Two police officers shot dead at check point in Plateau state Two police officers have been shot dead at a check point in Kuru community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.The gunmen reportedly went away with the rifles of the slain officers after carrying out the act. Abubakar Abdulkarim , an uncle to one of the deceased told Daily Trust, that the incident happened at a security checkpoint close to Kuru Government Science Secondary School. He said his nephew, Muktar Hassan, was shot two times and a bullet lodged in his body.Hassan who has now been buried, was…
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Baby that weighed 1 pound at birth, finally allowed to go home after 500 days at hospital A parent wants nothing more than a happy and healthy child. This mother hoped for it too but had to deal with severe health challenges that came along with her daughter being born 4 months too soon… Baby Autumn was born late last year but since then has only known life inside of the hospital. She turned from a baby into a toddler, but in that time never venture outside of the intensive care unit at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Autumn was born at…
A Nigerian man claims his landlord’s wife and the gateman act suspiciously whenever the homeowner goes out.He shared a video showing the moment the landlord was stepping out while being escorted by his wife. The tenant who was curious to know the type of play the gateman and his landlord’s wife usually engage in, decided to film them.According to the guy, he has been observing them for a while and he is yet to understand what she does with him.He said that his intention was to catch them red-handed because he doesn’t usually know how their interaction ends. Watch the…
Chioma’s alleged former lover, King Carter has taken to his Instastory to state that he’s no longer affiliated to the Chef who is also singer Davido’s baby mama. Carter in his post said people should “stop associating him with thing of the past”. He added that he shouldn’t be addressed as in-law. See his post below……..
Ibekimi Oriamaja ReportsBenedict Torngee Azza, a renowned Nigerian attorney, was killed by unidentified attackers.According to information obtained by Track News, the attackers broke into the lawyer’s home in Gusau, Zamfara State’s Saminaka Area, which is beside the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) headquarters bypass.On Thursday night, about 10:30 pm, the attack took place. According to reports, the attorney attempted to escape the alleged kidnappers but was shot three times, which ultimately caused his death.The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Gusau Branch Chairman, Junaidu Abubakar, confirmed his murder in a statement on Friday. He said: “Yesterday at about 2230hrs, while I was…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has kicked against the clampdown on facilities belonging to some loyalists of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Port Harcourt by the state government.Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor and Atiku have been at loggerheads over the latter’s choice of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor as his running mate.On Friday, security operatives attached to Government House, Port Harcourt, sealed off a lounge, hotel and a petrol station, belonging to three chieftains of the PDP in the state, including a serving member of…
My husband and I are a young couple. I am twenty-seven, and he is twenty-nine. We met four years ago and we just knew that we belonged together. I got pregnant while we were dating so we hastened our plans for marriage. It was something we both wanted so we were happy. Our love thrived, and so did our finances. I invested some of my money in a provision (grocery) shop, and put my mother in charge of it. Aside from that, my husband and I made big investments with Menzgold and GN bank. We thought we were protecting our…
Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has said Nigerians need the All Progressives Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, badly at the moment.Keyamo described Tinubu as a wealth creator, adding that if elected as Nigeria president in the forthcoming elections, he will take the country out of the woods.Keyamo, who doubles as the Spokesperson of APC presidential campaign, stated this in an interview with Nigerian NewsDirect on Thursday in Abuja.He added that Tinubu is a political, economic genius and as such, all Nigerian voters should embrace him. In his words, “The manifesto will be released…
At some point in my life, I came to the conclusion that any woman who accepts to date my husband is a loser. You don’t get a man if you get my husband. He’s not the man he wants the world to believe. He’s a weak man whose only desire is to woo women, use them and part ways with them. He’s a walking facade, always trying to hide something, including the fact that he’s a married man. When we were dating, I saw that in him but I thought he would change. Any time I caught him, he told…
Soldiers brutalise policemen for seizing colleague’s motorcycleEMERGENCY DIGEST- Some soldiers attached to the Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos State, have allegedly brutalised three policemen for arresting a yet-to-be-identified man, who was caught defying the state government’s ban on Okada in the area.PUNCH Metro gathered that the man, who was a suspected soldier, was riding his Okada around Ojuelegba to link the barracks when the policemen, who were enforcing the ban on motorcycle operations in the area, accosted him. The policemen, consisting of two inspectors, a police constable, among others, arrested him and impounded his motorcycle.The policemen, who were attached to the…