Hundreds of youths from Oyo town on Thursday stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat in protest of the alleged killing of a student of The University of Ibadan by an officer of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps. The protesters, mostly students under the
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says Nigeria will be safer and more secure when politicians stop the use of thugs and criminals during elections. Bello made this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. “When politicians begin to
A woman was killed on Tuesday after she was hit by a stray bullet reportedly shot by an officer of the newly inaugurated security Operation Delta Hawk in Asaba, Delta State capital. According to eyewitnesses, some of the officers were in pursuit of
Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Three persons were feared dead while few others suffered some degrees of injury following a pandemonium that ensued in the rustic Ayetoro community in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun state when operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, says the Nigerian Army has failed in its duty to protect the people, especially travellers plying major roads in the state. He condemned what he described as the routine attacks on travellers and villagers by Boko Haram
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has freed Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on a two-count allegation of alleged money laundering of $140,000. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke threw out the charge and discharged the defendant on the grounds
There is palpable tension in Enugu State following the news of 38 criminals who reportedly escaped from police custody on Monday. The PUNCH gathered that the inmates were remanded in the custody of the State Police Command for various offences. Police sources told
The National Judicial Council (NJC) last Thursday recommended the compulsory retirement of the Grand Kadi, Shu’aibu A. Talba, the Grand Kadi of Yobe State and Justice Abdulkareem Babatunde Abdulrasaq of the Osun State High Court with immediate effect. Exercising her disciplinary powers as
The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Abdulkadir Jimoh, on Friday morning died in Calabar after battling with health challenges for some weeks. The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme, who confirmed the unfortunate
Imo State government has sacked the Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Professor, Adaobi Obasi as it has also approved a forensic audit of the state’s university following alleged monumental corrupt practices contained in the report of the Visitation Panel that recently investigated
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
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In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ