Abductors of Edo IPMAN chairman contact family, demand N80milion to free petroleum marketer
Exactly five days after he was abducted in front of his Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area, country home, the abductors of the Chairman of Edo State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Alhaji Abdul-Hamid Egele, have contacted his family, demanding for N80 million ransom before he would be released, Vanguard […]
Bandits invade Katsina town, kill village head, abduct scores of residents
Bandits have struck again in Katsina State, attacking Daddara town in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. Over 100 bandits, reportedly on a reprisal, stormed Daddara town in the Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing six persons and kidnapping 15 others. Among those killed were a village head and his four guards, according to a […]
Unknown gunmen kill retired Police Assistant Commissioner In Imo
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have murdered a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police in Imo state, Christian Kpatuma. The retired police officer cum lawyer was, on Wednesday, killed at his residence in Agwa, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. The indigenes have since been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of the ACP, popularly […]
Ooni of Ife imposes curfew over bandits’ attacks in Osun town
Yoruba’s foremost traditional ruler, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has ordered a restriction of movement in Ile-Ife, Osun State, from 11pm to 5am over incessant criminal activities. The development was reported to have forced the traditional council members and some local security to keep vigil in some areas through the night, last Friday. The Ooni, in a statement, […]
EFCC charges presidential aspirant, Okorocha, for allegedly stealing N2.9bn
A former Imo State governor and 2023 presidential aspirant, Senator Rochas Okorocha have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N2.9 billion from public coffers. The anti-graft agency accused Okorocha of conspiring with others, including an APC politician and five companies to commit the alleged fraud. The EFCC filed […]
War against graft in Nigeria core priority of Biden’s administration, says US
The US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo has said that the Fight against graft “is not only a key concern” in Nigeria but also a core priority of the United States national security under President Joe Biden‘s government. She said that the US government under Biden remained committed to supporting anti-corruption initiatives and collaborative efforts to […]
Petrol queue hits Abuja, states despite suspension of subsidy removal
Despite the announcement by the Federal Government to retain subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, and other states in the country have recorded a massive queue at different filling stations. Caracal Reports gathered that residents in Nassarawa and Niger States have started experiencing difficulties to buy petrol […]
Former Head of State reveals what killed MKO Abiola in detention
General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former Military Head of State has revealed what killed late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential election. Abiola died in detention in 1998 shortly after the death of late General Sani Abacha. The cause of his death which remained unclear to Nigerians had given birth so several […]
Nigerian Labour Congress Begins Three-day Warning Strike Over Minimum Wage
Labour unions in Enugu State, including the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Union of Teachers as well the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, have begun a three-day warning strike on Wednesday, over non-payment of minimum wage to primary school teachers and local government workers. The industrial action is meant to force the […]
Angry soldiers raze buildings over colleagues’ death in Abia community
Soldiers attached to the 144 Battalion, Asa, Ukwa West council, Abia State, reports say, have razed buildings in Owaza community in the state over the death of their colleagues. Nigerian soldiers have often been accused of burning houses of communities anytime their colleagues are killed within the communities. Last year in Izombe, Oguta Local Government […]