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Sunday, 14 April 2024 04:46

Five members of one family killed as 10 die in fresh Plateau attack

Not fewer than 10 persons have been killed in an attack in Mandung-Mushu and Kopnanle villages of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack began at about 10pm on Friday after the villagers had retired for the day. It lasted for about two hours. A source told our correspondent that the attack has created tension in Bokkos town and environs as some of the victims and those with gunshots wounds were brought to Cottage Hospital in the town. The source said five members of one family were killed in the attack, adding that similar attack last week led…

Tuesday, 09 April 2024 05:02

Court sends Binance executive to Kuje prison ahead of trial in May

A Binance Holdings Ltd. executive detained for more than 40 days in Nigeria after being invited by the government and then charged with tax evasion and fraud has been sent to prison ahead of trial in May. A court ordered Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial compliance at Binance, to be remanded at the Kuje correctional center in the capital Abuja on Monday, despite his counsel pleading that he remain in the custody of the anti-graft commission. Gambaryan was charged alongside Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and in his first appearance in court on April 4, argued that he could…

Monday, 08 April 2024 04:51

Civil Defence operatives in 2-hour gunfight with bandits to repel attack on FG’s grain silo in Katsina

The Agro Rangers of the NSCDC have repelled an attack by suspected bandits on the federal government’s grain silo in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.Buhari Hamisu, spokesperson of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said in a statement in Katsina on Sunday that the attack occurred on 6 April at about 1 a.m. According to him, the bandits wanted to destroy the silo and abduct its Manager, Lawal Shitu-Yar’adua. The agro rangers responded swiftly, engaging the bandits in a fierce gun duel for over two hours, Hamisu said. “The valiant operatives overpowered the criminals, who scaled…

Sunday, 07 April 2024 04:53

Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian Army personnel, kill 6 in Borno

At least six soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno state. The soldiers died exactly a week after the military personnel who were murdered while on a peace mission in Delta State were laid to rest at National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Boko Haram insurgent ambushed the soldiers at Kamuya, a village close to Buratai, home town of former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai. A security source said the soldiers paid a supreme price on their way to Damaturu to buy fuel. “It’s very sad; they were soldiers of 135 Special Force BN…

Friday, 05 April 2024 04:59

APC national chairman, Ganduje charged to court for receiving dollar bribe from contractor

Kano State government has filed an eight-count charge against Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of the state, for allegedly collecting $200,000 from a contractor. In a charge sheet filed before the Kano high court, the state government said the offence contravened Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law 2008. The defendants in the case are Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited, and Lesaga General Enterprises. The state government also accused Ganduje of collecting $210,000 kickback from “people and entities seeking or holding the execution of Kano State Government contract and…

Tuesday, 02 April 2024 04:50

Police confirm abduction of students on Delta highway

Gunmen have reportedly abducted a yet-to-be-confirmed number of students along the east-west road in the Ughelli area of Delta state. The students were coming from Calabar, Cross River capital, when their Sienna vehicle was attacked Friday evening. Bright Edafe, Delta police spokesperson in Delta, confirmed the incident on Monday. Edafe said the police are currently on the trail of the abductors to rescue the students. The incident adds to the growing list of abductions of students in the country. On March 7, gunmen kidnapped 137 students of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School in Kuriga community in Kaduna. Two…

Monday, 01 April 2024 04:48

3 medical students abducted right from hostel on UNICAL campus

The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). Spokesperson of the command, Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus. Ugbo, who didn’t give details of the abduction, however, said the police were working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the students. A source who pleaded anonymity gave the names of the students as Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery; Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a 300-level student of…

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 04:36

Nigerians react as bandit flaunts bales of cash collected as ransom on TikTok

Reactions have trailed bandits seen in viral videos displaying cash supposedly collected from victims. Videos of the ransoms were uploaded on Tiktok. The monies were seen in a series of post on X by a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama. Makama said the user of the social network account has over 3000 followers. He noted that some of them are bandits who openly show off their rifles and are dressed in military or police uniforms. “Audacity: Bandit on Tiktok flaunting and showing off ransom money he collected from his victims.” “The user of the account has 3000 followers,…

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 04:46

NCC sues MTN, Fun Mobile for criminal infringement of Nigerian artist’s copyright

Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd and four others over alleged copyright infringement. The case with the number FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024 was filed at the federal high court in Abuja. Four other defendants in the case are Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria; Nkeakam Abhulimen; Fun Mobile Ltd, a telecommunications service provider; and Yahaya Maibe, its CEO. In the three-count charge, NCC alleged that the defendants, between 2010 and 2017, “offered for sale, sold and traded for business, infringed musical works of Maleke Moye, an artiste, without his consent and authorisation”. The…

Sunday, 24 March 2024 04:36

Six policemen killed, 6 missing in another Delta ambush

Nigeria Police Force on Saturday confirmed that six of its officers were killed in an ambush in Delta state. It also disclosed that six other officers are missing in action. The ambush happened in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta. This was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi. “The bodies of six (6) of the slain officers have been recovered after a fierce search conducted by a combined team of police officers and other security outfits. “The Force is focused on the search for the other six…

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Sunday, 24 March 2024 04:35

Arrested suspected gunman in Moscow City Hall shooting attack says he was promised reward of $5,400

A man detained on suspicion of involvement in the Crocus City Hall attack has said he was promised a reward of 500,000 rubles ($5,400), according to a video posted on RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan’s Telegram channel. "I shot down people at the Crocus for money; [I was promised] about 500,000," he said. The detainee added that half the money had been transferred to his card, while he had been promised he would receive the other half later. He lost the card while trying to escape from law enforcement officers. Tass

Saturday, 23 March 2024 04:30

FG arraigns national president of Miyetti Allah, Bodejo, on terrorism charges

The Federal Government on Friday, arraigned the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, on a three-count terrorism charge. The defendant, who has been in detention since January 23, was further remanded in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, after he pleaded not guilty to the charge that was read to him before trial judge, Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. It would be recalled that Bodejo was arrested at the Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state shortly after he unveiled a vigilante group. Following his arrest, the…

Saturday, 23 March 2024 04:28

21 confirmed dead in bandit attack on Niger state market

A newlywed man, identified as Sani, was among 21 persons shot dead by bandits who invaded a weekly market in Madaka, an agrarian community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday. Sani, a butcher who resided in Kagara, the headquarters of Rafi LGA, was said to have gone to the market to sell meat when he was shot during the attack. He reportedly got married about three weeks ago. Also, Muslim women were reportedly forced to break their fast by bandits during the attack. Residents said the attack was launched around 3pm on Thursday when commercial activities…

Saturday, 23 March 2024 04:28

ISIS claims responsibility for terrorist attack on Moscow; 60 dead so far

Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at concertgoers with automatic weapons on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 more in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants. In the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, gunmen sprayed civilians with bullets just before Soviet-era rock group "Picnic" was to perform to a full house at the 6,200-seat the Crocus City Hall just west of Moscow. Verified video showed people taking their seats in the hall, then rushing for the exits as repeated gunfire echoed above screams. Other video showed men shooting at groups of people. Some…

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