Three suspected cultists reportedly lost their lives in a fierce gun battle on Tuesday with soldiers at Obuburu community in Rivers state, just as the Joint Force in the Niger Delta, code named Operation Pulo Shield also shot dead one of the suspected militants that killed two soldiers in Bayelsa state recently. Community sources at… Read More Three suspected cultists shot to death in Rivers
At least 200 people are reported missing after an attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) on a cement factory near Damascus. Workers were reportedly taken from a dormitory where they were staying on the outskirts of the town of Dumeir. A factory administrator said no-one had been able to contact the workers since the assault… Read More Hundreds of workers abducted in Syria
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abia state has paraded 7 men arrested with suspected psycho-tropical substances in the month of March in Aba. The names of the suspects were given as Uzochukwu Nnanna,35, Kingsley Ugwubueze 31, Agbaeze Kalu,40, Saidu Iliyasu, 29, Solution Kingsley, 22, Ikechukwu Nwankpa, 31, and Ugochukwu Nwachukwu, 22. Parading the… Read More NDLEA parades seven drugs peddlers
The Joint Military Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, deployed in the Niger Delta region, has said that it was saddened by the loss of two of its personnel on Tuesday in Bayelsa State. Col. Isa Ado, spokesman of the task force, yesterday, confirmed the death of two soldiers in a gun duel with suspected kidnappers… Read More Two JTF soldiers killed in Bayelsa
Makurdi’s best rapper JTwarrior turns up with an inspirational tune titled Don’t. The intro of the song alone will make you wanna listen. Intro: ‘Most people don’t believe in your dream Till they see it coming thru | They don’t show u d stairs 2 success They throw you to the lather On getting to… Read More New Music: JTwarrior – “Don’t” (Prod. by Slowingz)
Two members of outlawed Sarbahara Party have been killed and three others injured in a gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Tangail Sadar upazila. The deceased were identified as Fazlu and his aide Uzzal. RAB 12 Company Commander ASP Mahiuddin Faruqui said acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB raided… Read More Two dead, three injured as police raid outlawed party hideout in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi law student who had expressed secular views online has been killed in the capital, Dhaka. Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes at a traffic junction late on Wednesday and then shot, police said. The 28-year-old was reported to have been an organiser of the Ganajagran Manch, a secular campaigning group. A string of… Read More Law student hacked to death in Bangladesh
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