Tag: killing
Women protest killing of 26 yr-old lady in Cross River
Ogoja (Cross River), March 30, 2026 (NAN) Hundreds of women from Nwang-Ekpugrinya community in Ogoja Local Government Area on Monday staged a protest over...
30-year-old man admits killing mother over refusal to bathe him
Abakaliki, March 26, 2026 (NAN)A 30-year-old man, Ofobuike Damian, has appeared before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court 2 for allegedly stabbing his aged mother to...
6 cashew farmers killed in Benue-Police confirms
Makurdi, Mar. 14, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue says terrorists on Friday attacked cashew farmers in Asaba, Ojantele, and Okpette communities in...
Senate mourns soldiers killed in Kukawa attack in Borno
Abuja, March 11, 2026 (NAN) The Senate on Wednesday mourned the fallen soldiers in the Kukawa attack in Borno, expressing grave concern over the...
4 police officers sacked over alleged killing of 7 traders –...
Lagos, March 5, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has confirmed the dismissal of four police officers over their...
Court remands mother, 21, for allegedly killing own son
Makurdi, Feb. 27, 2026 (NAN) A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of a 21-year-old mother, Doowuese Paul , at the...
Man sentenced to 20 years for killing uncle over farmland dispute
Kano, Feb. 24, 2026 (NAN) A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bara’u Sa’idu, to 20 years’ imprisonment for killing...
Police apprehend officers for alleged shooting, killing 2 passersby
Lagos, Feb. 21, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended its officers involved in a shooting that killed two passersby in...
Suspected bandits kill 33 in Kebbi community, Police reinforce security
Birnin Kebbi, Feb. 20, 2026 (NAN) The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the killing of 33 persons following an attack by suspected bandits on...
Police confirm 3 killed in Ebonyi mining pit collapse
Abakaliki, Feb. 15, 2026 (NAN)The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of three people following the collapse of a mining pit in...
2 docked for allegedly threatening lives of church members
Ibadan, Feb. 13, 2026 (NAN) The police on Friday, dragged two church members: before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan, for allegedly threatening the lives...
Granite-laden truck topples, killing motorist in Lagos– LASTMA
Lagos, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday, said that a granite-laden truck toppled onto a Toyota Saloon...
Tinubu commiserates with Kwara over Woro killings
Ilorin, Feb. 7, 2026 (NAN)Vice-President Kashim Shettima has conveyed the condolences of President Bola Tinubu to the government and people of Kwara over the...
Benue Govt. distributes relief materials to Otukpo community
Makurdi, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Benue Government has distributed relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), at Otobi-Akpa Community, Otukpo Local Government Area...
Bandits kill police officer, 4 others in Benue-Police
Makurdi, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of a mobile officer and four civilians by armed bandits...
Police Kill 4 bandits in shootout in Benue
Makurdi, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue on Friday confirmed the killing of four armed bandits by operatives of the Operation...
Police Kill 4 bandits in shootout in Benue
Makurdi, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue on Friday confirmed the killing of four armed bandits by operatives of the Operation...
