Category: METRO - Page 7 - FAMOUS REPORTERS

Sep

2025

How Gunmen killed 22 villagers during baptism ceremony

CRIME, METRO#Banditskillbaptismparticipantsinniger, #Baptism, #Nigerattack

How Gunmen killed 22 villagers during baptism ceremony Catastrophe erupted in western Niger, on Tuesday, as gunmen who rode motorbikes, reportedly shot dead 22 villagers who were attending a baptism ceremony. This was confirmed by Local media and other sources, who stated that sporadic shootings occurred on Monday in the Tillaberi region, near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS) are active. Famousreporters.com writes with reference to CBS News, that a resident of the area told AFP 15 people were killed first at a baptism ceremony in Takoubatt village. "The attackers…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

How military arrested ‘Gentle De Yahoo’ after 4-hours trek to hideout

CRIME, METRO#GentleDeYahoo, #IfeanyiEzeOkorienta, #Thearrestofgentledeyahoo, #Yahoo

How military arrested 'Gentle De Yahoo' after 4-hours trek to hideout A new feather has been added to the troops of the Nigerian Army as they have painstakingly achieved a new milestone as a part of their relentless efforts and operations against violent non-state actors across the country. The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation UDO KA have arrested a notorious IPOB/ESN commander, Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, who is popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo, in Imo. According to a credible source at the Army Headquarters, the successful arrest was recorded during a raid in Okigwe Local Government Area of the…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

19 women, children die as bus conveying wedding guests plunges into river

METRO#death, #River, #Wedding

19 women, children die as bus conveying wedding guests plunges into river Not fewer than 19 women and children among the passengers, lost their lives on Saturday evening, while attending a wedding ceremony, as a bus conveying wedding ceremony attendees in Northern Nigeria. The According to a Union official and residents, the incident which was attributed to the MNglaring negligence of the driver occurred when the later pulled up his vehicle behind a partially collapsed bridge. on Saturday evening but it rolled back into the river, Abubakar Muhammed, an official with the NURTW transport operators union, told AFP. According to…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

Father flees after allegedly killing his baby mama’s 13 yrs daughter in Delta

CRIME, METRO#Mankillsbabymama'sdaughter, #murderindeltastate, #Taye

Father flees after allegedly killing his baby mama's 13 yrs daughter in Delta A Delta State man who allegedly killed and buried 13-year-old daughter has finally surrendered to the police. The Delta State Police Command said that a father, identified as Taye, who ran off after reported killing his 13-years-old daughter and burying her corpse, has yielded himself in. Taye was accused of killing and burying his daughter, simply identified as Davina, on September 7, 2025, after which he absconded with his family members. Taye was alleged to have killed and buried his daughter, known as Davina, on September 7,…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

Six minors stab man, 32 to death in Mangolpuri fight

CRIME, METRO#Mangolpurifight, #Minor, #Sixminorboysstabbedman

Six minors stab man, 32 to death in Mangolpuri fight A 32-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by 6 minor boys, on Friday, September 14. The horrible incident took place on Friday, at a grocery shop in Mangolpuri, outer Delhi, India, when the victim tried to intervene as a fight ensued among the boys. According to the Police, the man tried to intervene in a fight between his acquaintance and the six boys outside a grocery shop when the boys turned on him and attacked him with a knife, resulting in his death. The stabbing, which was captured on…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

Prisons officer, five others arrested over N109.5m gold theft in Kebbi

METRO#GoldOrnaments, #Goldrobbery, #GoldrobberyinKebbi

Prisons officer, five others arrested over N109.5m gold theft in Kebbi Six suspects in connection with the theft of gold ornaments valued at over One Hundred and nine million naira (N109.5) have been arrested by Detectives of the Kebbi State Police Command. The incident took place in Ka’oje town, Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed by Police Public Relations Officer, of the command, Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement he issued on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, pointing out that the arrests were in response to a complaint lodged at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Birnin Kebbi. The…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

Pandemonium, as dead woman wakes up during funeral in Abia

METRO, Oddity#Deadwomanwakesincoffin, #Oddity

Pandemonium, as dead woman wakes up during funeral in Abia An awe striking incident took place at Umueze, a community in Abia State, on Saturday, as a woman who was earlier declared dead allegedly returned to life while in her coffin, a few moments before interment. The horror incident which caused goosebumps on the bodies of mourners at the burial ceremonies, was reportedly, described as a case of premature death declaration by medical experts. he woman, identified as Mrs. Chinyere Okafor, aged 47, was said to have been battling a brief illness before she was confirmed dead at a local…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

HAPPENING: Tension in Onitsha, as Soludo’s security Operatives kill pregnant woman, 3 others

CRIME, METRO#CharlesChukwumuSoludo, #OnitshaMainMarket, #OperationCleanandHealthy, #security

HAPPENING: Tension at Onitsha Main Market, as Soludo's security Operatives kill pregnant woman, 3 others Pandemonium erupted at the popular Onitsha Main Market, in the business hub of Anambra State, as personnel of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (Ocha Brigade) allegedly gruesomely killed a pregnant woman. The Security Operatives also terminated the lives of four other people following a violent clash with traders at the Onitsha Main Market. The incident happened on Tuesday along Bright Street, opposite First Bank, when the task force stormed the market to seize traders’ goods. Reportedly, the operatives opened a gunfire on the unarmed…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Tension in Edo as Gunmen kill 8 NSCDC personnel, kidnap Chinese

CRIME, METRO#GunmenKill8nscdcoperatives

JUST IN: Tension in Edo as Gunmen kill 8 NSCDC personnel, kidnap Chinese A heart-wrecking incident took place in Edo State on Friday night as heavily armed gunmen ambushed and killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a shocking assault on the BUA Cement Company in Okpella. The terrific attack happened around the stroke of 10:00apm on that fateful Friday, as the unsuspecting security team walked into a hail of gunfire. According to reports, the security Operatives were escorting five Chinese expatriates back to base after a routine patrol when the attackers laid siege…

Sep

2025

By Famous Reporters

29 dead as another in boat mishap in Niger state

METRO#Boatcapsize, #Boatmishap, #death, #NigerBoatcapsize

29 dead as another in boat mishap in Niger state The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has reported that not fewer than 29 passengers lost their lives in a boat capsize, in Borgu LGA of the state. According to a statement by NSEMA director-general, Abdullah Arah, the boat was conveying about 90 passengers when it capsized on Tuesday around the stroke of 11:30 am at Gausawa, in Malale ward. The NSEMA DG who disclosed that 50 people were rescued while two were still missing as of press time, regretted that the capsize was as a result of overloading. Arah…