Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot and killed Benedict Azza, a lawyer on motorcycle in Gusau town, the headquarters of Zamfara State, despite ban on riding motorcycles. Azza, who was a principal partner of the BT Azza & Co Chambers based in Gusau, was shot dead while returning to his residence around …
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Following a stampede by worshippers at the Comfort Life Mission International Church, Lagos, on Thursday, at least two persons have lost their lives. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who told the Newsextra24 that the incident occurred at about 11.00 a.m. on …
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As the seeming rancour within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State continues, properties belonging to the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar’s allies have been sealed off in Port Harcourt A filling station in Port Harcourt which allegedly belongs to a member of the House of Representatives, …
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An attack by terrorists on Wapa village in Kurfi LGA of Kastina state has been foiled, police in the state have said. According to the Katsina State Police Command, many terrorists were killed in the botched attack while two kidnapped victims were rescued. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, …
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A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday sentenced a man identified as Moses Joseph for forcing a 13-year-old girl to suck his manhood and inserted his finger in her private parts. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who handed down the verdict, held that the state proved its case …
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Police in Anambra has arrested four suspects over alleged blackmail and stealing. The suspects were identified as Okechukwu Ogoejiofor (male), 36; Nonso Nwizu (male), 34; Esther lfeanyichukwu (female), 21; and Obianuju Nduba (female), 20. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the state police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga. …
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A farmer was reportedly killed on Wednesday by some gunmen at Heipang community in the BarkinLadi Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that the hoodlums were said to have also stolen his motorcycle. The killing was confirmed on Thursday by a pregnant woman selling maize by the roadside near the …
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The Nigerian Police say some men masquerading as their officers collected N5 million from residents of Yar-Katsina village in Zamfara in exchange for security and protection. However, the police said the money paid by the locals for police and other security agencies to protect them against bandits was paid to two …
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In the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, a 21-year-old woman has described how she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted along the Obiri-Kwerre Airport Road. The victim (name withheld) told journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital, that the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Monday while she was on …
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Tragedy as a 36-year-old mother reportedly chopped off her 32-year-old boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife after he allegedly attempted to rape her 14-year-old daughter. It was learnt that the incident happened in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh state in India, reports The Times of India. According to officials, the mum and daughter duo …
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