A midnight attack carried out by gunmen resulted in the killing of more than 30 people, mainly women and children, at Kubat village in Mangu local government area of Plateau state, a local source has said. Both Governor Simon Lalong and the state Police command confirmed the attack but declined to give the casualty figure. However, a resident of the community, Read More
There was low turnout for the governorship and state assembly elections in Borno state compared to the last presidential and National Assembly elections. Visits to most of the places in the state capital, Maiduguri indicated that voters were unwilling to come out and exercise their franchise for several reasons which may likely affect the outcome of the election and possibility Read More
Operatives of Ogun state Police Command have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who have been terrorising Ewekoro areas of Ogun state. This was contained in a press statement made available to Blueprint Wednesday, by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi in Abeokuta. According to Oyeyemi, the suspects – Ahmed Isiaha, Sunday Ajibola and Jimoh Wahab were arrested following a distress Read More
A community leader, Alhaji Yahaya Kimbiin, of Kimbi village, Randagi Ward in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state said that bandits stormed his community on Monday morning and attacked an immovable armoured vehicle belonging to the Mobile Police. Speaking in a phone interview on Monday, Alhaji imbi told newsmen in Kaduna that the incident occured on Monday morning Read More
The Lagos state police command has warned all political parties in the state to shun violence during and after the elections. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Alabi Abiodun, who convened the meeting with a theme: “Stakeholders Meeting on Election Security”, said it was important they had this meeting so as to rub minds on issues affecting the political parties Read More
The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, was on a one- day state inspection to the commission’s facilities in Ogun state. Speaking with newsmen Tuesday after inspecting attacked office at Iyana Mortuary, Abeokuta, he assured that despite the unfortunate incident, elections will hold successfully in the state. “Whatever materials we have lost, the commission is making efforts to Read More
All attempts by the new Akinrun of Ikirun in Ifelodun local government, Osun state, Oba Yunusa Akadiri, to enter his palace in recent times have been repelled by hoodlums who engaged policemen in gun duels. The new monarch had been prevented from entering the palace since he was installed by the state government. Angry youth in the town had blocked Read More
Unidentified persons suspected to be arsonists on Tuesday burnt the palace of the Osuivie of Agbarho kingdom, Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. The hoodlums set the palace hall, guest house, staff quarter which houses NYSC members, and part of the traditional ruler’s apartment ablaze in the early morning inferno. It was gathered that the men of the underworld Read More
Many people were killed and houses were burnt following separate attacks on Yagbak and Ungwan Ruhugo communities both in Zango Kataf local government of Kaduna state. A statement by the state government on Friday did not, however, specify if the attacks were carried out by bandits or if it was reprisal attacks. The statement signed by the Commissioner for Internal Read More
Three traditional rulers were said to have been killed when gunmen invaded Njaba local government area headquarters at Nnenasaa where a security stakehokders’ meeting was being held Tuesday afternoon. The hoodlums reportedly sporadically, and killed the three monarchs present at the meeting. Blueprint gathered from a source that the meeting was being held to find a lasting solution to the Read More
Oyo state Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Oke, Monday raised alarm of an alleged plan to disrupt the party’s rescheduled state congress in Ibadan. Raising the alarm in a statement made available to newsmen, Chief Oke said the party has uncovered plans by the same set of state-sponsored hoodlums who wreaked havoc at a Read More
Fresh crisis is brewing in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) following protest launched by the current and former D’Tigers players as well as other stakeholders. The stakeholders who staged a walk out from the an extra-ordinary Congress told Journalists that the Musa Kida-led caretaker committee refused to let any of them air his or her views. They also alleged that Read More
The Ogun state police command have arrested one armed robbery suspect terrorising residents of Silva Estate Odomalasa area of Ilese ijebu. The suspect, Bolanle Ojomu was arrested while carrying out robbery operation in the area. The police spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a press statement made to Blueprint Sunday, stated that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the Read More
About three policemen and two passersby were feared dead, Sunday, as unkwnon gunmen terrorised Awada, Onitsha in Anambra state. Blueprint learnt that the gunmen, who launched the attack at about 9am when the officers were resuming duty at their popular checkpoint (security post) at Ukaegbu junction, Ezeiweka road, equally set some vehicles ablaze. A resident of the area, Mrs Ann. Nwoye, Read More
An unidentified Police man has been killed in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state.
A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has raised the alarm over alleged plan by a group, Yoruba World Congress (YWC), to instigate violence and cause chaos in Nigeria with a view to bringing down the country and the incumbent administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. YAF alleged that the YWC, in concert with the Eastern Security Read More
Two soldiers mounting road block before the kabba correctional centre are said to have been allegedly killed with one fatally injured when gunmen invaded the prison facility in the early hours of Monday and released over 100 prisoners. The soldiers were said to have mounted a routine check point about 50 metres before the prison situated along Lokoja- Okebukun- Kabba- Read More
Ebonyi Police command Tuesday, paraded two suspects for trafficking teenage girls for prostitution. The suspects Ivi Chukwu Chinecherem, age 20yrs and Ogbonna Justice, age 19 yrs were said to have been involved in the trafficking of five Ebonyi female teenagers to Ghana for Akaeze community in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state. While parading the suspects, the commissioner of Read More
Two members of a suspected kidnap syndicate have been shot dead by men of the Ogun state Police Command during a gun battle at Itori area of Ewekoro local government of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a press statement made available to Blueprint in Abeokuta, Monday. Oyeyemi stated that the two suspects met their waterloo Read More
A vehicle used in distributing Newspapers was Monday set ablaze by hoodlums suspected to be implementing the Sit-At-Home order along Mgbidi, Oru West LGA of Imo state. Our correspondent who confirmed from a staff of The Nation Newspapers in Owerri on the incident, gathered that the vehicle, a panel van, was carrying newspapers meant for distribution in the South East, Read More
Kebbi state was prior to this time in the news for the wrong reason. No thanks to the activities of bandits who took over many communities; however, KABIRU DOGON DAJI writes on how peace finally returned to southern part of the state especially in the troubled zones of Zuru and Yauri emirates where early year 2021 was a den of Read More
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Osun State Command, Thursday said the vehicle allegedly attacked by hoodlums was not correctional vehicle as reported Iy some national dailies. A statement by the Command Public Relations Officer (CPRO), DSC Olusola Adeotan, stated that all custodial facilities in Osun State are safe and calm. “In addition, all operational vehicles deployed for court duties on the said date, went Read More
Osun State Police Command, Thursday, confirmed death of four suspects in the attack on police van taking suspected robbers to Ilesa correctional centre, Wednesday afternoon. The police explained that an attack by some hoodlums to prevent suspected robbers from being taken to the correctional centre after court had remanded them, was repelled by security operatives who engaged them in a Read More
Tension is mounting in Yelwa village located inside Jos North local government area of Plateau state after suspected hoodlums invaded the area and reportedly killed dozens of people midnight on Tuesday. A local in the area said, “Nothing less than 30 people were killed, houses were raised down.” A source later told Blueprint that the General Officer Commanding 3rd division Read More
Miscreants took to the street of Mpape on Monday snatching women’s hand bags and cell phones as the FCT Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation resumed demolition exercise after three days break. Trouble ensued when FCT Task Team led by the chairman, Ikharo Attah had removed shanties, brothels, worship centres and National Union of Road Transport Workers Office (NURTW) on Read More
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