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Weekend rampage: Fulani bandits kill, kidnap scores across the country

Sopuruchi Onwuka Armed Fulani bandits were on rampage weekend, wreaking havoc across towns and villages in the country, killing and abducting dozens of people including security operatives. However, as the regular attacks and ransom seeking mass abductions continue to wear…

Anambra police rescue kidnap victims, mob kill suspect

A crowd of angry mob in Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State, weekend killed a kidnap suspect after a team of police operatives foiled attempted kidnap of two victims by a gang of seven bandits. The killed suspect is said to be…

Brazilian police find remains of UK journalist as suspect confesses

Police have found human remains in their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, investigators said on Wednesday. The suspect, a fisherman who had…

Outrage as Chinese men brutalize dining women

Surveillance footage of men assaulting two women in the northeastern Chinese city of Tangshan on Friday unleashed a flood of outrage on local social media websites, prompting calls for punishment and renewing a debate on women’s rights. Video obtained by…

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…