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Herders invade Benue, kill over 100 Farmers

May 25, 2021 topnews

Over 100 persons have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Katsina-Ala Local Council of Benue State. It was gathered that the killings by the marauding herders started on Friday night till yesterday morning. Residential houses were reportedly set ablaze and farms destroyed. Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Council, Alfred Atera, who confirmed the fatality figure, listed the areas affected to include, Yooyo, Utange, Mbatura/Mberev and Mbayongo. Atera lamented that his people were scampering for safety as the armed herdsmen shot sporadically and littered dead bodies. On Sunday, about 8.00 p.m.,…

Buhari chides Southern governor’s, says open grazing ban is power show

May 25, 2021 topnews

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the recent ban on open grazing by the Southern Governors’ Forum as an act of questionable legality. The president further accused the governors of politicking with serious security issues and an attempt at a show of power. The presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, insisting that the governors’ resolution during their meeting, which held on May 11 in Asaba, Delta State, is a violation of the constitutional right of…

You are responsible for your future, Dr. Oyedepo advises graduating students

May 24, 2021 topnews

The Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Covenant University, Dr David O. Oyedepo, has urged the new graduates of the University to get out of their nest to guard against the destruction of their colourful future. He advised them to honour their parents for their unfathomable investments in providing quality education through their hard work and sacrifices. Dr Oyedepo, who tasked the graduands to strive to do their parents proud by taking full responsibility for the future they desired to live in, gave the warning on Friday, May 21, 2021,…

N8b cocaine intercepted at Lagos airport $24,500 bribe seized

May 24, 2021 topnews

A Brazil-based drug kingpin has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), after its operatives intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine with a street value of over N8 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also seized the sum of $24,500 bribe offered by the accused to compromise investigations. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said the kingpin, Ejiofor Enwereaku, who leads a syndicate, was arrested at the airport on Friday, May 14, 2021, for importing 27.95kg of…

FUNAAB student, others abducted in Ogun

May 24, 2021 topnews

A student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Toyinbo Olayinka and two others have been abducted by unknown gunmen. Olayinka, a 400 – level student of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, was kidnapped on Saturday from a private farm at Abule-Itoko on Abeokuta – Ibadan road in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that, Olayinka was abducted along with the owner of the farm, identified as Dominic and a 17-year-old Togolese lady. It was further gathered that the abductors of the FUNAAB student and two…

COVID-19: NCDC reports 43 new infections

May 22, 2021 topnews

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 43 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,944. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It stated that there were no new deaths linked to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in the country. The Agency added that the new cases were recorded in 5 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “The breakdown of the new infections are Lagos-32, Rivers-7, FCT-2, Akwa Ibom-1 and Kaduna-1. “Today’s report includes…

Late army boss, 6 others to be buried in Abuja today

May 22, 2021 topnews

The burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and six other senior officers who lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna on Friday will be held on Saturday in Abuja. Army’s Director of Public Relations Brig. Gen Mohammed Yerima said the burial will commence at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja by 10am. The interment for the late COAS and 6 other senior officers will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja by 1pm. The army officers were killed…

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Attahiru, 11 others died in plane crash

May 21, 2021 topnews

A military plane conveying military officers including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has crashed near the Kaduna International Airport on Friday according to reports. It was said that, the Ill-fated plane exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the ground. All the crew members and passengers numbering 12 were said to have died in the crash. Sources said the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change of weather before the evening rain in Kaduna. There hasn’t been any official statement from the…

Man stabbed to death by Fourth wife for impregnating new lover

May 21, 2021 topnews

A 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her husband, Jimoh Nasirudeen, to death for impregnating another woman. The incident happened on Wednesday in Ijebu-Ode during an argument between the woman and her late husband. It was gathered that the suspect was the fourth wife of the deceased and worked in the same abattoir with him. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi noted that the woman stabbed her husband in…

Inspector, three others arrested over death of DELSU graduate

May 21, 2021 topnews

Police detectives have arrested an Inspector of police attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Delta State Police Command, in connection with the alleged killing of a graduate of Microbiology from Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Oghenetejire Joel Omiragua. Those arrested are Inspector Omonile, Franca Osas and another suspect simply identified as ‘Biggie.’Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the death in Asaba, yesterday, said the Commissioner, Mr Ari Mohammed Ali, had ordered immediate investigation over the death of the 28-year-old who hailed from Kokori community in…