Metro

Over 10 people have reportedly been feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Oyo State this morning.‎‎The road mishap involved three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and three articulated vehicles, they were all coming  from the Iwo Road axis before getting involved in the accident.‎‎However, as of this hour multiple bodies […]

The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killings in Benue State, calling on the federal government to act decisively to end what it describes as “the valley of blood” that has reopened in Nigeria.This was said in a statement by the Acting National President, Martins Braimah, and the National Secretary-General, Dame Chisara Egwim-Chima, on […]

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set up a committee to help restore sustainable peace to Benue State following last Friday’s massacre in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which saw around 200 people killed.  Members of the peace committee selected by the President include former Military Governor of Benue State, Gen […]

The Nigerian Air Force has commenced investigations into the circumstances behind the death of one of its personnel attached to its Bauchi Command, Corporal A. S. Wulumba. The officer reportedly died while confined to a guardroom after being detained for arriving late to his duty post. His grieving sister, Numdarai Wulumba, said her brother informed […]

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has expressed sorrow over the twin tragedies that struck Kano and Niger states, claiming many lives. In a statement issued today by his Press Secretary, Abubakar Bawa, the governor described the death of 22 Kano athletes in a recent road accident as a national tragedy that has cast a […]

There is looming fuel scarcity as the deadliest flood killed hundreds of persons and brought down the bridge in Mokwa, Niger State, connecting Northern Nigeria with the southwestern part of the country.‎‎Although the death toll from the Mokwa, Niger, flood remained controversial, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) […]

No fewer than 58 people have been killed in a bloody weekend marked by fresh armed attacks and a communal clash across three local government areas of Benue State.‎‎At least 43 of the victims were said to have been killed in renewed attacks by armed attackers on communities in Gwer West and Apa LGAs, while […]

The Enugu State Police Command, on Tuesday, announced the rescue of 28 kidnapped victims and arrested 10 suspects in multiple coordinated operations.‎‎The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Giwa, in a statement through the Command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the operations were part of sustained efforts to rid Enugu State of unrepentant violent criminals.‎‎Giiwa however, commended […]

The acting Chairman of Shira Local Government Area, Wali Adamu, has passed away. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Bauchi State governor, Mukhtar Gidado, made the announcement on Sunday in a press release. Adamu passed away on Sunday following a brief illness at the Federal Medical Centre, Azare. Gidado said, “Governor Bala Mohammed, […]

Boko Haram terrorists have killed a Nigerian Army Captain and a soldier in a midnight attack on Izge community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.‎‎The Emir of Gwoza, Mohammed Shehu Timta, made this known in an interview with News men, saying that the attack happened around 1 am on Wednesday when the terrorists […]