP9gtgjcy_aZZwCLcBGAs/s1600/University-of-Maiduguri-Teaching-Hospital.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1200" height="221" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QIPev4wBYjU/XLnvIhGlZ8I/AAAAAAAAGdU/etzfZfWV_kIY28D-K1akP9gtgjcy_aZZwCLcBGAs/s320/University-of-Maiduguri-Teaching-Hospital.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> The Chief Medical Director of University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, says the activities of insurgents in the North East is severely affecting the operations of the facility.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Ahidjo told the newsmen in Maiduguri on Friday that the insecurity created by insurgency has disrupted normal service deliveries in the hospital.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> According to him, the threats posed by insurgents has forced some medical and healthcare personnel to either quit or relocate.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> He, therefore, advocated collaborative support to the hospital to enhance quality healthcare service delivery in the Northeast.</div>

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Several houses burnt in fresh attacks in Wukari town

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bYru6RF_uQU/XLna3J75gPI/AAAAAAAAGcM/FN8tdj4Fq8ENhmaxUF-XqGRsFiq9H3CoQCLcBGAs/s1600/Wukari-Taraba-crisis-2-490x367.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="490" height="239" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bYru6RF_uQU/XLna3J75gPI/AAAAAAAAGcM/FN8tdj4Fq8ENhmaxUF-XqGRsFiq9H3CoQCLcBGAs/s320/Wukari-Taraba-crisis-2-490x367.jpeg" width="320"></a></div> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> The chairman of Wukari local government area in Taraba state, Mr Adi Daniel has raised alarm over fresh attacks by the Tiv militia in Wukari town.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> He told newsmen via a telephone interview that the militia from Benue state had launched attacks Friday morning in Wukari and burnt down over 28 houses and shot many people before they were chased away.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The chairman who expressed shock over the attacks said this came barely three days after deputy governors of Benue and Taraba states including their traditional rulers and other key stakeholders met and signed a peace accord.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> He with the peace accord signed it was expected that both sides in the crisis would lay down their arms.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> He said the militia invaded Wukari with heavy arms and started shooting and setting houses ablaze.</div>

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Kogi state university 100 level student commits suicide over boyfriend

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JUnSvZ19OWo/XLk3zbhRlRI/AAAAAAADQos/3PeicIEG4NkxvEFX0wy_5gXtFj3LwFgQwCLcBGAs/s640/kgkg.jpg" width="640"></div> <b><br></b> <b>A 100-level student of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, Miss Rebecca Michael, on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend reportedly broke up with her.</b><br> <br> It was gathered that the victim recently gained admission into the varsity’s Department of Philosophy.<br> <br> She was said to be about 20 years old.<br> <br> It was reported that the undergraduate drank local insecticide, Sniper, after her boyfriend, a prominent DJ in Lokoja, met her and said he was no longer interested in the relationship.<br>

Metro Kogi state university 100 level student commits suicide over boyfriend

A 100-level student of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, Miss Rebecca Michael, on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide after her boyfr...

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Tears flow as innocent football fan murdered by SARS, Kolade Johnson is buried

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="364" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_t09d0VROQ/XLk2f6qwz3I/AAAAAAADQok/wWhH6oXu2fcRzZ1wTyRGcKOvupF_I9jPwCLcBGAs/s400/Kolade-Johnson.jpg" width="400"></div> <br> Tears flowed at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, on Thursday as the remains of a 36-year-old football fan, Kolade Johnson, who was shot dead by an operative of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, were laid to rest.<br> <br> Family members, friends and sympathisers paid tributes to the memory of the deceased, as they called on the police authorities to ensure justice was served.<br> <br> Kolade was shot dead on March 31 when some SACS operatives stormed Olu Aboderin Street, in the Onipetesi area of Lagos State.<br>

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Tears flowed at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, on Thursday as the remains of a 36-year-old football fan, Kolade Johnson, who was shot dead by a...

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Ajegunle killing: Police dismiss, declare killer inspector wanted

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-577T8xX2lBE/XLmF18xhsEI/AAAAAAAAGbE/qcEFErpRcB4thCZ2B3Jzqbs_Bm-GmG-GgCLcBGAs/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="678" height="213" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-577T8xX2lBE/XLmF18xhsEI/AAAAAAAAGbE/qcEFErpRcB4thCZ2B3Jzqbs_Bm-GmG-GgCLcBGAs/s320/images.jpeg" width="320"></a></div> Inspector Daniel Ojo who shot dead one Adaobi Ifeanyi and wounded another, Emmanuel Akomafuwa, in Ajegunle area of Lagos last Saturday, has been dismissed from service and declared wanted.<br> <br> <br> The Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Zubairu Muazu, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, on Thursday.<br> <br> <br> Inspector Ojo together with five other policemen had on April 13 accosted their victims during when he shot Ifeanyi who died on the spot.<br> <br> <br> The five policemen were however subjected to orderly room trial while Insp. Ojo escaped.<br>

Metro Ajegunle killing: Police dismiss, declare killer inspector wanted

Inspector Daniel Ojo who shot dead one Adaobi Ifeanyi and wounded another, Emmanuel Akomafuwa, in Ajegunle area of Lagos last Saturday, ha...

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Sharia Court gives labourer six-month jail, 20 strokes of cane for stealing phone

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyXAYPfM2YE/XLil0V8JNSI/AAAAAAAAGag/BZwRSHlCYjUB8fzdXUZYEy4tCR73qNU6gCLcBGAs/s1600/cooourt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyXAYPfM2YE/XLil0V8JNSI/AAAAAAAAGag/BZwRSHlCYjUB8fzdXUZYEy4tCR73qNU6gCLcBGAs/s1600/cooourt.jpg"></a></div> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> A Sharia Court in Minna on Thursday sentenced a labourer, Hamisu Umar, to 20 strokes of cane for stealing a mobile phone.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The presiding judge, Ahmed Bima, also sentenced Umar to six months in prison, with an option to pay a fine of N10,000.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Umar, who was charged with theft, pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Cletus Ibrahim, told the court that Mallam Mamman Wakili, a vigilante, arrested and brought Umar to the Kpakungu Police Station on April 13.</div>

Metro Sharia Court gives labourer six-month jail, 20 strokes of cane for stealing phone

A Sharia Court in Minna on Thursday sentenced a labourer, Hamisu Umar, to 20 strokes of cane for stealing a mobile phone. The pre...

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UTME: 3 docked for double registration

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oIURbRFvQjg/XLihHRxQMHI/AAAAAAAAGaU/B-q6idx64aoMLRNcp1krPGg4-icwKOpnQCLcBGAs/s1600/Candidates-write-the-2019-Joint-Admissions-and-Matriculations-Board-JAMB-examination-at-Kaduna-State-University-ICT-Center-in-Kaduna-yesterday-600x330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="600" height="175" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oIURbRFvQjg/XLihHRxQMHI/AAAAAAAAGaU/B-q6idx64aoMLRNcp1krPGg4-icwKOpnQCLcBGAs/s320/Candidates-write-the-2019-Joint-Admissions-and-Matriculations-Board-JAMB-examination-at-Kaduna-State-University-ICT-Center-in-Kaduna-yesterday-600x330.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> The police in Ibadan on Thursday arraigned three persons in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for alleged double registration in 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> It was gathered that Lateef Adegbite, 18, Agbo Okaku, 18, and Olajuwon Awosika , 33 were arraigned on a two-count charge of double registration and examination malpractice.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> The Prosecutor, Insp James Oriola, told the court that Adegbite, Okaku and Awosika conspired to commit the offences with others at large.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Oriola alleged that the trio and others at large conspired to commit the offences on Feb.21 at about 12 noon at Excellers International School, Olodi area, Ibadan.</div>

Metro UTME: 3 docked for double registration

The police in Ibadan on Thursday arraigned three persons in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for alleged double registration in 2019 Unif...

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