…police shoot at protesting youths An officer of the Akwa Ibom State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has allegedly a man, Mr. Onyekachi Nwogu. The victim was said to be in front of his compound at Umuokoro, Umuokpo village on Aba-Ikot Ekpene Road Aba, Abia State, when he was hit […]
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, yesterday arrested two pairs of brothers – Ayoola Timilehin and Olusola Timilehin as well as Oladayo Fayemi and Tolulope Fayemi – for internet fraud. The commission also arrested three other suspected internet fraudsters otherwise called Yahoo Boys. They are Temitope Kumuyi, Babatunde Oyelakin and Olanrewaju Ibrahim. […]
A housewife has accused the police at the Zone 2 Command, Lagos, of torturing her 38-year-old husband, Yemi Taiwo, to death. Taiwo was being detained at the Zone 2 Command after he was arrested for allegedly planning to abduct the monarch of Isiu town in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. The deceased, a land agent, […]
A real estate firm, Gtext Homes Limited, said it was planning to build 25,000 Green and Smart homes, between this year and 2035. The Gtext CEO, Stephen Akintayo, disclosed this at the launch of the Jasper Gardenia Estate at Ibeju Lekki. A few days before the launch, Gtext homes unveiled its operations to run virtually […]
Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Maintenance Project (NEWMAP), Ebonyi State, yesterday said it had resettled 900 flood victims in Abakaliki Capital City. The agency also said it had created over 1,500 direct and indirect jobs in the state since 2013 when it came into the state to intervene in flood. Its Programme Coordinator, Philip Echiegu, disclosed […]
A Rivers State High Court has sentenced five people to death by hanging for the kidnapping and murder of Anthony Okoro. The victim was working with the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) before he was murdered. The presiding judge, Justice George Omereji, ruled that the evidence and exhibits tendered before the court showed that the […]
An Igbo socio-cultural group, Umuigbo Unity Forum (UUF) has called on the governors of the South-East to live up to their responsibility to the people of the region by unapologetically pursuing measures that would protect residents of the South-East. The group, however, urged the governors to emulate the courage and coordination of the governors of […]
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged the state government’s continued partnership with the military and other security agencies in order to ensure peace and order in the state. The governor made the pledge yesterday, when the new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port-Harcourt, Major Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, visited him at the […]
Kinsmen of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s running mate in the October 10 Ondo State governorship election, Lucky Ayedatiwa, Ijaw and Apoi in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state yesterday advised Ayedatiwa not to embark on an ignominious path treaded by estranged Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi who betrayed the governor. According to the Ijaw and the […]
The World Bank- Assisted Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) disclosed yesterday the award of contract for the erosion control of the ravaged Iguosa community, a suburb of Benin in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The state Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Mr. Alex Oleije, stated this during the presentation […]