Police in Enugu State have arrested a suspect notorious for robbing residents using a toy gun. Police spokesman in Enugu State, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated on Sunday in Enugu that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday and was arraigned on Friday. Ndukwe stated that police operatives arrested the...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has assured the people of the state of adequate protection against banditry attacks and other criminals who have found their way into the state with the intention to cause all forms of atrocities. Speaking during a condolence...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has said the Nigeria’s electoral process is determine by the Court of Justice instead of the people’s decision at the polling station. Prof. Gana stated this on Saturday while delivering a Convocation Lectures at the...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is deploying resources to critical sectors to significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians. A statement by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu emphasised that the government would not allow the abuse of the nation’s treasury. He made the commitment at...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Brig. Gen. Lawal Ja’afaru-Isa as Executive Secretary of the new National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Ja’afaru-Isa, a respected leader, was Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996. He will replace the pioneer executive Secretary...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has condemned the communal clashes which erupted in Selti community of Numan Local Government Area of the state, while calling for peaceful coexistence. Fintiri expressed his condemnation during a peace talk and fact-finding mission with security chiefs in the state on Friday in...
Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has called for unity among the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Zamfara. Jaji, who represent Kaura Namoda/Birnin-Magaji Federal Constituency at the National Assembly said this when he spoke with newsmen in Gusau on Friday. “I am using this medium to call on all...
Special Adviser to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Political Affairs and Strategy, Dr Darlington Orji, said on Friday that his principal would not be distracted from the efforts to make Rivers a model. Orji was reacting to the accusation by the Rivers APC Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, that Fubara’s...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the merging of 401 Special Forces Brigade with Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) that formed Sector 1 Operation Whirl Stroke for effective and more productive security operations in Benue State, a new outpost has been established in the crisis. This arrangement followed...
After my two previous interventions in the matter of Federal Government of Nigeria’s recently-launched Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL), via press statements, I have decided to pen this piece to advert the attention of those who are opposed to the implementation of the EEL, to a number of issues...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Customs Command, on Friday, said its officers intercepted 11 rifles and six pistols, including their ammunition together with banned drugs in different containers at the port. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, the Customs Area Controller of Tin Can Customs Command, Comptroller...
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider on Friday declared a force majeure, and explained steps taken to restore internet connection to service providers. Mainone said in a statement on its website that it became necessary to declare a force majeure subsequent to testing of its cable system. It...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, says it has arrested one Muhammad Munzali, 35, for allegedly sneaking into a female hostel at the Skyline University, Kano. The command’s spokesman, Mr Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday...
Top UN officials have condemned the rising tide of anti-Muslim hate as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to push back against the scourge. The officials adopted the resolution on Friday in New York to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, globally marked annually on March 15....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mr Chidi Amadi, as his Chief of Staff. Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, announced the appointment in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Ogunleye said that...
Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili of The Everlasting Arms Parish (TEAP), Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Garki, Abuja, has called for restructuring of the country, to ensure speedy development. The Pastor, husband of ex-Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, made the call on Friday at the Purposeful Men Symposium organised to...
The wife of Zamfara Governor, Hajjiya Huriya Lawal, has promised to shoulder the medical bill of a woman who delivered triplets in Gusau. Hajjiya Zahara’u Musa, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the governor’s wife, disclosed this in a statement, made available to Newsmen in Gusau,...
The late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan, was on Friday in Ibadan buried at his Aliiwo ancestral home according to Islamic rites. The burial ceremony which involved the two-rakat Janazat prayer, the Islamic prayer for the deceased, was led by the Chief Imam of Ibadan, Shelkh Abdul Ganiyu...
Police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued four kidnap victims in the last one month. One of them is a woman who faked her own kidnap. They also arrested 52 suspects for various crimes. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Waheed Ayilara, told a news conference in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja has reserved judgment till June 7, 2024 the final forfeiture suit of N1,222,384,857.84 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Twenty Two Million, Three Hundred and Eighty Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven Naira, Eighty Four Kobo) brought...