The younger brother of Tottenham defender, Serge Aurier, has been shot in Toulouse. The Fire Service said when emergency services arrived on the scene at 5a.m local time on Monday, July 13, 2020, the 26-year-old was injured in the abdomen and he later died in hospital, but a source close to the investigation said the […]
At least 24 people have been killed and several others injured after gunmen attacked three communities in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Although the police authorities are yet to confirm the incident, the Chairman of Zango Kataf local government, Elias Manza confirmed that the criminals, suspected to be Fulani militia, first attacked […]
Gunmen have abducted a senior federal worker and another person in Ode, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The gunmen were also said to have shot the driver of the Hilux van conveying the victims before whisking them away. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Abutu, confirmed that the driver is […]
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has paraded a 43-year-old father of eight for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old daughter in Damaturu, the state capital. Speaking to journalists on Friday, July 10, 2020, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Dungus Abdulkarim said the suspect had divorced his wife five years ago […]
Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, says the probe on the embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, is a question mark on the Anti-Graft Agency. Mr Falana, who disclosed this on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, during an interview on Channels Television, said: […]
Alleged criminal mastermind Raymond Igbalode Abbas, known as Hushpuppi and his friend Olalekan Jacob Ponle popularly called Woodberry has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United States. This was revealed in a statement by the Dubai Police on Thursday, July 2, 2020, which the US Federal Bureau of Investigations extended its […]
Eight passengers that were abducted last week in lsua-Akoko, in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State have regained their freedom. The passengers were travelling in a Toyota Sienna space bus from Abuja to Lagos when they were abducted by gunmen and taken into a nearby bush. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State […]
Gunmen have abducted nine passengers close to Isua-Akoko in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The passengers were said to be travelling from Abuja to Lagos in a Toyota Litace space vehicle when the hoodlums emerged from a nearby bush and rounded them off, abandoning the vehicle at the scene. The Public […]
Dubai-based Nigerian Instagram celebrity Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi and his gang defrauded victims of AED 1.6b (N168billion), the Emirate Police disclosed this on Thursday, June 25, 2020. The police reported that he was arrested alongside 12 other members of his gang at different Dubai residences in an operation codenamed “Fox Hunt 2,” after […]
Some Nigerians in Indonesia has attacked the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia over alleged discrimination and infringement of their rights by Indonesian immigration officials. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, confirmed the attack in a tweet on his official handle, saying there is no justification for the attack. While lamenting the incidence, he […]