The traditional ruler of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, General Segun Aremu (rtd) has been killed by yet to be identified gunmen on Thursday after assailants invaded the palace. The gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others. Koro in Kwara is the neighbouring town of Irele/Oke Ako/Ipao/Oke Aiyedun and Ikole and shares boundaries with Ekiti State where two monarchs were recently killed. Spokeswoman of...

The recent killing of two first class traditional rulers in Ekiti State has ignited the deployment of helicopter and Armoured Personnel Carriers to the state by the Nigeria Police Force to search the killers with a view to apprehend them. Recall that two monarchs, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olusola; and Oba David Ogunsola, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti were killed on Monday while returning from a meeting in Irele-Ekiti. Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General...

 Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has apprehended a 38-year-old woman identified as Chinyere Chukwu for attempting to sell her two sons. Chukwu, who hails from Okija in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, was said to have connived with her 17-year-old daughter, identified as Joy, to sell off her two sons “due to the economic hardship in the country.” Chukwu, while being interrogated, explained that she had...