Crime

  The lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, on Monday clarified that an earlier report attributed to him regarding an attack on former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.Tukur Buratai (retd.) in Borno State was misrepresented.   The former Senate Leader clarified this speculation in a statement he signed ...

  The Gombe Police Command has confirmed the death of a 45-year-old man, Ahmed Aliyu, who was fatally attacked by unidentified assailants in Hammadu Kafi, in the Akko Local Government Area of the state.   According to a statement signed by Public Relations Officer, Buhari Abdullahi, the incident was reported ...

    The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Benue State chapter, on Sunday, raised the alarm of intimidation, cattle rustling, and a threat to life in some communities in the state.   The leaders of the association in the state, Ardo Risku and Ibrahim Galma, chairman and secretary, ...

  The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said that a shift to computer-based examinations by West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council will not eliminate malpractices.   The NUT National President, Audu Amba, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. ...

  Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has said the Biafra civil war was never his choice.   Gowon was presiding over the affairs of Nigeria during the civil war from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970.   He described the civil war as the most ...

    Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting incident near a US-backed aid distribution centre in the territory’s south. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), “six people were ...

  The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights has faulted the Ogun government for failure to install speed breakers on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road, in Ijebu Ode area of the state.   The group claimed that the absence of these speed breakers is responsible for the frequent accidents and ...

    Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of vigilante operatives in the Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.   It was gathered that during the attack that was carried out in the early hours of Thursday, the hoodlums set about five operational vehicles and ...

  WBC title holder and 2022 Commonwealth medallist Elizabeth Oshoba talks about winning a world title, beating the odds to win a medal in Birmingham, her boxing journey and more in this interview with PETER AKINBO   How did you start boxing?   It was actually my brother who introduced ...

  The Switzerland authorities said they have begun an investigation into the murder of Michael Ekemezie, who reportedly died in Lausanne on May 25 after some Swiss police officers pinned his head to the ground during a routine check.   According to the family, the 39-year-old Ekemezie from Mgbakwu, Awka ...