Gunmen kill General on Lokoja – Abuja highway
July 16, 2021 The Nigerian Army has announced the death of its former Provost Marshal, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, who was killed by gunmen on Thursday. This was announced in a…
Ten new-born babies die in hospital fire; seven rescued
Ten newborn babies died on Saturday in a fire at a state-run hospital in western India, officials said. There were 17 infants in the unit for sick newborn babies when…
Gunmen kill journalist in his home
Gunmen have killed a former treasurer of the Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Benjamin Ekom. The killing of Ekom, who was also a former…
Bandits on motorbikes attack 5 villages, Kill 60, injure scores
Armed criminals killed 60 people in a string of attacks on villages in the restive northwest of Nigeria, medics and residents said Thursday. Dozens of gunmen — described locally as…
Civilian killed, soldier injured over covid-19 lockdown in Delta; Govt orders probe
An unknown soldier has killed a 28-year-old man identified as Joseph Pessu in Warri Delta State as the covid-19 lockdown enters day two in the state. The unidentified soldier allegedly…
Jihadists kill 11 construction workers in Maiduguri – Militia leader
Gunmen from an IS-affiliated jihadist group on Tuesday shot dead 11 local construction workers in northeast Nigeria, a militia leader and resident told AFP. The fighters belonging to Islamic State…
Gunmen kill Dangote Cement manager; driver, secretary shot
Deep Kamra, the Indian manager of the cement plant owned by Nigeria’s Dangote Industries Limited in Ethiopia was killed on Wednesday after he was attacked in the restive Oromiya region…