hoodlums
5 Oct
Hoodlums have set the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission office in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state on fire. The Police Command in Akwa Ibom confirmed the attack, leaving many to wonder if this was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the local government elections. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon…
4 Sep
Unidentified hoodlums have attacked residents of M.I. Wushishi housing estate in Minna, the Niger State capital, destroying property worth millions of naira.
30 Aug
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, has confirmed the arrest of 25 suspected hoodlums allegedly
30 Aug
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has raised an alarm that no fewer than 43 transformers have been vandalised by hoodlums in its substations across Ekiti State in the last six months. The management of BEDC stated that due to the activities of the vandals, several communities in the state have been plunged into darkness,…
6 Aug
Gov imposes 24-hr curfew in Katagum Hoodlums in Azare, Katagum council area of Bauchi State vandalised the Government Lodge, country home of the immediate past deputy governor, Baba Tela, and burnt the council secretariat. According to residents, who spoke with The Guardian, the hoodlums vandalised the politician’s home during the ongoing nationwide protests against ‘bad…
5 Aug
The Kaduna State Police Command has debunked the rumour of a hijacked Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) by protesters in Tudun Wada town in the state on Monday. According to the Command, the driver of the APC, confronted with a large crowd of protesters, chose not to open fire on the unarmed protesters and allowed them…
5 Aug
Hoodlums have invaded a Living Faith Church in the Daura council area of Katsina State, looting about 205 chairs, musical instruments and other valuable items worth millions of Naira.
4 Aug
Hoodlums on Sunday morning chased #EndBadGovernance protesters who had gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of Lagos State to protest against the federal government’s policies which has led to widespread hunger and pauperised the masses. The protesters were chanting solidarity songs when fierce-looking hoodlums wielding planks chased them away. Sometime around…
28 May
Normalcy has returned to Ipaja following an attack on a police station by some hoodlums.
16 Apr
Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…
10 Apr
The Lagos State Police Command has expressed worries over the new wave of crime in the state in which hoodlums would brazenly accost innocent commuters and forcefully seize their handsets for an exchange with money.
7 Apr
Harassment by hoodlums appears to be taking a new dimension in Lagos these days.
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International businessmen and foreign investors in Nigeria, Sudeep Ramnani and Jai Mahtani, yesterday, extended their ongoing outreach to the less privileged in Lagos State to mark Nigeria's 64th Independence Anniversary.
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The fate of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is hanging in the balance as the party, yesterday, resolved its crisis with a status quo ante bellum directive.
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The family of the late Pa Andrew Iworh invites the public to the burial ceremony of their beloved father, grandfather, and uncle, which will take place in Akumazi-Umuocha, Ika North-East Local Council of Delta State.