Crime

A group of gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a mosque in Zamfara state during the congregational Jummah prayer.

The incident happened at a checkpoint in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State on August 3. The deceased was returning to his base in Owena, Ondo State, after celebrating Eid-el-Kabir, with his widowed mother.

Police spokesman Onome Onowakpoyeya who confirmed the arrest said the boys were in possession of the coffin for alleged ritual purposes.

The adjournment followed the withdrawal of the seventh prosecution witness (PW7), Hassan Seidu by prosecution counsel, Offem Uket.

A 25 years old woman has tried to sell her one-week-old baby for £3,000 to buy new pair of canvas. The woman identified as Luiza Gadzhieva, was detained in Moscow, Russia, after advertising her tiny baby girl for sale.

“They started with infiltrating a peaceful protest with things but that did not work. Then they moved to bring the military in. So, the same government that says that it has banned SARS for close to four years are saying that it wants to have a dialogue. “The President has not even addressed the incident that happened at the toll gate, so I do not take his words to heart. They must show accountability. “With no due respect, I actually challenge the governor of Lagos State to just say the truth. They know the truth and they have conflicting stories with each other. Nigerians have died and this is not a time to play games. “Families are looking for their loved ones. To be honest with you in regards to me, I do not know how to feel because on one hand, I am grateful that I am alive today but on the other hand I don’t know if to say I am lucky because it seems that the others were not lucky. “The governor owes a responsibility to the citizens of Lagos State to say the truth. “What I experienced that day was the worst experience of my life. The Nigerian Army that is supposed to protect us came with no warning; none.

Troops of the Operation Thunder Strike on a routine patrol along Akilubu-Gidan Busa axis on the Kaduna-Abuja road, received a distress call at around 4PM, of bandits blocking the main highway. The armed bandits opened fire on a bus, forcing the driver to halt. On getting to the location, the armed bandits had already

Three people search my phones and Laptop for over four hours they even took it to their ICT but nothing incriminating was found. I thought I will be released that day since nothing was found on me untill they gave me their bail condition but I couldn’t meet up The bail condition was to bring one lawyer, two surety with houses property in ibadan and must be a tax payer for at least 2 years. The worst was that the lawyer wanted to

Chin’ono had initially been detained for 45 days for “inciting public violence” before planned demonstrations against corruption and deteriorating living standards that were thwarted by a heavy deployment of police and soldiers.

My in-laws abducted my husband, seized our property after his death a widow had lamented. The widow, Mrs Olubunmi Kama, has narrated how her in-laws allegedly forcefully took away her sick husband, James, to an unknown location. And seized his property upon his demise, rendering her and their five children …