Category archives: Metro

274 Inmates Missing After Flooding Causes Maiduguri Prison Wall Collapse

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that 274 inmates are missing after heavy flooding caused the collapse of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Maiduguri, Borno State. NCoS spokesman, Umar Abubakar, revealed on Sunday that the incident occurred following the collapse of the Alau Dam due to intense rainfall, which has displaced over […]

Rising Fear Among Single Women as Ritual Killings by Boyfriends Spread

A growing wave of fear is sweeping through the female population as cases of boyfriends killing their lovers for ritual purposes continue to rise across various states in Nigeria. These gruesome murders, driven by superstition, greed, and cruelty, have left many women feeling unsafe, even in public spaces. One recent incident involved a 25-year-old man, […]

Several UNIBEN Students Trapped in Building Collapse Amid Heavy Rain in Benin City

A number of University of Benin (UNIBEN) students are feared trapped after a storey-building collapsed on Ekhator Street, Ekosodin, a student-populated area near the university. According to reports, the structure gave way early Saturday morning due to heavy rainfall in Benin City, Edo State. Rescue operations are ongoing. Eyewitnesses revealed that a university rescue team […]

FG Clarifies Maiduguri Flood Cause: No Dam Collapse

The Federal Government has clarified that the recent devastating flood in Maiduguri was not caused by a dam collapse, as initially speculated. Instead, the flood resulted from the overflow of the Ngadda River, not the failure of the Alau Dam. Engineer Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, addressed the media on Friday […]

Kidnapped Babcock University Staff Regains Freedom After Abduction in Ogun State

A 66-year-old widow and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Elizabeth Uruakpa, has been freed after being abducted in the Ilisan Remo area of Ogun State. Uruakpa was kidnapped last week by armed men while returning from a church service. She was reportedly dropped off at the university’s gate on Thursday, with […]

Notorious Bandit Turji Attacks Ex-Minister Pantami and Islamic Cleric in New Video

In a recent video, notorious bandit Bello Turji launched verbal attacks against former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, and Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Murtala Asada. Turji criticized Asada, who has consistently condemned the bandit’s activities and urged the government to take stronger action against him. Turji sarcastically suggested that the Chief of Defence […]

Met Police Officer Under Investigation for Advising Nigerian Women Against Reporting Domestic Disputes

A Metropolitan Police officer is under investigation after a video surfaced showing him advising Nigerian women not to involve the police in domestic disputes with their husbands, but rather to “manage it” themselves. The incident, which occurred in 2018 at the Divine Restoration International Church in Camberwell, UK, has sparked widespread outrage. In the video, […]

Police Arrest Fake Inspector and Neutralize Killers of Rivers CDC Chairman

The Rivers State Police Command has made significant arrests, including a fake police inspector leading an armed robbery gang and the elimination of four suspects connected to the murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman in Mgboshimini, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area earlier this year. The fraudulent officer, identified as Fred Monday, was apprehended by the […]

Air Force Confirms Strikes on Bandits in Niger, Avoids Comment on DSS Casualties

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch conducted successful airstrikes in Bassa, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger on September 11, 2024, resulting in the elimination of at least 28 terrorists. Details of the Operation According to Capt. Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information […]