Category archives: Metro

Kachalla Tukur Sharme, a notorious bandit leader responsible for the 2021 abduction of 121 students from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna, has reportedly been killed. Sharme and other criminals died in a violent clash with a rival gang in the Rijana and Kaso Forests, which span parts of Kachia, Chikun, and Kajuru local government […]

A 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayomide Adeleye, has confessed to the shocking murder of 18-year-old Christiana Idowu, a fellow church member, amid personal financial woes. Currently in police custody at the Lagos State Police Command, Adeleye revealed that he lured Idowu to his home under the guise of repairing her phone. During […]

Facts have emerged about how Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal played a role in the Christmas 2009 attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, better known as the “underwear bomber”. Abdulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison following his guilty plea to all eight counts of a United States federal indictment […]

Former Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been arrested and charged with smuggling cannabis valued at £600,000 into the UK. The drugs, weighing approximately 60 kilograms, were discovered by UK Border Force officials at Stansted Airport in two suitcases arriving from Bangkok on September 2. Emmanuel-Thomas, currently playing for Greenock Morton, was taken into custody […]

On September 17, 2024, the Nigerian Army reported significant successes in their ongoing battle against terrorism in Kaduna State. During a covert operation, troops intercepted terrorists moving from Alawa Forest in Niger State to Birnin Gwari. The ambush led to an intense gunfight, resulting in the death of two terrorists, with others managing to flee. […]

Summary:A series of explosions involving pagers used by Hezbollah members have resulted in the deaths of at least nine people and injuries to around 2,800 others in Lebanon. The blasts, which occurred on Tuesday, have been attributed by Hezbollah to Israeli actions, though the Israeli military has not commented on the incident. Details: Context:The explosions […]

Elder statesman and business mogul, Aminu Alhassan Dantata, has made a significant donation of ₦1.5 billion to aid victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State. Dantata, along with a delegation from Kano, presented the donation during his visit to the Maiduguri Government House on Tuesday. While offering his condolences to Governor Babagana […]

The death toll from the tragic auto crash in Kaduna during the Eid-el-Maulud celebrations has risen to 40, with the majority of victims being children. The accident occurred on Sunday when a J5 bus, overloaded with children heading to the Eid celebration, lost control and collided with an articulated vehicle along Saminaka Road in Lere […]

Bamako, the capital of Mali, was rocked by violence early Tuesday morning as unidentified gunmen attacked a military police base. The assault, which began around 5:00 a.m., was marked by intense gunfire and explosions. Black smoke was seen rising near the Bamako airport, which has been temporarily closed in response to the attack. A police […]

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has conveyed his profound sorrow following a tragic boat accident in Gummi Local Government Area that claimed the lives of over 40 individuals. An overloaded boat, which collided with an oncoming vessel, capsized in the Bakin Kasuwa River, leading to the fatal incident. Governor Lawal described the mishap as […]