The City Reporters Armed men with explosive devices, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have blown open the Kogi State Central Prison freeing over 145 prisoners in the process. The prison break which occurred late Sunday is the second time in more than two years that Boko Haram will be launching […]
The City Reporters An internet fraudster Adio Opeyemi Michael, 31, has been docked by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, for swindling a 75-year-old Dutch woman, Jeanet De Jong €200,000 (N40.5million) in a romance-scam. Michael, who hails from Owu local government area of Ogun State was said to have met the De Jong on […]
The City Reporters The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has branded the group, Forum of Past Youth Leaders of Ethnic Nationalities in the South-south which called on President Goodluck Jonathan not to contest the 2015 presidential election as non-existing and inconsequential. campaign In a statement, Tuesday, the IYC, spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, said the IYC, as […]
The City Reporters The Defence Headquarters has said over 50 Boko Haram insurgents on a mission to attack some villages in Borno and Adamawa States, have been killed by the Nigerian troops who engaged them on a fierce gun battle. The attack was said to have taken place along Bilta, Borno State, at about 10pm […]
The City Reporter The Presidential Fact-finding Committee on the Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls has denied that it is working with the presidency to alter its committee report and finding to favor the presidency. The committee said even though a statement circulated in the media was credited to a member of the committee, such allegation was […]
The City Reporters The United Nations has said no fewer than 57, 000 Nigerians are now refugees in neighbouring countries while approximately 500, 000 others are currently internally displaced as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in some northern part of the country. The international body which described the situation as alarming mentioned Cameroon, Chad […]
The City Reporters The Enugu State Police Command has disclosed that Operatives of its Special Anti Robbery Squad have arrested nine suspected Armed Robbery suspects. A release made available to journalists by the Police Spokesman in Enugu, Ebere Amaraizu said arrested persons were suspected to have been terrorizing motorists along Abakiliki Enugu Expressway. According to him, […]