Hundreds of aggrieved women took to the streets of Sapele, Delta State on Wednesday in a peaceful protest to demonstrate their discontent with the extended two weeks lockdown on the state by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over the coronavirus pandemic. The protesting women anchored their grievances on the allegation that the Governor Okowa led government had […]

Tragedy struck in Ebem and Elu Ohafia of Abia State as the personnel of the Ohafia Police Station shot and killed a youth identified as Innocent Friday on Saturday. INDEPENDENT gathered that the youth was hit at the main motor park at the Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. Speaking to INDEPENDENT on the […]

Tragedy occurred in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, on Wednesday when a female police sergeant was shot dead by another officer. A statement from the police spokesperson in the state, Nnamdi Omoni, identified the victim as Lovender Elekwachi, who was serving at Eneka Police Division, Port Harcourt. She was shot while on traffic duties at the Eneka […]

On May 4, 2020, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State announced a 24-hour lockdown on Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state as part of the government’s measures to check the spread of coronavirus. In a broadcast where he informed members of the public of his intended action, Wike said: “Consequently, […]

A ten-year-old boy allegedly shot by police while enforcing lockdown order in Sankara community in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State, is in critical condition, his father told PREMIUM TIMES. The father of the victim, Abdulkadir Suleiman, said his son, Usman, sustained a fracture in his head and that his condition is critical as […]

A team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police allegedly killed a young man on Saturday. The incident occurred in front of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli in Delta State. The operatives allegedly shot the citizen and left the scene. A trending footage shows them speeding off in the victim’s vehicle – a white […]