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Youths of Uso community in Owo Local Governent Area of Ondo State, on Friday, blocked the Ogbese axis of the Akure-Owo-Benin highway during a protest over incessant kidnapping in the community.    It was gathered that three persons were abducted near Total Filling station on Thursday, March 23, but one …

Bayelsa State Police Command has recovered the corpse of a 23-year-old man, Victor Anozie Alex, allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Okumoni community of Okordia clan, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.   The decomposed body of Alex was found in the bush after a team of local …

Suspected herdsmen attacked Sobe community in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, injured one person and kidnapped a child.   It was gathered that the attack happened on Tuesday night, March 21, 2023, two weeks after suspected herdsmen killed three people including a pastor in the same community. …

Kidnappers have demanded N10m for the release of a 19-year old girl, Adetutu Okibaloye, who was abducted from her home at Imoru in Ose Local Government area of Ondo state.   It was gathered that the girl was with her aunt, Mrs Alaba Oga, when kidnappers numbering around seven gained …

Operatives of the Amotekun Corps have arrested a 35-year-old man, Tunde Abidoye, who has been terrorizing Ileogbo residents in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun State.    Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd), Osun Amotekun Commander, who made this known to journalists in Osogbo at the weekend, stated that the suspect was …

2 days ago SEC Staff Photo: SEC BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts. The 2023 SEC Gymnastics Community Service …

An angry mob has killed a man for strangling his brother to death in Ndi Agwu community in Abam, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State.   The State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Bala, confirmed the incident when he debunked report that two people died in the course of the …

Five persons including children sustained injuries when Boko Haram insurgents fired shots targeting voters from Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.     Gwoza is located approximately 135 kilometres south-east of Maiduguri, the Borno capital.   Borno commissioner of police, CP Abdu Umar, who confirmed the …

The senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of ordering the excavation of all access roads leading to her Senatorial district so as to prevent INEC officials and other stakeholders from accessing the senatorial district.   …

A 27-year-old man drowned while trying to bring out a bucket that fell inside a well at Alaja community, in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.    According to PUNCH, the deceased, said to be a conductor and his boss, a truck driver were heading to a destination in …