Hoodlums Razed Bende Police Station In Abia, Shot Two Operatives

Dare-devil gunmen, numbering at least 100, have attacked Bende Divisional Police Station in Abia, leaving two operatives with gunshot wounds. Eyewitness account said the hoodlums set the station on fire at about 11pm on Wednesday. “We heard a cacophony of gunshots around 10.45pm

Southern Govs Ban Open Grazing, Demand Restructuring

Southern Governors have banned open grazing and movement of cows by foot in 17 Southern States of the Federation. This was the outcome of a meeting that lasted for almost two hours at the Delta Government House in Asaba on Tuesday. They noted

Umahi To Commission World Class Medical University In Ebonyi

Gov. Umahi Set To Commission World Class Medical University In Ebonyi (Photos) By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State is set to commission World Class Medical University. Speaking with IGBERE TV correspondent, the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,

FG Appoints Abdulkarim Obaje National Coordinator Of NG-CARES

The Federal government of Nigeria has approved the appointment of Dr Abdulkarim Ali Obaje, as the National Coordinator (NC) for Federal CARES Support Unit, Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES). NG-CARES is being implemented in the 36 States of the federation

Buhari Approves New Security Measures For S/East, S/South

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the Southeast and South-South regions of the country. This was one of the outcomes of the series of security meetings held in the last eleven days and concluded on Tuesday in the Presidential Villa,

Newspaper Vendors Begin Strike Over Clampdown By IGP In Imo

Newspaper vendors and distribution agents on Tuesday protested the continuous clampdown on them by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Imo state. They also embarked on strike action by refusing to distribute newspapers for

Mbaka Shuts Adoration Ministry For A Month

Outspoken Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has announced a one-month shutdown of the Adoration Ministry. The Priest made the announcement in a notice on Tuesday morning. This decision, it was gathered, followed the order to him by the Catholic Bishop of

Okada Ban Will Be Effective From Next week-GOV.

The first 500 of the 5,000 last mile buses proposed to replace okadas will be launched next week, Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu said Monday. He spoke at the stakeholders’ meeting on security held at the Adeyemi Bero auditorium in Alausa, Ikeja. According

Strange Disease Kills 6 In Kano

The Kano state government on Monday confirmed that six persons died of a strange disease in Minjibir Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim-Tsanyawa, who confirmed this said 46 other affected persons had been hospitalised. Ibrahim-Tsanyawa said the

Kim Young-Chae To Nigeria: You Don’t Need Foreign Help To Solve Insecurity

Nigeria has been advised to tackle its security challenges internally, as they were ‘mere family affairs.’ The Ambassador of South Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, who gave the advice in Abuja, held that the insecurity facing the most populous nation was akin to