Police, military and plainclothes security agents have taken over strategic junctions in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State where 16 northern travellers were killed by a mob last Thursday. The security agents were said to have been deployed to stave off reprisals as residents of the area are now […...
A 60-year old woman Mrs. Adelugba has been allegedly killed by a yet-to-identified labourer she hired to work in her Kolanut farm. Adelugba was found dead and body covered with leaves and palm fronds at Laje Camp in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, reports The Nation. It was gathered it was the […]
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has advocated for internationally harmonised laws on cyber-enabled organised immigration crimes. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this during an interview with our correspondent today in London. Tunji-Ojo said he made the remark while addressing global leader...
•Uromi Communities around Old Ilushi Road, Opere, and Good Will Junction in Uromi, Edo State, have been deserted by residents for fear of reprisals and arrests by security agents, following the lynching of 16 travellers by a mob in the area last Thursday. This came as Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State yesterday in Kano […]
•Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu The Owerri Archdiocesan Catholic Secretariat has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the kidnapped Parish Priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe. A statement by Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbara, the Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary early Thursday morning, disclosed that Ubaechu was released on, March 26,...
Three officials of Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have tendered formal apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) after being arrested for assaulting DSS operatives during the recent leadership crisis at the legislative house. The assembly had requested DSS presence through a letter dated February 14, 2025, signed by Acting Cler...
•Aisha Achimugu Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to halt what it described as “unjust persecution” of a socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu. A statement today issued by the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwi...
•Governor Okpebholo (C) Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has paid a condolence visit to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, over the killings of travellers in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The governor was at the Maitama residence of the Deputy President of the Senate […]
•Paul Obukowho An upcoming Nigerian singer, Paul Obukowho, has reportedly died in police custody in Delta State. It was gathered that the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Delta State Police Command, Asaba, detained the 24-year-old singer who visited the RRS office to inquire about his friend, Prosper Ejiro, who was arrested last Wednesday along the...
•Some prison inmates In a bid to alleviate overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state governors have granted pardons to over 120 inmates across various prisons in their states in the last three months. The pardon is part of ongoing efforts to reduce congestion in the nation’s correctional system, reports Sunday PUNCH. Govern...
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