Leah Sharibu’s parents, Nathan and Rebecca, have described as “heartbreaking rumours” reports that their daughter had given birth to a second baby in Boko Haram captivity. Demanding that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), bring back their daughter with or without children, the traumatised parents said it was a …
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Barely 72 hours after electric power was restored in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday blew up another transmission tower in the city. Sources said the insurgents planted explosives on each leg of the tower, which they detonated at about 6 a.m. On Wednesday, jubilant residents of …
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Unknown gunmen have abducted the collation officer for the All Progressive Congress, APC, for Aba North council, Engr. Mike Ozoemena, at the ongoing by-election for Aba North/ Aba South federal constituency. Sunday Vanguard gathered that Ozoemena, who is also the campaign Officer of the APC candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu, was …
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Three suspected members of a carjacking syndicate allegedly involved in selling vehicles stolen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in Niger Republic, have been rounded up by the police. The suspects – Usman Shehu, 29; Abdullahi Magaji, 27 and 28-year-old Abdulraman Zakari – were reportedly apprehended along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Zaria …
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Aba By-election: “APC Already Rigging the Poll in All Units” – PDP Candidate, Ebisike Cries Out The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in the Aba North/South bye-election holding today in the Federal Constituency, Chimaobi Ebisike, has cried out calling on INEC and security agencies in the state to come to …
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Young Nigerian Man Drowns A Day After Sharing A Facebook Post About Death (Photos) A young Nigerian man identified as Charlie on Facebook has reportedly drowned a day after he shared a Facebook post about death, Newsextra24 reports. The deceased, a resident of Abuja, on March 23, shared a post …
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Kaduna Abduction: Father Of Female College Student Dies From Heart Attack The father of one of the 39 abducted college students in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Shamaki, is dead. Ibrahim was the father of Fatima Shamaki, one of the girls with hijab seen in the video that was released by bandits …
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The Police Command in Kaduna State on Friday, said it had arrested seven suspected rustlers and recovered 427 livestock. The Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige revealed this at a news briefing at Jere Area Command of Nigerian Police in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Jalige said …
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Some Nigerian soldiers on Thursday protested against the non-payment of allowances and poor equipment, Newsextra24 reported. The aggrieved troops, according to sources at the Maimalari barracks, besieged the headquarters of the Theatre Command in Borno State, shooting sporadically into the air on Thursday night. Sources said the troops of an …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, recalled the lives lost to the 30-month civil war in Nigeria and prayed that never again shall the nation witness such. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled “President Buhari …
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