One of the soldiers killed during attack on military checkpoint near Zuma Rock, the border between Abuja and Niger State, has been identified as Daniel Odih from Benue State. Recall that unknown number of soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram terrorists attacked the checkpoint near Madalla town, on Thursday night, July 28. It was gathered that the terrorists arrived Zuma Rock on the axis of Madalla and Suleija along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, at about 8.30p.m., and took the soldiers by surprise, opening fire from different angles. According to one Clement Excel, the mother of the slain soldier was slaughtered…
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Today, hundreds of members of the Nigerian community took to the streets of Civitanova Marche and demanded justice, and Italian politicians also condemned the murder. A Nigerian migrant was killed in the center of a city in central Italy. The attack took place on Friday on a street in the Italian city of Civitanova Marche.The fatal attack was filmed by a passerby with a mobile phone, but he did not intervene to help the attacked man. The video shows how the Nigerian trader unsuccessfully defends himself from the attack. The police arrested a 32-year-old Italian on suspicion of murder and…
A Nigerian has been strangled to death on the street of Italy without anyone intervening.The Italian police have now arrested the man who brutally beat the Nigerian vendor, Alika Ogorchukwu to death on a busy beach town on Friday.Alika is said to be physically challenged.The incident happened publicly while onlookers filmed how the aggressive man beat and strangled the physically-challenged Ogorchukwu to death without any apparent attempt to intervene. According to Washington Post, the video footage of the attack has circulated widely on Italian news websites and social media, attracting outrage as Italy enters a parliamentary election campaign in which…
Watch Video As Suspected Kidnappers Are Apprehended In Ahmadiyya Area Of Lagos Story by: Dare OjeladeAbule-Taylor area of Ojokoro on General/Ahmadiyya axis on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway was thrown into pandemonium on Friday, 29 July, 2022 when luck ran against some suspected kidnappers as they were apprehended by eagle eye passers-by who were alerted by cries of the victims, reports thegazellenews.com. Witnesses said the suspected kidnappers, four in number, were inside a space-bus, Sienna, with plate number AKD912DX, coming from Sango, Toll-gate, en-route Abule-egba. Their car was hit from behind by a Toyota sports car, which was trying to make a U-turn…
A 39-year-old Nigerian man identified as Alika Ogorchukwu, has died after he was beaten to death by an Italian man on the streets of Civitanova Marche city located in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. A statement released by the Nigerian Embassy in Italy says the deceased was assaulted by the Italian man on a busy road in the full glare of passersby. The statement adds that the Nigerian Ambassador to Italy, Mfawa Omini Abam, has condemned the killing. He says the embassy is currently collaborating with relevant Italian authorities to ensure justice is served and to provide…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2023 elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has enjoined the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) not to be used by selfish politicians but by the spirit of God.Adewole stated this during the inaugural ceremony of the new CAN president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh on Thursday in Abuja.Speaking immediately after the event, the presidential candidate urged CAN to play a unifying, non-partisan role ahead of the election. He reiterated the call that Nigeria needs God-ordained leaders to rescue it. “It is good that the Christian community has done their transition without rancour.“This should be an example…
Mr. Kayode Ezekiel Salako, the new chairman of Labour Party, Lagos State, says he joined the party to help it win elections.Salako said this in his address during a crucial meeting with the representatives of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress ( TUC)He said, “The whole essence of running a political party should be to win elections.“That should be the utmost goal of any operationally serious party chairman…” If a politic al party is existing, but can’t win elections, it won’t only be called a mushroom political party, but a useless one.“My mission as the new chairman…
The Lagos State Police Command has said nothing would be left to chance in securing the state against alleged imminent terrorist attacks on Lagos border communities.One Deyemi Saka had claimed that terrorists were planning to attack parts of the state, including LASU-Iyana Iba, Mile 12 – Ikorodu, Iyana Ipaja, Sango/Toll gate, Maza Maza, Fun Park at Alausa, Shoprite in Ikeja, Third Mainland Bridge, Police College, Alausa, Maryland Shopping Complex, local wings of Murtala International Airport and others. He also said terrorists were targeting some churches.Reacting, the Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin tagged the report as mere speculation but promised…
A lady has been nabbed after paying for drinks of N420k at a nightclub with a fake alert. It was alleged that she ran out after buying the drinks. Police officers were later seen leaving with her after she couldn’t pay for the drinks. Watch the video below…