The Anambra Police Command has foiled an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby girl in Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Gov. Biodun Oyebanji, has emerged winner with 319,224 votes. Oyebanji defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Wole Oluyede, who scored 40,543 vote Mrs Adenike Oladiji, INEC’s Chief Returning Officer
Edo State Security Squad codenamed “Operation flush out Kidnappers and Cultists” have arrested 14 Suspects in connection with the cult related killing in Auchi, Etsako West local Government Area of Edo State. Tension was heightened at Abiodun Motor Park, Jattu Junction as residents, commuters and business owners ran for their
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas seven days “to ensure that members of the Senate and House of Representatives refund and return to the public treasury all monies, allowances, and benefits derived from
An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following their arrest for dealing in illicit substances, which they sell to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia state capital. Pa Obiora was
Pastor Tunde Bakare, Founder of Citadel School of Government (CSG) and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu have called for regional economic integration that would usher in growth and prosperity for Nigerian states. They made the call at the “Geo-Economic Optimisation Summit” convened by the Citadel School of Government (CSG) on Saturday in
The Federal Government has approved the release of N21.2 million in outbreak investigation and response funds, to each state to strengthen preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other public health threats. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by Mr Ado Bako, Assistant Director, Information and
Tragedy occured on Friday night at the Ibadan toll gate end of the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway as six persons died in a multiple vehicle accident. The Oyo State Fire Service Agency, in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr Moroof Akinwande, on Saturday, said that eight persons were however rescued in
The Nigerian Army on Saturday inducted 5,876 newly trained soldiers into its ranks to strengthen ongoing counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and other internal security operations across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the soldiers graduated under a revised training model designed to produce combat-ready personnel capable of tackling
Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ekiti, has commended voters and election officials for their peaceful and professional conduct across the state. Omoseyindemi told journalists after monitoring the governorship exercise in the state on Saturday that the election was largely peaceful. “We never