Metro Archives - Page 35 of 218

Nov

30

2025

JUST IN: Terrorists Launch Fresh Attack On Isanlu Makutu-Idofin Highway In Kogi, Several Persons Feared Kidnapped

Metro, News, Social IssuesBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria

A group of terrorists have launched a fresh attack along the Isanlu Makutu–Idofin corridor in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents and travellers in a state of fear. Eyewitnesses said that the attackers struck suddenly on Saturday afternoon, causing people in the area to scamper for safety. Meanwhile, the exact number of victims abducted during the incident has not yet been confirmed, as details remain sketchy. Local sources said the situation has heightened tension across nearby communities, with many residents staying indoors while travellers are diverting routes to avoid the troubled stretch of road. However,…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

NTIFE 2025: Hon. Minister Hannatu Musawa Reimagines Nigeria’s Art, Culture, Tourism for Global Capital, Local Prosperity

Column, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, News, Opinion, PoliticsMetro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has renewed her call for strategic partnerships and sustainable investment in Nigeria’s rich cultural, tourism and creative assets, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) in Abuja, organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the Honourable Minister said the administration is determined to reposition art, culture, tourism and the creative economy as central pillars of national development, job creation and inclusive growth. She noted that…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Retired Delta High Court Judge Found Dead In Asaba Home, Allegedly Murdered.

Metro, News, Social IssuesCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, RIP, Security

A retired High Court judge in Delta State, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has been found dead in her Asaba residence, prompting a full-scale police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. According to security sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the late judge was discovered in her sitting room at No. 8 Tom Halen Street, behind IBTC Bank, with her hands and legs bound and her mouth gagged with a wrapper. Her brother, Emeka Okogwu, found the body during a visit early Saturday morning and immediately reported the incident to the police at about 8:00 a.m. Patrol teams were subsequently deployed…

Nov

28

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Release Nnamdi Kanu To Us Or Release Him To Britain – Ngige Tells Tinubu After Convoy Was Attacked.

Current Events, Metro, Social IssuesCrime, Metro, Security

Ex-governor of Anambra State and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has given an account of how his convoy was attacked by gunmen on Wednesday. The former governor spoke to journalists when presidential candidate in 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, visited him to commiserate with him on the attack. Ngige said he had been in Anambra since Saturday, and had sent his personal aides on errand, including taking one of his cars for maintenance when they were attacked on their way back, leading to the death of one lady, while his police orderly was shot in…

Nov

28

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Terrorists Invade Immigration Point In Kebbi, Open Fire On Officers On Duty, Kill Three On The Spot

Metro, NewsCrime, Insecurity, Metro, Security, Terrorism

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have attacked a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) checkpoint in Bakin Ruwa, along the Maje border in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing three officers. The attack, which occurred around midnight on Wednesday, has heightened fear and tension among residents of border communities. Multiple local sources told Channels Television that the terrorists invaded the immigration point unexpectedly and opened fire on officers on duty, killing three on the spot.