According to Police Public Relations Officer Henry Okoye, the authorities recovered a locally-made pistol, two rounds of live ammunition, and a torchlight from Alex. Okoye disclosed that the victims were rescued unharmed. During interrogation, he said, Alex confessed to the robbery and disclosed that he had acquired the firearm from someone in Ezza, Ebonyi State. […]
The incident was confirmed in a statement from the state Police Public Relations Officer, Lawan Shiisu.. According to Shiisu, the woman, a resident of Garin Mallam village, doused herself in petrol and ignited it. Shiisu said they received the distressing news about this incident from Guri on Thursday at approximately 7:40 a.m. The woman, who […]
The Minister of Works David Umahi, who announced this said these measures aim to accelerate project timelines and extend the lifespan of federal roads. The policy details, shared with the press by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Uchenna Orji, include several key changes. Among them are the adoption of rigid pavements, a reduction in […]
The Rivers state local government election scheduled to take place on October 5, 2024 may not likely hold except urgent steps are taken to address some grey areas in the process. This is as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the State loyal to the care taker committee Chairman , Tony Okocha, said, […]
A Benue state High Court had, stopped the Ganduje-led National Working Committee, NWC, from dissolving the state chapter executive led by Agada. But late on Wednesday, the NWC went ahead to dissolve the said state exco in disobedience of the court order. However, Agada, alongside eight others, approached a Benue State High Court to file […]
The tournament is the second edition and will be played from January 8 to February 2, 2025, in Malaysia, featuring 16 teams. Nigeria was initially billed to play in a two-group tournament of seven teams each, but the late inclusion of Zimbabwe resulted in the withdrawal of the top four sides from the series to […]
The Cross River chapter of the association also warned that the state was more vulnerable than others. The Public Relations Officer of the NMA, Ukam Edadi, made the call in an interview with mewsmen in Calabar. Reports say that the mpox virus, which initially broke out in Central Africa, has since spread to several West […]
These include Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley; Samson Eletu aka Sam Larry; Mohbad’s sister-in-law, Karimot Ogunbayo; Boluwatife Adeyemo aka Darosha and Mohbad’s lawyer, Oluwasanmi Falade. The nurse who was said to have treated the deceased during the period, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, and the driver who drove him to the hospital, Fidelis Esanbor, were also on the […]
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer revealed this while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students ,NANS, in Rivers State. According to him, the fund had paid the tuition fees of 20, 000 students in six universities, including the University of Ibadan, University […]
The defendants, identified as Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq Usseni, and Azeez Isiaka, were set free by Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi, after being cautioned. The defendants were discharged after pleading guilty to a single amended charge brought against them by the Lagos State Government. The charge, dated August 22, 2024, accused them […]