Warri: Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Mobile Policemen, Suspected Armed Robber Roasted Alive
LAGOS MAY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Three persons were Monday killed in two separate incidences within the Warri metropolis; two policemen shot dead by unidentified gunmen and a suspected armed robber roasted by an angry More...
The Origins of Nigeria’s Notorious 419 Scams
By Stephen Ellis LAGOS MAY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian scammers are generally regarded as pioneers in the sending of mass letters, messages and emails seeking to defraud any recipient foolish and greedy enough More...
Suspected Wife Killer Surrenders to Police
LAGOS MAY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Report reaching casefileng.com says the suspected killer of his wife Lekan Shonde has surrendered himself to the police. He reportedly walked into the office of Rapid Response Squad, More...
Delta: Fulani Herdsmen Plan Surprise Attack On Asaba
LAGOS MAY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The traditional ruler of Okpanam, a suburb of Asaba, the Delta State capital, HRM Mbanefo Michael Ogbolu, on Thursday, May 5, 2016, raised alarm over secret plans by suspected Fulani More...
‘One Chance’ Robbery Suspect Says Gang Runs ‘Morning, Evening Shifts’
LAGOS MAY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A suspected robber who specialises in using commercial buses (popularly known as Danfo) to rob people has told the police that they operate in groups in the mornings and evenings. Henry More...
Delta: How Ughelli Lawyer, Okoriko Escapes from Kidnappers Den in Oghara Forest
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS MAY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-We have heard of kidnapped victims gaining freedom through assistant of security agents or payment of huge ransom to their abductors. But Barr. John Okoriko, an Ughelli More...
Edo State Deputy Gov Escapes Death as Gunmen Shot Policemen, DSS Operatives
Pius Odubu LAGOS APRIL MAY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu, on Saturday escaped death as he was attacked by gunmen at attacked by gunmen the secretariat of the All Progressives More...
Tragedy: Soldier Man Kills Bride’s Mother, Youngman in Delta
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Tragedy struck on Saturday when a soldier shot dead a bride’s mother and a young man in a military check point located at Ekpan junction, Effurun, Delta State. An eye witness told More...
Angry Mob Sets Three Suspected Armed Robbers Ablaze in Warri
File Photo LAGOS APRIL 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Angry mob yesterday set ablaze three suspected armed robbers for allegedly stealing, maiming and dispossessing residents of Okumagba Community of their personal effects. The More...
Unknown Gunmen Kill PDP Chieftain in Delta
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS APRIL 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A five man gang of suspected assassins on Wednesday night shot dead a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in cold blood at Ughelli, Delta State. The victim, More...
Police Declares Suspected Lesbian Wanted In Niger State
IGP Solomon Arase There are indications that the Niger State Police Command may have declared one Miss Augustina Osawmengie Asemota, a suspected lesbian wanted in connection with an incident. Our correspondent gathered More...
Delta: Security Agents Raid Uvwie Communities, Nab 35 Suspects, Mops Up Arms
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A combined team of security agencies has apprehended 35 suspected criminals in Ekpan and neighbouring communities in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta. The security More...
Two Die as Explosion Rocks Central Bank of Nigeria
Scene of the explsion at CBN, Calabar,Cross Rivers LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Health workers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital confirmed that two people were killed Friday by an explosion at the More...
Just In: Abducted Lagos Schoolgirls Regain Freedom
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The three female students who were abducted from the Babington Junior Seminary in Ikorodu, Lagos State have been released. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni says More...
Scores Dead As Yoruba, Hausa Communities Clash in Lagos
Mile 12 Market,Ikorodu,Lagos LAGOS MARCH 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Scores of people have been killed and properties worth billions of naira have been destroyed in an on-going clash between the Yoruba and Hausa communities More...
Abductors of Lagos School Girls Contact Parents, Demand N200m for Their Release
One of the abducted girls Tofunmi Popoolaniyan LAGOS MARCH 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The kidnappers of three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have demanded N200 million ransom. Timilehin Olisa, Tofunmi More...
Abducted 14-Yr-Old Ese Oruru Is Five Months Pregnant
Ese LAGOS MARCH2ND (URHOBORODAY)-Abducted 14 year old Ese Rita Oruru, from Bayelsa is five months pregnant. The girl child who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow but rescued by the Police in Kano, has been More...
How Bandits Besiege Lagos School and Abduct Three Female Students
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-It was a nightmare for students of the Babington Macurley Junior Seminary (BMJS), Ikorodu, Lagos, early Tuesday as unknown gunmen allegedly broke into the school and kidnapped three More...
Delta: Pepper Soup Seller Slumps, Dies at the Sound of Police Gunshots
Delta CP,Usman Alkali LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There was confusion in Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, Tuesday night, following the sudden death of a 50-year-old pepper More...
Ex-Bayelsa Speaker, LG Chairman, Others Escape Death as Suspected Militants Attack Ijaw Community
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-All hell was let loose in Ekeremor today less than 24 hours to the rescheduled elections in certain constituencies in Bayelsa as suspected militants took over the community, unleashing More...
Police Foil Alleged Plot to Attack Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s Country Home
Ex-President Goodluck Jjonathan’s cpuntry home,Otuoke LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Bayelsa State police command revealed to newsmen that it foiled an alleged attempt by five suspects to attack the country More...
How ‘Mysterious’ Chicken Pecks Buyer to Comma in Asaba
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A mild drama played out at Konwea Plaza in Asaba, Delta State after a chicken allegedly pecked a buyer, identified as Sunday Ibie to coma. The incident which happened on Friday was More...
Cultism:Warri Traders Want Adequate Security for Igbudu Market
Igbudu Market LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Traders in Igbudu Market, Warri, have appealed to the Delta Government to provide adequate security in the market to save them from the activities of cultists. Lucky More...
Two killed, Ten Vehicles Destroyed as Cultists Create Mayhem in Warri
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A renewed cult war on Sunday claimed the lives of two persons while 10 vehicles were destroyed in Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that the clash of the two rival cult groups More...
Campus Cultism Initiation: Police Nab 6 Delta State University Student over Rape
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six undergraduate students of the Delta State University, Abraka, who allegedly took part in a gang rape as part of More...