25th of April is a day the Ogbor family will never forget. Their breadwinner, Mr Ogbor Matthew Eche in the evening of the said date drove out with the hope of coming back to his family but that did not happen. He was lynched to death by a group of...
The Abia State government has confirmed that gunmen have kidnapped an unconfirmed number of students of Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu. According to the State Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, the hoodlums ambushed the students who were journeying on a bus along Okigwe-Uturu Road, and whisked them into the forest. TheFact...
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted Chairman of Yagba West Local Government Area, Pius Kolawole. The state Police Commissioner, Ayuba Ede, confirmed this to newsmen today. TheFact Nigeria had, on 2 May, reported the abduction of the council chairman while returning to Kogi State from...
Parents of the abducted students of the College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna State today stormed the National Assembly complex, Abuja, in protest. The protesters include colleagues of the victims and members of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the school, decrying what they describe as  negligence of the...
*Parents distraught as payment deadline approaches *Abductors of Oyo cattle breeders ask for N10m *Kidnappers of Kogi council chair demand N100m Distraught parents of the 17 abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, on Monday begged the kidnappers to spare the lives of their wards, lamenting that the agreement to free the students...
The Commissioner of the Pension Board in Kogi State, Mr. Adebayo Solomon, has been reported killed by gunmen. The incident which occurred on Saturday was confirmed by police authorities to Channels Television earlier today. TheFact Nigeria reports that the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government, Pius Kolawole and some others were...
- Northwestgovs working to end banditry in region - el-Rufai - Military confirms loss of 1 officer, 6 soldiers in counter-terrorism operations in Mainok - Nobody, not even Abuja, is safe - Niger gov Suspected gunmen are reported to have killed seven persons in an Internally Displaced Persons' (IDP) camp at Abagana...
Police have confirmed the abduction by gunmen of three students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, in Benue State. Police spokesperson in the State, DSP Sewuese Anene, said that the students were kidnapped at about 10.20 p.m., Saturday, 24th April, while studying close to a school hall, adding that...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits armed with deadly weapons have stormed Kangon Farun Mana and Yardoka villages in Magami district of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing over 40 people, mostly members of the outlawed Yansakai groups. According to one Aminu Magami, an eyewitness, who spoke to DAILY...
As part of its routine enforcement activities to sanitise the industry of criminal elements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no fewer than five suspected individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The hitch-free operation was carried out by a joint team...