Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Niger State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its sustained fight against crime, arresting several suspects linked to cattle rustling, vehicle theft, phone snatching and receiving stolen property across different parts of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the arrests were…
A dispute over alleged destruction of farmland by grazing cattle has left one person dead and another injured in Beji, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident involved a Gbagi farmer and a Fulani herder, according to community sources. A source who seeks anonymity explained that the farmer was working on his farmland…
Fighting between Kamuku farmers and Fulani herders has escalated to Kagara, the administrative headquarters of the Rafi Local Government Area in Niger State. According to sources, local authorities have imposed a curfew on the town after a mob attempted to invade the Kagara General Hospital to attack herders receiving medical treatment at the facility. Residents…
At least 48 villagers have been killed in a clash between the Fulani and Kamuku ethnic groups in Tegina, a town in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the violence erupted early Wednesday morning when machete-wielding herders invaded a Kamuku community, killing 42 people, mostly women, children, and…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ransacked Pissa, one of the terrorised villages in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing an unspecified number of locals, and kidnapping others including women and children. Local sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack started early morning on Saturday, with many houses razed by the terrorists. According to…
The police have dismissed reports that hoodlums attacked schools in Bosso, Kpakungu, Sabon-Wuse and Lambata communities in Niger State, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said the police had visited all the schools mentioned and found no evidence of any attack.…
President Bola Tinubu Excited About PEPT Verdict President Bola Tinubu expressed his excitement about the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which affirmed his election. He shared his joy with his audience in India, where he was attending G20 meetings, stating that he couldn’t sleep the night before the verdict, and that he…
