Tag: assassination
Thousands bid farewell to slain Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
In a matter of hours, 10,000 people—most of whom were in long lines—had placed flowers and made quiet prayers in…
Governor Wike says he survived assassination by soldiers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 12 hours to the commencement of the presidential and National Assembly elections, Rivers State governor,…
False assassination alarm: FG opens case against Dino Melaye
The Federal Government on Wednesday opened its case against Senator Dino Melaye before the High Court of the Federal Capital…
Ekweremadu: Police investigate alleged assassination attempt
The Nigeria Police Force said it had commenced investigation on the alleged assassination attempt on Deputy President of the Senate…
Senate probes assassination attempt on Ike Ekweremadu
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate the alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President,…
Ambode’s Commissioner, Bamigbetan escapes assassination
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan escaped what looked like an assassination by the whisker as armed…
175 Mexican politicians assassinated in 1 year – Risk analysts
A total of 175 politicians have been assassinated in Mexico in the past one year, according to risk analysis company…
Zimbabwe president Mnangagwa escapes assassination, VP, others injured
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived a blast at a ruling ZANU-PF party rally Saturday in Bulawayo, his spokesman said, adding…
I assassinated many people for NURTW boss – Serial Killer
A self-confessed serial killer, Adeola Williams aka Ade Lawyer, has confessed to several assassinations, saying he had killed four people…
EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu escapes assassination as gunmen invade house
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday night escaped death by the…
South Sudan govt denies plot to assassinate former VP Machar
South Sudan government on Friday denied plotting to assassinate exiled former first Vice President Riek Machar after the SPLA-in opposition…
Ortom visits wife of assassinated aide, vows to fish out killers
Gov Samuel Ortom has visited the wife of his assassinated aide, Dr Tervershima Adyorough, at Benue State Teaching Hospital, where…
Assassination attempt on Sen. Melaye: Police arrest 6 suspects
The police on Saturday said they had arrested six suspects in connection with an assassination attempt on Sen. Dino Melaye…
Edo Speaker Escapes Assassination
The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Justin Okonoboh, on Friday evening escaped assassination attempt at Igueben Local…
Faleke cries out over attempt to assassinate him
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. James Abiodun Faleke, has raised an alarm over attempt to assassinate him…
LUTH doctor, Adekoya-Cole killed in Ijebu-Ode
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon, working with Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Dr Thomas Adekoya-Cole was killed this morning in his…
Controversial Kenyan businessman Jacob Juma shot dead
A controversial businessman, Jacob Juma, was shot dead last night by unknown gunmen in Nairobi. The country’s largest newspaper, the…
Odubu’s assassination theory false, says Edo Govt
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state government has described an alleged attack on the person of the state deputy governor, Dr. Pius…
Wike’s Chief Of Staff behind my assassination attempt – Peterside
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has claimed that jeeps of Governor Nyesom Wike’s Chief…
Breaking: Dakuku Peterside escapes assassination, orderly shot
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has survived an assassination attempt. This…
Fear grips family of LG boss after escaping assassination
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Fear has gripped the family of the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Council, Rowland Sekibo,…
Army chief escapes assassination, 7 killed
Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said that some suspected members of a religious group attempted an attack…
We never attempted to assassinate Ekweremadu, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it had no hand in an alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy…
Sallah: Monarch escapes assassination
Muslim clerics praying/caption] Alhaji Ahmadu Yakubu, the Ejeh of Ankpa and Chairman, Ankpa Area Traditional Council in Kogi, on Thursday,…
Ogun LG aspirant escapes assasination
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A local government chairman aspirant, Ekundayo Olusola escaped assassination by whisker as gunmen stormed his residence at the…
Adejobi, OAU lecturer assassinated
A Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Dr. Deji Adejobi has been killed…
Ijebu-Ode market leader killed over N35million: Witness
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta One of the housemaids of the slain Iyaloja General of Ijebuland, Chief (Mrs) Alimot Sadiat Kareem Owogold,a.k.a. Mama…
Iyaloja of Ijebu Ode assassinated
The Iyaloja-General of Ijebuland, Alhaja Sadia Elewuju has been assassinated by unknown gunmen at her residence on Wednesday in Ijebu…
Kidnapped PDP Chieftain’s Wife Found Dead
Wife of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Mrs. Ebire Ejor Ngowah Ejor,…
Catholic Priest escapes assassination
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Onitsha A Catholic priest in Onitsha area, Anambra state, southeast Nigeria, Rev Fr. Obinna Emmanuel, popularly known as Ebube…