20 RICE FARMERS FEARED DEAD IN KEBBI AS BOAT CAPSIZES

More than 20 farmers were feared dead as a boat carrying about 100 farmers capsized in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi on Tuesday. The police spokesman in Kebbi State,…

AMOTEKUN ARRESTS SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER IN OSUN

Operatives of the Osun State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 21-year-old suspected kidnapper, Enetho Destiny, while he was heading for Patigi, Kwara State. Osun Amotekun Field Commander,…

SECURITY OPERATIVES KILLED SCORES OF BANDITS, ARRESTED TWO IN BAUCHI

Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have reportedly killed several bandits and kidnappers during a gun battle at the Yankari Game Reserve Forest in the Alkaleri Local Government Area…

RUSSIA BLAMES MISSILE ATTACK ON SOLDIERS’ MOBILE PHONE USE

Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using mobile phones, defying a ban. Officials say Turning on the…

DSS ARRESTS 2 TERRORISTS WHO MASTERMINDED KOGI EXPLOSION

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the masterminds of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on December 29, 2022, near the palace of the Ohinoyi…

INEC RECEIVES LAST CONSIGNMENT OF BVAS

As part of preparations for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received the last consignment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). You will recall…

BAUCHI COMMISSIONER RESIGNS AFTER FATHER’S REMOVAL AS EMIRATE COUNCILOR

Hon Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, Commissioner of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, has resigned. The commissioner tendered her resignation less than 24 hours after her father, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Kirfi,…

SUSPECTED CULTISTS KILL TRICYCLE OPERATOR IN ANAMBRA

An operator has been killed by hoodlums suspected to be cultists in Ifite, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred Tuesday evening close to the back…