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A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has cleared the air on hints and rumours of his alleged plan to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha said he is still a member of the party and has no plans of leaving, urging the public to disregard the speculations. According to the…
One person has been confirmed dead during a clash between some youths in Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos, on Sunday. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer in the state, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident in a statement in Lagos, NAN reports. Adejobi said that 12 suspects have been arrested in…
Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) in Kogi have Rescued 19 kidnapped victims and arrested six Kidnappers at kabba junction in adavi Local govt following a tipoff. Chairman of HGN, Mr Inusa Bature, while speaking with our reporter said the suspects were linked to the recent Kidnapping in the area.“We got the information that some travellers…
Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has challenged Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde to arrest him if he can over the eviction order he issued to herdsmen last week. Ighoho had issued a seven-day ultimatum to Fulanis in Igangan in Ibarapa East local government to quit over alleged kidnapping and banditry. But Makinde…
The decision of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State to sack his commissioners after one year has elicited mixed reactions. While the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has described the former commissioners as inexperienced and incompetent, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the governor and members of his team have redefined Kwara in many…
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said 4,000 inmates have been freed so far under the Federal Government Amnesty Programme to decongest custodial centres in the country. The Minister disclosed this on Thursday at the pulling out parade organised in honour of the Controller General of the Nigeria Corrections Centre, Alhaji Ja’afaru Ahmed….
SIR: While the world is being ravaged by the Coronavirus pandemic and permanent solution is being sought, Nigeria, as a country, has turned into a theatre of killings through the activities of terrorists notably by the notorious Boko Haram terrorist group and its splinter group Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP). Daily, the Northeast states, most…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on the worsening security situation in the country. The letter was titled: “AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI BY THE ALAAFIN OF OYO, OBA LAMIDI OLAYIWOLA ADEYEMI III.” Oba Adeyemi wrote: Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum. Your Excellency, I have…
A newly recruited Police Constable, David Friday, attached to Olofin Police Station in the Idanre local government area, has been arrested for armed robbery. David was arrested alongside a soldier serving with the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigeria Army, Owena Cantonment, Innocent Victor. They were reportedly armed with a Jackknife and other dangerous weapons at Ojadale…
Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have dissociated themselves from the reported claim by Kogi Governor Yahaya that coronavirus vaccines are meant to kill people and reduce population. The Governors, in a communiqué at the end of their virtual meeting on Wednesday, said their decisions and actions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic would…
