The Cross Rivers State Police Command,on Wednesday recovered three fresh human skulls from 55 cultists paraded at the Command headquarters in Calabar. Speaking to newsmen, the State Police Commissioner, Abdulkadir Jimoh, said,” On Monday,I got information that suspected cultists were driving dangerously,hoisting the black and red flag disturbing the peace […]
Month: August 2020
Federal Government removes import duty on meters
Federal Government says it has removed duty on imported meters in a bid to ensure that all Electricity consumers are metered in the next six months. The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy Agba disclosed this shortly after a tour of the Calabar Power Plant owned by the Niger […]
FG bows to pressure, approves new payment system for universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU says it has reached an agreement with the Federal Government on new payment system for universities. ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Ogunyemi said the federal government has accepted the University Transparency and Accountability Solution,UTAS,an […]
NDDC:EFCC investigates Akpabio, Pondei over diversion of funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has commenced Investigation into allegations of diversion of public funds against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Professor Daniel Pondei. The Minister and Pondei are being investigated over […]
Boko Haram kills scores of returning residents,hoists flag in Borno town
Many residents of Kukawa town in Kukawa local area of Borno State, who returned to their community were reportedly killed and many seriously wounded by Boko Haram Insurgents. The Insurgents are also said to have hoisted Islamic state flag in the community. The Army had last week claimed that it […]
Police arrest blacksmiths who make guns and supply them to criminals.
The Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 3 men from Benue State who make guns and allegedly supply weapons to robbery gangs and members of cults in the state. The suspects,Shapraku Umade 19, Moses Anzur 19, and JanesTsebe 20, were arrested at a […]
Mali President, Prime Minister,arrested by troops in suspected coup
The Military in Mali have arrested President Ibrahim Boubakcar Keita and Prime Minister,Boubou Cisse in a suspected coup in Bamako. In a tweet on Tuesday, the Chairman of the African Union,Mousa Faki Mahamat condemned the coup ofthe arrest and called on the mutineers to cease of violence. He asked the […]
Wike tackles Ize-iyamu, says no Progressives Governor will support him because of Oshiomole.
Governor of Rivers State,Nyesom Wike ,has said that the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress ,APC,i,n the forth coming governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu, will not win the election following his lack of support base of the Edo people and the Progressives Governors because of Adams Oshiomole, […]
CAN Chairman to El-Rufai:The people causing trouble are not spirits so it should not be too difficult to apprehend them.
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN,Supo Ayokunle takes a look at the ongoing killing scenario in Southern Kaduna with a call on those at the helm of affairs to embrace the issue of problem solving very seriously. Ayokunle who stated this when a delegation of religious leaders met […]
Man converts his 13year old daughter to wife in Lagos
The Police have arrested a 40year old man at the Baruwa area of Ipaja,Lagos, for concerting his underaged daughter to “wife” for 3 years. The suspect identified as Gbenga ,a staff of an Electricity Distribution Company was said to have sexually abused his daughter since his wife died three years […]