Following reactions that trailed the death of one Oyoma Edewor, who was allegedly killed by a police sergeant attached to Festac Command, Otene Godwin, the police authorities in Lagos State have confirmed the arrest of the officer involved in the matter. In a statement released on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State…
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Christians, Muslim Clash In Kaduna; Curfew Imposed
Peace was distorted in Southern Kaduna on Sunday when some irate Muslim and Christian youths clashed, burning a church and two mosques in Kachia area of the state. It was learnt that the Muslim youths attacked their Christian counterpart after some people invaded their own praying ground in the area. This also resulted in the…
Thugs Take Over Cross River APC Congress
Some hoodlums invaded venue of the rescheduled congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State on Friday to disrupt the process. The congress, held at Venecian Mall in Calabar, was abruptly stopped by the armed thugs who stormed the place. They were said to have snatched ballot boxes and left with them.…
Lagos Police Dispels School Children Kidnap Rumour
Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police has debunked rumour making the rounds that some gunmen stormed a school in the state to abduct some children. Briefing journalists on Friday, the police spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, noted that nothing of such happened in Lagos. She added that the state is safe and described the rumour…
Lagos To Punish Users Of Banned Chemicals
The Lagos State Government has warned that it would punish those who store or use banned chemicals in the state. This stern warning was given by the Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, LSSC, Mrs Dominga Odebunmi, while briefing newsmen at her office recently on activities mapped out by the state government to…
Kaduna To Ban Motorcycles
The use of commercial motorcycles popular called ‘achaba’ in the northern part of Nigeria, is to be prohibited in some areas in Kaduna State. The State House of Assembly recently passed a bill to that effect and proscribed jail term or fine or both for violators when the bill is signed into law. The bill…
Kwara Loses Ex-Governor, Adam Attah To Death
Adam Attah, first civilian governor of Kwara State, has died. Attah passed away on Thursday at his residence along Airport Road in Abuja. The deceased was a lawyer by profession and was a former Federal Permanent Secretary. Late Attah was buried this evening according to Islamic rites at his Kuroko residence in Okene, Kogi State.…
3 Suspected Kidnappers Lynched In Ogun
A mob pounced on three men suspected to be kidnappers in Ota area of Ogun State on Wednesday, burning them to ashes before the police could rescue them. The incident took place on Ijoko road, Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state. The hoodlums were attracted to the scene when the kidnapped victim…
Ebonyi Deputy Speaker, 2 Others Suspended
Deputy Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Blaise Orji, has been asked to step down by his colleagues in the Assembly. The lawmaker was suspended from office on Tuesday along with two others. Orji was accused of insubordination by the House. At the plenary on Tuesday, Orji, representing Afikpo South East, with two…
Akpabio Fires 2 Commissioners, Board Chairmen
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday axed two Commissioners and board Chairmen in the state. The affected Commissioners were Bassey Albert Akpan (Finance) and Effiong Abia (Rural Development). The two men were shown the way out “in view of the need to reinvigorate the machinery of government and drive further the Uncommon…