A clash between suspected Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers reared its ugly head again on Friday in Benue State. It was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that the latest attacks occurred in three communities; Tse Chembe, Ifer and Tse-Gundu, in Logo local government area of the state. Eyewitnesses claimed no fewer than…
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Kaduna Gov Mourns Lawmaker's Death
The governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero has expressed grieve over the demise of a lawmaker in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Shaibu Tukura, who died on Monday, March 31, 2014. The late legislator was a member of the state Assembly representing Kauru/Chawai Constituency. The governor, in a statement released on Thursday, described late…
Anambra Assembly Confirms Ex-Dep Gov, 18 Others As Commissioners
A former deputy governor of Anambra State, Chinedu Emeka, has been confirmed by the state House of Assembly as the designated Commissioner for Water and Public Utilities. Emeka, who served under the administration of Chinwoke Mbadinuju, was confirmed by the lawmakers on Thursday along with 18 others. The state governor, Willie Obiano, had sent the…
Family Of 5 Electrocuted To Death In Lagos
Tragedy befell a family of five on Thursday morning at Oworonsoko area of Lagos State when they were electrocuted to death by a high tension cable belonging to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. The incident, which occurred at 8, Onabanjo Street, Oworonsoki, Lagos, left residents of the area in tears over the death…
Ondo APC Congress Leaves 1 Dead, 13 Injured
At least one person was feared dead on Wednesday in Ondo State when violence broke out at one of the ward congresses organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. The deceased, identified as Bosun Adegoriola, was reportedly shot dead by a member of another faction of the party in Ondo State. Also,…
Gov Nyako Swears In New Judge
The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has sworn in a new judge for the state. Justice Ambrose Mammadi was sworn in on Tuesday by the governor as the acting chief judge of Adamawa State. The ceremony, which took place in Yola, the state capital, was witnessed by eminent legal practitioners in…
Security Guard Commits Suicide In Akure (Pictures)
The rate at which some Nigerians take their own lives is increasing by the day. Before now, such act was not too common because most cultures in the country frown at it. Those who commit suicide are not buried the same way others are laid to rest. Instead, their remains are thrown in the ‘evil…
45 Drug Suspects In NDLEA's Net In Gombe
No fewer than 45 drug suspects have been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Gombe State. The alleged criminals were arrested by the agency between January and March 2014. The Gombe State Commander of the NDLEA, Aliyu Adole, disclosed last Friday that his men also seized 20kg of cannabis from the suspects…
Gov Akpabio Employs 5000 Teachers
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has approved the immediate employment of 5000 teachers into public secondary schools in the state. The governor disclosed this last Thursday during a courtesy visit to his office in Uyo by the National President of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Michael Alogbe Olukoya. Akpabio emphasised that this gesture…
Ondo Bye-Election Inconclusive–INEC
Bye-election held on Saturday in the Ilaje Ese-Odo Federal Constituency of Ondo State has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which conducted the poll yesterday. The Returning Officer of the Commission in charge of the election, Professor Babatunde Adeyemi of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, disclosed that the results…