Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command and local security outfits have dislodged a hideout of suspected kidnappers and killed one of the suspects. In an operation the police said was geared to reactivate its internal control mechanism to prevent kidnapping activities, the operatives raided an identified kidnappers hideout in Ngurore, a community in Yola […]

A Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa has ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Susaine Morgan, over the alleged attempt to assassinate the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, in Ekeremor town, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The remand warrant, issued by the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, and […]

The lifeless body of a young woman, yet to be identified, was discovered in the Ombi 1 community near Mustapha Agwei II State Polytechnic, Lafia. The grim discovery comes just a week after the brutal murder and dismemberment of Salome Adaidu, allegedly by her lover, in the Orozo area of the state. Residents of Ombi […]

The Igbo community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, under the umbrella of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), has charged the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Azuta-Mbata, to unite the region and come up with ideas to propel the South East. ICA President General, Engr. Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe, in a congratulatory statement […]

…Bemoans low application from the region The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on students of higher institutions in the southern part of the country to ensure they access loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in order to ease their financial burden in the pursuit of their education. NANS made this […]

Amid the pomp and pageantry surrounding US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, former lawmaker Shehu Sani has warned African nations not to expect much from him. Taking to his official X handle on Monday, January 20, 2025, Sani stated that Trump would pull or change the plug on American relations with the world. According to the […]

A yet to be identified man has lost his life while trying to damage electrical cables at a transformer close to Ribadu Square in Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa State. The incident was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by SP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command. He disclosed […]

Contrary to reports making the rounds, a Catholic missionary priest working in Gambia, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has revealed that the suspended priest, Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, had his wedding publicly. Reports emerged on Sunday that the Catholic Diocese of Warri, Delta State, suspended Fr. Oghenerukevwe from priestly duties following his secret wedding in the […]

The death toll from escalating violence between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has risen to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The clashes, involving the National Liberation Army, ELN, and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, have forced thousands to flee their homes and thrown the region into […]