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Train attack: 54 passengers still with Fulani bandits
About 54 passengers abducted by Fulani bandits who derailed a train between Kaduna and Abuja are still in captivity after the kidnappers released only 11 of the 65 hostages. Checks by The Oracle Today confirmed that government is working to…
Three to die by hanging for murdering Fasoranti’s daughter
Three out of the four suspected arraigned for involvement in the murder of Olufunke Olakuri will now die by hanging after they were convicted by the court. The late Mrs Olufunke Olakuri was the second daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti,…
Gunmen kill another six in Odo State
Sopuruchi Onwuka The residents of Sabi town in OndoState on Wednesday witnessed hours of gunmen attack which eye witnesses said left not fewer than six people dead in the early hours of the day. Spokesman of the Nigerian Police, Ondo…
Condemnations pour in against Catholic Church massacre
The attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo in Ondo State has elicited strings of angry reactions from all shades of Nigerians, especially politicians and Christian leaders even as the assailants are yet to…
Kidnapping: Hon Igwe appeals to Umunneochi youths over military
The representative of the Umunneochi constituency at the Abia House of Assembly, Hon Barr Okey Igwe, has appealed to youths in the area to allow the state’s government to efficiently address the issues of trust between the communities and military…
Gov Ikpeazu restates commitment to stamp out kidnapping
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has restated the resolve of his administration to stamp out rising spate of kidnapping in Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state where Fulani bandits stage daily kidnapping of local people for ransom. The governor, who was…
Abia youths spar the military over complicity in commercial kidnapping
(By our correspondents) Tension reached boiling point along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Wednesday when community youths from some sections of the Abia North Senatorial District of Abia State and neighbouring Uturu and Ihube communities of Imo State nearly clashed…
Prelate’s kidnap: Ikpeazu promises to beef up security at hotspots
Sopuruchi Onwuka Executive governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has declared intention to strengthen security structures in the boundary communities in Isuikwuato and Umunneochi council areas of the state where kidnappers suspected to dangerously armed Fulani herdsmen have laid…
Methodist Church procures release of kidnapped prelate
(By our Southeast correspondents) Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His EminenceDr Samuel Kanu Uche, who was kidnapped along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Sunday, has been released by his abductors. Impeccable sources confided in The Oracle Today that the prelate…
Prelate’s kidnap: Ikpeazu leads manhunt as kidnappers demand N100m
Community under siege Sopuruchi Onwuka Following the kidnap of the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Dr Samuel Kanu Uche, on his way from Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, the entire southeast zone of…
