Abductors of the two Chinese expatriates at Okepa/Itikan Village via Ifewara village in Atakumosa West Local Government Area have demanded N10 million ransom before their release. The Nation had reported gunmen invaded a mining site in the village around 4 pm and whisked
Gunmen have killed two policemen and abducted two Chinese engineers working on a site along Zakibiam-Katsina-Ala road in Benue state. The Benue Police Command confirmed the incident. Its Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Kate Anene, a DSP, said the gunmen also killed one
Four branches of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church (C&S) in Ondo State have been sealed after the presiding Pastors were caught engaging in fetish activities. President of Ondo State Unification of Leaders of C&S, Primate Ade Ademisokun-Turton, who disclosed this at a briefing,
Six persons have been arrested in Ihiala, Anambra State in connection with unlawful possession of firearms, stealing and cultism, police said. Spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu said on Tuesday that one locally-made pistol with two live cartridges, one Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle, and two tricycles
More than 80 prisoners who escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre have voluntarily returned, The Nation learnt on Wednesday. A source at the Nigerian Correctional Service disclosed this to our correspondent. He said: “About 17 of them returned on Tuesday and on Wednesday,
– Commissions roads built by Uzodimma Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday admonished Imo State people in particular and the South East zone in general to resist attempts by hoodlums to thwart their peace and consequently stall progress and development in the
The Police in Ebonyi on Tuesday repelled another attack by gunmen on another police station in the state. One of the assailants, The Nation learnt, was allegedly killed in a shootout with the police. But one of the gallant police officers, who repelled the attack,
Gunmen have razed another police station in Imo State few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu left Owerri, the Imo State capital. Osinbajo and other officials of the Federal Government, including Minister of Interior
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has appealed to all prisoners that escaped from Owerri Correctional Centre to return or face the consequences. He described the Owerri prison attack as the worst in recent history. Aregbesola, who was also in the state to inspect
Bandits have killed eight persons along Kaduna-Kachia road and other locations in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. It was also learnt 25 passengers, including 19 female members of Anglican Church, were abducted during the attack on the road in
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
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In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ