JUST IN: Many Causalities As Terrorist Bomb Community No fewer than 16 persons were feared dead and 20 others injured when a commercial vehicle plying the Baga -Kukawa Road in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State drove over an Improvised Explosive Device suspected to have been planted by ISWAP terrorist group. Credible military intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, that the incident occurred on Wednesday, April 17. Although Makama reported 10 feared dead, credible sources said they were no fewer than 16. 7Div spokesman, Lt Col Ajemusu Jingina, said,…
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BREAKING: Many Soldiers Kills, Injuries As Military Helicopter Crashes A Kenyan military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, killing five soldiers inside on Thursday. A police source, asking not to be named said three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital. The president’s spokesman, Hussein Mohamed, in a post on X said the helicopter came down in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, without going into detail on any casualties. “President William Ruto convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council at State House Nairobi this evening following a Kenya Defence Forces’ helicopter crash this afternoon,” Mohamed…
Trouble Looms As Portable’s Side Chic, Ex-Alaafin’s Wife Hits Back At Singer Queen Dami, the former youngest wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, has responded to accusations allegedly made against her by Nigerian singer, Habib Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. Recall that Portable had reportedly publicly called out Queen Dami for residing in his residence while displaying love towards others. According to a report by PMNews, Portable also allegedly expressed his disappointment over her reluctance to have a child with him, despite his support during challenging times. But Queen Dami took to Instagram, stating that she cannot be brought…
Woman Jail 50 Years For Killing 19-year-old Pregnant Girl A Chicago woman, Clarisa Figueroa, 51, accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. According to Associated Press on Wednesday, Figueroa received the sentence in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the 2019 killing of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. According to prosecutors, Figueroa enticed 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, who was nine months pregnant at the time, to her home on April 23,…
Group Condemns Frivolous Suspension of APC National Chairman, Calls For Immediate Prosecution of Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba The National Coalition Against Terrorism, has described the purported suspension of the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, by individuals not affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) an act of terrorism against democracy and called for immediate prosecution against Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba for his role in granting the controversial order. In a press conference held on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Terrence Kuanum highlighted the disavowal of the suspension by 27 ward executive members of Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa…
Gunmen In Tinted Vehicle Kill Traffic Officer On Duty Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Thursday morning killed a traffic warden of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) in Awka, the state capital. The ARTMA officer whose name has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report was killed at the popular Aroma Roundabout while on duty. A reliable source said that the ARTMA officer was killed by the gunmen in a Toyota Sienna vehicle with tinted glasses. The source, who said the incident happened within a twinkling of an eye, told SaharaReporters that the traffic warden stopped the…
FULL LIST: Wike, Okowa, Ayade Top List Of Former Nigerian Governors Who Left High Debts For Successors The immediate past governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the immediate past governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, have been ranked first, second and third respectively on the list of former governors who left high domestic debt profile for their successors. Senator Okowa was the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, while Wike is currently serving as the Minister of the…
Nigerian Pastor Rape Teenage Daughter To Coma The trial of a Pastor Emmanuel Orekoya at the Lagos State S3xual Offences and Domestic Vio-lence Court for defiling his 17-year-old daughter was stalled on Wednesday because of the ab-sence of prosecution witnesses. Orekoya was first arraigned on February 27, before Justice Abiola Soladoye on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration in 2017 in the Itire area of Surulere, La-gos. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know The prosecution told the court that the pastor allegedly defiled his daughter by inserting…
Labour Party Guber Candidate, Akpata Lands In Police Net Over Attack At UNIBEN The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata has been invited by the State Police Command over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin, UNIBEN, last Friday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, Nwabuzor said the invitation was served on the LP gubernatorial candidate by investigators in the Political Desk Session of the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Ibom…
BREAKING: FG Finally Sends Strong Warning To Yahaya Bello Over Probe The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to submit himself for probe. Bello is being wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt practices while in office as governor of Kogi State. In a statement he signed on Thursday, the AGF said the EFCC is empowered by law to invite any Nigerian for interrogation. He also described the action of the incumbent governor of Kogi State,…