Tag: ASSASSINATION
Banker accused of hiring assassins to kill ex-husband
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected hired-assassins and a female banker over failed attempt to assassinate her ex-husband identified as Tochukwu...
Gunmen kill man, two sons, injure wife and daughters in Lagos
Unidentified gunmen stormed Ipakodo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Thursday and killed and shot dead a man identified as Celestine Okoye and his two...
Former Ondo LG chairman assassinated
Unknown gunmen early on Friday assassinated Niyi Pirisola, a former Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Okitipupa Local Government Area in Ondo State.
The former...
Dakuku Peterside condemns killing of APC lawyer
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has condemned what he describes as “the barbaric, nasty and...
Police vow to find killers of Port Harcourt lawyer
The Rivers Police Command said on Monday that the killers of Port Harcourt-based human rights lawyer, Mr Ken Atsuete, would be brought to justice.
Rivers...
Ajimobi announces N5m reward for information on Oyo lawmaker’s killers
Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has placed a N5million bounty on the heads of the three gunmen responsible for the gruesome murder of...
We’ll get to the bottom of lawmaker’s assassination – Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has described the suspected assassination of member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, as not only tragic but...
Oyo lawmaker shot dead week before bagging PhD
Chairman, Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Security, Gideon Aremu, was shot to death by gunmen at his residence on Friday.
Aremu...
Acting medical council registrar killed one month to retirement
The acting Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Olufunke Omotuyi, was murdered by suspected gunmen on Wednesday morning in Abuja.
The incident...
Amosun withdraws case against Dipo Dina six years after death
The Ogun State Government has withdrawn a criminal case of illegal possession of government documents against the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate in...