Nigerians have started sending condolences to Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, Akwa Ibom State deputy Governor, following the death of her daughter, Dr. Eyakenyi Blessing during childbirth. Blessing death in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Capital, was linked to health complications, according to dependable family source. The newborn also lost during during in Port Harcourt hospital, seven months...
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Mob set man ablaze for beheading Delta woman
Tragedy struck in Otor-Owhe community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday when mob set a youth ablaze as retaliation for beheading his mother. Sahara Reporters said the man simply identified as Oghenero, hacked the woman to death with a machete in a bush over allegation of slapping his mother. The development...
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Police kill 5 kidnappers, free 3 hostages on Lagos-Ibadan highway
Police operatives have neutralized five suspected kidnappers terrorising commuters and other road users on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Spokesperson for the Nigeria police Command in Ogun State, CSP Omolola Odutola, said in a statement that other members of the kidnap gang escaped with gunshot wounds, while three hostages were rescued unhurt. She said at about 1900hrs...
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Safety audit of Max Aircraft begins after tyre burst
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has ordered safety audit of Max Air in response to an incident involving one of its planes at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday night. Multiple reports said the audit began shortly after the incident, which occurred at 10:57 pm when Flight VM1605, en route from Murtala Muhammed Airport...
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PDP leaders throw punches at BoT meeting
Some leaders of Peoples Democratic Party threw punches at each other at the ongoing closed doors meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) to decide the position of its national Secretary. According to TheCable reports that altercation began when Sunday Ude-Okoye, a party chieftain, was denied access to the meeting. TheNewspad recalls the meeting...
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Anambra resident gun down by armed robbers
A yet-to-be identified resident of Anambra State has been gun down by suspected armed robbers on the Onitsha/Owerri Express Road in the State. Spokesman for the Nigeria police Command in Anambra State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said this in a statement. Citing witness account, Ikenga said police Operatives attached to Ozubulu Divisional Headquarters responded to a...
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EFCC restores N1bn scammed titles to owners
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has restored and handover four swindled land title documents worth N1 billion — to their owners in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The syndicates deprived the lawful owners of their property, according to EFCC’s investigators, working on actionable intelligence, rounded-up the fraudsters and recovered the documents for the legitimate owners....
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Man cut-off wife’s wrist over alleged ‘infidelity’
Police operatives have arrested 33-year-old man, Sunday Echege who reportedly cut-off his wife’s wrist with a machete over suspicion of his wife’s involvement in extra marital affair in Enugu State, South East. Spokesman for the Nigeria Police in Enugu State, SP Daniel Ndukwe said on Tuesday in a statement that the male resident of Ibagwa-Agu...
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Herders destroy Ogun rice farm, cow rustled
A potential bloodbath between farmers/herders with their Cattle, invaded and destroyed 5-hectares of rice plantation in Ilupeju Ibaro Village, Abeokuta, Ogun State, police said. Police Command’s spokesperson in Ogun State, CSP Omolola Odutola said in a statement that a cow was rustled, following extensive destruction to the farm crops The statement said Okegbenro Julius of...
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How CP resolved animal cruelty dispute in Ogun
Police Commissioner in Ogun State, CP Lanre Ogunlowo has announced the peaceful resolution of a dispute involving herders and farmers in Mowe Community where six cows belonging to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders of Nigeria, were intentionally killed. The incident of animal cruelty occurred on January 23, 2025 incident, was reported by Alhaji Muhammed,...