Charles Nwoke, Sokoto, Nigeria Armed men suspected to be bandits killed nine persons and abducted six others in the Goronyo Local Government Area Council of Sokoto State on Saturday. According to reports from the affected communities, among those killed by the bandits were eight men and one woman. The villages attacked by the suspected bandits […]
Charles Nwoke, N’Djamena, Chad. Hundreds of Chadian citizens marched in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Thursday to protest the ruling military junta as police were out in force, AFP reported. The Transformers Political Party and civil society groups had asked for people to come out in their numbers against “the confiscation of power” by the so-called […]
Charles Nwoke, Gusau, Nigeria. The combat jet was shotdown by men of Kachalla’s gang near Kabaru village, located some 15 km west of Dansadau town. A notorious criminal bigwig operating around the Dansadau part of the large Kuyambana Forest, Ali Kachalla, is the one responsible for the recent shooting down of a Nigeria Air Force […]
Charles Nwoke, Owerri, Nigeria. After beheading him, the gunmen reportedly moved around with his head on a table in a market in Okporo community. Fear grips residents of Okporo and its neighbouring communities in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, as unknown gunmen again raid the area, killing five persons and burning shops. […]
Charles Nwoke, Abuja, Nigeria. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (PTCIJ) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, asking the court to “declare illegal the gag order stopping journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks […]
Charles Nwoke, Katsina, Nigeria. Among those rescued involve a 70-year-old man, 13-year-old girl, three 12 year old girls, all from Garin Inu village, Batsari LGA of Katsina state. Police Command in Katsina State, says it has frustrated bandits attack at Kabobi community in Batsari Local Government Area Council of the state. Gambo Isah, the Police […]
By Charles Nwoke, Yenagoa, Nigeria. Unknown gunmen in military uniform have made away with Madam Betinah Benson, the mother of Secretary to the State Government of Bayelsa, Kombowei Benson. The octogenarian was abducted at her residence in old Legislative Quarters, Yenagoa, the state capital at about 11pm on Tuesday night. The 80-year-old Madam Betinah, who […]
By Charles Nwoke, Uyo, Nigeria. No fewer than two persons were reportedly slain as suspected secret cultist groups sacked Udianga Enem community in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. According to reports, Chief Mendie Josiah Udoekoriko, the village chief, equally fled due to the renewed clash between Iceland and Debam cult groups. The […]
By Charles Nwoke, Bamako, Mali. Mali’s interim president, Assimi Goita was today (Tuesday) attacked in the great mosque in the capital Bamako by two armed men, including one who wielded a knife an. According to an AFP journalist who witnessed the attack, he said the ugly incident took place during prayers for the Islamic festival […]
By Charles Nwoke, Dutse, Nigeria. Over 2,000 people have tested positive for the disease in the state, official says. An official said, no fewer than 30 persons died from cholera epidemic in Jigawa State in the past month. The Jigawa state casualties add to the high spate of death from the disease across Nigeria. Other […]