The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly inflicting bodily injuries on her seven-year-old daughter, Oluebube, in the Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Oluebube was allegedly injured with Read more…
No fewer than 35 women have been identified as alleged victims of a 53-year-old man accused of posing as a commercial motorcycle rider to kidnap, rob and, in some cases, rape unsuspecting passengers in Bauchi metropolis. The suspect, identified as Read more…
A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran grinds on in its Read more…
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted several Islamic clerics who attended a prayer gathering at the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident was disclosed in a post on Saturday evening Read more…
During an interaction with the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP had expressed concern that Nigerians have started recording police officers everywhere, including at restaurants. Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has faulted a recent comment by Read more…
Yemen’s Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, with witnesses telling AFP of fighters marching on the area chanting “death to America, death to Israel”. Saudi Arabia meanwhile launched dozens of airstrikes in Read more…
The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat terrorism and other security threats in the region. The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) disclosed this Read more…
Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran tightened its grip on the vital oil and gas shipping Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested more than 12 suspects allegedly linked to the murder of Awka-based public announcer, comedian and town crier, Chief Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Nwosu, as Read more…
The Middle East war intensified on Tuesday with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a U.S. ally in the conflict, while U.S. forces hit multiple Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeted a U.S. base Read more…
The soldier whose identity was not disclosed sustained gunshot injury to his left arm, and was being treated, according to a statement by Mohammed Goni, the spokesperson for Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east. The Nigerian Read more…
Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, warning that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including U.S. oil and gas interests, was vulnerable. “Strike our assets and you get struck,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Read more…