By Umar Akilu Majeri A campaign rally for the local government chairmanship in Malam Madori, Jigawa State, turned violent when unidentified hoodlums attacked the team and supporters, leaving many injured. The incident occurred at Arki ward, where the chairmanship contestant,…
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Wednesday said miscreants have looted documents on the alleged corruption charges against his predecessor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, his family and aides. Yusuf recalled that Ganduje has been facing alleged multiple charges before the…
…Gov imposes 24hr curfew in Katagum Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Hoodlums in Azare, Katagum local government area of Bauchi State, the second largest town in the state have vandalised the government lodge, country home of the immediate past deputy governor, Senator…
The Police Command in Benue says a group of hoodlums on Monday, set ablaze the Gboko residence of ex Benue governor, late Aper Aku. Sewuese Anene, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in an interview…
Hoodlums on Thursday attacked the Neni Police Station and Anaocha local government headquarters in Anambra State. While confirming that attack, the PPRO said the hoodlums employed IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), insisting that they did not take away any arms, or…
The protest staged by fish vendors in Suleja, headquarters of Suleja local government area of Niger state, ended catastrophic on Wednesday. The protesters embarked on the protest to kick against frequent hikes in prices of frozen fish which of late…
By Sodiq Adelakun An 84-year-old man, Dr Albert Ndulue, on Tuesday, called on security agencies to urgently intervene in the alleged destruction of his property at Lekki, Lagos State, by suspected hoodlums. Ndulue said at a news conference in Lagos…
Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) says 50 transformers are vandalised in its coverage area daily. JED’s Head, Customer Care Desk, Mr Friday Akpopi made the claim in Jos on Wednesday at the opening of a four-day forum organised by the…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums have reportedly attacked the residence of a member of the ‘Gender Frontier Development Initiatives’ (GFDI), Mrs Ibini Adenike Hannah, in Akure area of Ondo state over her campaign against female genital mutilation in…
The residence of Alabi Victor Olawumi, the Councillorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state, has been vandalised by some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs. According to information made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, these hoodlums suspected…
