Some survivors of the latest attacks in Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State have recounted their ordeal. Last Friday night, over 100 people were killed in attacks by suspected herdsmen in Yelwata and Daudu communities, both in Guma LGA. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after the killing of 25 people in Mtswenem and Akondotyough …

Grieving families were due to hold funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them in white coffins in the western city of Ahmedabad. ‘My heart is very …

The Ogun State Security Network, known as Amotekun, on Saturday foiled a robbery attempt following a swift response to a distress call from Akinale town in Ewekoro area of the state. A 28-year-old man, identified as Opeyemi Olusanya, was said to have been shot in the upper region of his left leg during the robbery around 1:20 am on Saturday. …

The sleepy Umumba Ndiagu community in Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State, Tuesday, erupted in anger when the youths of the community alleged a member of the community, said to be a native doctor, known as Ichie Millions, also called Ezeani, who claimed to be a businessman, was using his vast compound for kidnapping and criminal activities. They also alleged …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday presented a cheque of ₦18 million to the Enugu State Government in support of the victims of the 25 January 2025, petrol tanker explosion at Ugwu Onyeama along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, which claimed several lives. A statement on Tuesday by the House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, quoted Speaker Tajudeen Abbas as describing the fire incident …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday ordered priority treatment of persons injured in Wednesday’s tanker explosion at various medical facilities in Abuja. He also directed a thorough investigation into the incident that resulted in multiple accidents and loss of lives in Karu, Abuja. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed the directive in a statement he signed …

Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has pledged that suspects linked to the tragic stampede at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan the state capital which claimed the lives of at least 35 children will face trial irrespective of their status. Speaking on Monday at the 2025 Annual Inter-faith Service for state workers, Makinde addressed calls for leniency, insisting that the rule …

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on Saturday condemned the “terrible, insane” car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200. Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry doctor at the scene Friday, next to the battered SUV that had ploughed through the festive crowd leaving a trail of carnage and bloodied casualties. A sombre Scholz, …

The acting chief of army staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed an investigation into the alleged brutalisation of a Nigerian by soldiers, following an argument captured in a viral video. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the director of Army public relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu. He said:” The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in a fatal truck accident in the Aiyetoro area of Epe, Lagos State, on Monday. In a post on X.com on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu extended his condolences to the families affected by the accident. He wrote, “I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences in light of the …