Tag: killings
New Igbo Group Vows To Avenge Killings In The North
A new Igbo group, the Conference of Igbo Youth Organizations, CIYO, has warned that Ndigbo will no longer watch in…
Tambuwal Condemns Killings In Plateau
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday condemned the killing of innocent people in Maseh…
The Challenges Of A Changing Weather Pattern
Last year, at about the second week of July, torrential rains brought Lagos State to its knees, grounding commercial activities,…
Insecurity: Catholic Bishops Warn
By Folarin Ademosun Catholic bishops in Nigeria have decried the dire security situation in the country following the persistent bomb…
Alleged Wife Killer Collapses In Court
Mr Akolade Arowolo, standing trial for allegedly killing his banker wife, Titilayo, Tuesday collapsed inside the dock of a Lagos…
Fresh Riots in Kaduna, Curfew Imposed
Fresh crisis erupted in Kaduna this morning as Hausa/Fulani youths in the state launched a reprisal attack on the Christian…
Boko Haram admits killing ex-police chief
Nigeria’s militant group, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the killing of a former deputy police chief in the northern…
Satan Has Relocated To Jos
‘Killing always begins with the story of land My land, and my father’s land and His father’s land before him.…
Nigerian forces kill 16 Boko Haram members
Nigerian soldiers have killed at least 16 militants, the army said Wednesday in Maiduguri, after gunfire and blasts rocked an…
Palmwine Tapper Held Over Colleague’s Death
The police in Calabar have arrested a 40-year -old palm wine tapper, a native of Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom…
Edo Group Supports Renaming Of UNILAG After MKO
The Edo Consultative Forum (ECF), Lagos branch, on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for re-naming the University of Lagos (UNILAG),…
Nigerian, Lebanese Killed; another Lebanese abducted
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command today confirmed the killing of a Lebanese, and Nigerian engineer by gunmen suspected to…
Woman Held Over Husband’s Death
Mrs. Gladys Awupri has been arrested by the police in Cross River state, southsouth Nigeria for allegedly killing her husband.…
Senator Bemoans Targeted Killings in Ebiraland
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman has condemned the incessant targeted killings in Ebiraland. The Senator made…
Lagos ACN Condemns NURTW Violence
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has condemned the increasing violence being perpetrated by members of…
Boko Haram: NLC Wants Security Re-organised
The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked Federal Government to come up with far reaching actions that can help in combating…
Activists Call For Killer DPO’s Prosecution
Human rights activists have called for the prosecution of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Pen Cinema Police Divisional Headquarters, Segun…
Stop The Killings
The inability of the present administration to seriously address the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians throughout the country by armed…
Group Accuses Police Of Extra Judicial Killing
A human rights group, Know your Rights International, has accused the Nigeria Police for extra judicial killings. The group reiterated…
Babangida Condemns Borno Killings
Former President Ibrahim Babangida has condemned the “spate of politically-motivated killings and assassinations in the country.†Babangida made the condemnation…