*Father allegedly threatened other Community membersA two-year-old boy was allegedly set ablaze by his own father at Umuahim Ikenga village, Eziudo autonomous community of Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.The tragic incident happened on May 10. Uchechi Nwaogwugwu had reportedly poured petrol on his little son before setting him on fire for misbehaving.http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/1022082-3×2-340×227.jpgAccording…
By SaharaReporters, New YorkAn adopted son of a former military Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged N20( Twenty Million Naira only) fraudThe suspect, Mohammed Buhari, was arrested over a transaction that has the trappings of voodoo investment scheme. He…
Channels reports that the Police in Kano today, May 19 about 9:00am averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano.Kano Police operatives, acting on intelligence, tracked and recovered a Mitsubishi Station Wagon car, ash in colour, with registration number Kano – AE 756 GSW loaded with assorted gas…
By Ndahi MaramaBoko Haram terror, at the weekend, raged in Borno State where 16 persons were feared killed in a fresh attack.In two other attacks, five policemen were reportedly abducted with their armoured personnel carrier (APC) while a Chinese was killed and 10 others kidnapped during an overnight attack in Kuseri Village between Gamboru Ngala …
*CAN aborts secret wedding to Muslim brother Charity Uzoechima, the 26-year-old girl who converted to Islam and kept in the palace of Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, for “safety” for three months, is in the news again. Her fate and whereabouts since July last year when she was brought to Government House, Minna, Niger State…
by WOLE OLADIMEJI Dangote Cement Plc yesterday warned the Federal Government of ‘serious danger’ if cement manufacturers were continuously allowed to produce low-grade cement for buildings.The company, which attributed the increasing rate of collapse building in the country, to the use of lowgrade cement, stated that something has to be done to stem the production…
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor and Emmanuel ElebekeCampaigners hoping to bring public pressure on the Federal Government to return the 276 girls kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State are to march on the Presidential Villa on Tuesday.The decision was conveyed at the 18th day sit-in of the Bring Back Our Girls…
Security experts fear new wave of British militants linked to Nigerian terrorPaul Peachey , Emily DuganA British-born man suspected of masterminding Boko Haram bomb attacks in Nigeria that left around 100 people dead became radicalised during his years at a Welsh university, it has been claimed.Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche is believed to have led a double…
Alhaji Abubakar Tsav is a respected Nigerian who left the police force as a commissioner of Police.In the dark days of Abacha when bombs were flying over Nigeria and killing democratic forces, Tsav stood on the side of truth and ordered investigations into some killings. He was about to unmask some killers when he was…
Here’s a breaking news report from NTA. A rocket attack on Soye Village market in Bama LGA of Borno state has left 31 people dead and many injured. Below is how they are reporting it The number of the dead following the rocket attack on Soye village market near Bama which killed 29 and injured…