Displaced criminals from Zamfara infiltrating into Nasarawa — Al-Makura
Al-Makura Government Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, has said that criminal elements dislodged by recent military operation in Zamfara have infiltrated the state. Al-Makura raised the alarm when the...
View ArticlePolice confirms attack on house of former leader of Rivers Assembly
Chidi Lloyd The Rivers Police Command have confirmed arsonists’ attack on the house of Dr Chidi Lloyd, a former leader in Rivers House of Assembly. The building is located at Akpabu in Emohua Local...
View ArticleEFCC arrests 2 in Ibadan over internet fraud
Cyber attacks The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two persons for internet fraud in Ibadan. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Mr Ayo Oyewole, EFCC’s...
View ArticleGovernor's wife gives birth to quadruplet
Less than 24 hours his election as the governor of Bayelsa State was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, Governor Seriake Dickson's wife has been delivered of a set of quadruplet. The governor's spokesman...
View ArticlePDP tells INEC to declare Dariye’s seat vacant
Joshua Dariye The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seat of Sen. Joshua Dariye in the Senate vacant. The News...
View ArticleUITH to implement No Work, No Pay against workers
Prof. Abdulwaheed Olatinwo. PHOTO: .gongnews.net The management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), may commence the implementation of the “No Work, No Pay” directive of the Office of the...
View ArticleRotary commits to polio eradication, establishes school in Ondo
Ondo State. PHOTO: en.wikipedia.org Rotary Club International, Nigeria, has built a secondary school, which is first of its kind in Imafon, a community in Akure North Local Council of Ondo State, just...
View ArticleAbia schedules LG election on Christmas Eve, candidates reject date
Aspirants for the Abia State LG elections have frowned at the Christmas Eve date scheduled for the bye-election, saying the period witnesses a lot of movements to villages, with people putting final...
View Article5 feared dead as Tompolo’s father is buried
PHOTO: pulse.ng • Tompolo’s Alleged Presence A Ruse, Gbaramatu Chief Not less than five persons were feared dead in a boat mishap on Warri River as many boats conveyed mourners to Kurutie, in Warri...
View ArticleFederal civil servants seek transfer to home states over recession
Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita Government not aware, says Head of Service To mitigate the hardship caused by the economic recession, many federal civil servants are applying for...
View ArticleIllegal structures go down in Ikoyi,V.I., Lekki...
The ongoing demolition..on Saturday • Crisis averted as Iposu family claims ownership of land in Epe After several warnings to owners and occupants of illegal structures and shanties to vacate such...
View ArticleNSCDC deploys 20,000 personnel for Edo governorship election
Abdullahi Gana, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed the immediate deployment of 20,000 personnel for the Edo governorship election scheduled for Sept....
View ArticleLagos is committed to rule of law, says Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode The thrust of the policy of the Lagos State Government is to enthrone the rule of law and also protect the underprivileged, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode said on Monday. He spoke at a...
View ArticleNo amount of intimidation will stop our reconstruction efforts — Shettima
Borno Governor Kashim Shettima Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday said he was going ahead with the planned rebuilding of damaged buildings in spite of recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents...
View ArticleErosion throws residents of Shagari estate, Lagos, into darkness
Erosion threatens high tension pole in Shagari Federal Low Cost Housing Estate, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos. PHOTO: NAN Residents of Shagari Estate, Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, Lagos, have...
View ArticleAdeboye, Akinlade task youths on nation-building
Pastor Enoch Adejare AdeboyeThe General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has called on youths to eschew vices and embrace opportunities to make...
View ArticleGunmen kill Benue traditional ruler
New Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris Man dies after drinking rat poison • Police mop up bushes in Lagos, Ogun border communities to stem kidnapping The traditional ruler of Mbayongo district...
View ArticlePolice arrest 3 housewives over alleged attempted murder
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three housewives in connection with the alleged attempted murder of a girl. The command’s spokesman, DSP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the development to the News...
View ArticleLagos chief judge pardons 20 prisoners
Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade In exercise of her constitutional powers, the Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Oluwafumilayo Atilade, on Tuesday released 20 inmates of Ikoyi Prisons awaiting trial....
View ArticlePolice clarify occupation of Delta APC secretariat
APC Twenty-four hours after it sealed off the Delta State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Asaba, the capital, the spokesperson for the police command, Celestina Kalu, yesterday,...
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