News Reports

Flooding and landslides in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain have killed 155 people and injured 236 others, the country’s prime minister has said, as intense downpours continue across East Africa. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told Parliament that the El Nino climate pattern has worsened the ongoing rainy season, causing the flooding and destroying […]

Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors. An anticorruption court ordered Solsky to be held in custody until June 24, with bail set at 75.7 million hryvnias ($1.9m), prosecutors said on Friday. He could face up to 12

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said one person died and three others were injured in a crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Wednesday night. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo told NAN on Thursday in Kaduna that N8.7 million was recovered from the accident scene. Nadabo said the crash occurred

Taraba State Police Command has apprehended three suspected bandits responsible for the supply of arms and ammunition to a wanted terrorist, Ali Kachalla, and other bandits in Niger, Zamfara and Katsina states.The suspects, Ibrahim Mohammed, Rabiu Abdullahi, and Umar Wara, according to the police, are responsible for terrorising residents of Gassol, Jalingo, Yorro, and Takum

Heavily armed gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram elements have sacked Allawa town in the Shiroro local government area of Niger state  The incident reportedly took place early Thursday morning when about 100 terrorists were said to have attacked the military camp in the town. Several villagers were said to have either been killed or

The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, said some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed of their officers, Sunday Baba. Mr Baba, a police inspector, who served at Rumuolumeni area of the state lost his life on duty on Wednesday, the police in Rivers State said in a brief update posted on the state command’s X handle

A mother, her son, and one other person were reportedly electrocuted at Mowe market in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday following an electric spark in the market after the electricity distribution company restored power a few hours after the Sunday rainstorm.According to eyewitnesses, the electric

A two-man robbery gang which allegedly specialized in robbing passengers of their belongings, have escaped being burnt alive by an angry mob in Umuahia, Abia State. The incident happened beside popular Golden Guinea Breweries along Aba road in the Abia capital. The robbers were alleged to be hypnotizing their victims or threatening them with sharp

UGHELLI— IN a major breakthrough, men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a notorious car-snatching syndicate, apprehended three members and recovered 12 cars. The feat was announced in a statement by Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, yesterday. According to him, “On 11/04/24 at 1632hrs following information from one man

Three persons have been reported killed and eight others abducted by bandits in two attacks reported in Kaduna State on Monday and Tuesday. The abductions happened at Unguwan Habuja, a village in Kakangi ward of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state, where two persons were also reported killed. The village lies about three kilometres from