Lockdown: Police Shoot 10-Year-Old-Boy In Jigawa

Police Confirms The Arrest Of A Kano Man Who Locked 30-Year-Old Son In Car Garage For 7 Years

The violent protest occurred in Sankara community, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday evening when police officers enforcing the lockdown imposed on a market allegedly shot a ten-year-old boy identified as Usman Abdulkadir. As alleged by residents, multiple gunshots were fired by the police, and teargas was equally used by them to … Read more

Man Lands In Police Net After Cutting Off Wife’s Hand

Police authorities in Yobe State have arrested, a 22-year-old man identified as Ba’ari Bacha for severing his wife’s hand. The incident happened at Kasaisa community in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State. Residents disclosed Bacha’s wife, Halima Bulama had sought permission to attend a wedding ceremony of a family member. The husband refused to … Read more

Abba Kyari: Buhari Thanks Nigerians, Commends Adherence To NCDC Directives

President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President expressed appreciation for their letters of condolence, adherence to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, including … Read more

Black Sunday: Bandits Kill 47 In Katsina

Mobile phone services, Katsina

Katsina State Police Command on Sunday said herdsmen have killed forty-seven people, in early morning attacks on communities in three Local Government Areas of the State. Read Also: Delta Lockdown: Gunmen Abduct Priest, Wife And Children The Command’s Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah who confirmed the attack in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday … Read more

Delta Lockdown: Gunmen Abduct Priest, Wife And Children

Kidnap Member

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have abducted a priest of the Anglican Communion, Revd Anthony Oyi, his wife and children in Delta State. Revd Oyi and his family members were reportedly abducted on Saturday morning in his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the State. The priest, who resides at Olo Agbele … Read more

Coronavirus Lockdown: NSCDC Arrests Drivers, Passengers Of Seven Commercial Vehicles

NSCDC Arrests 20 Crude Oil Thieves In Rivers

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has intercepted seven fully loaded commercial vehicles in Ilorin. They were arrested for violating the total lockdown restriction by the government. In a statement made availabe to ekohotblog, Mr. Ayeni Olasunkanmi, the Public Relations Officer of NSCDC Kwara command confirmed that the … Read more

Police Kills Kidnap Kingpin, Arrest 23 Gang Members In Taraba

Lagos, Fake Policemen, Civil Defence Officer Arrested In Ogun

Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad of the Inspector General of Police have arrested 24 suspected kidnappers in Taraba State. Mr David Misal, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed this to reporters on Monday in Jalingo, the state capital. According to him, the police team engaged the suspects in a gunfight during … Read more

Gunmen Kill 47 In Buhari’s State, Katsina

BREAKING: Again, Taraba NLC Chairman Abducted By Gunmen

Gunmen on Saturday, killed 47 people in attacks on villages in President Muhammadu Buhari’s State, Katsina, according to a statement by the state police. According to the statement, Gunmen, some with AK 47 guns, carried out the attacks in three local government authorities in the state in the early hours of Saturday between 12:30 a.m. … Read more

Gunmen Kidnap Anglican Priest, Demand N15m Ransom

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have kidnapped an Anglican priest, Reverend Anthony Oyi in his farm in issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. The priest, his wife, children and another man were whisked away from their farmland but the wife and children were eventually dropped off and the man taken away. There … Read more

Eighteen-Year-Old Boy Kills Mother For Money Ritual In Edo

An Eighteen-Year-Old boy, Akpobome Samuel who allegedly killed his mother, Mrs Gift Samuel by strangulation, and also slept with her corpse at Ologbo town, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State has confessed why he committed the dastardly act. Samuel who was paraded yesterday in Benin among eighty-four other suspects by the police for … Read more

The Body Buried Is Not Abba Kyari’s Body – Kemi Olunloyo

Kemi Olunloyo

Controversial Nigerian Investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has claimed that the burial rites done for the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari was an arranged plot to further confuse Nigerians She said the body laid to rest at the the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja is not the body of the Late Chief Of Staff but the … Read more

Police Beats Woman For Allegedly Violating Lockdown In Osun

In the video, two police officers were seen lashing a lady with whips. When contacted, Osun State Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo, said he has ordered the arrest and detention of the officers involved. “I have ordered the immediate investigation into the matter. I am not in support of what has happened. I have ordered … Read more

20 Killed, 13 Injured In Kano, Katsina Auto Crashes

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Fourteen people died on Thursday while eight others sustained injuries in an auto accident near Makole village along Wudil-Kano road in Kano State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Command, Mr Zubairu Mato in a statement yesterday said a commercial Toyota Hiace bus with registration number DAL 116 XA carrying 22 … Read more

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