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In trying to enforce the sit-at-home order, residents in Akwa, Anambra State have been forced into mourning by unknown gunmen who stormed Abatete, Abagana, and Ukpo towns, leaving five persons dead today, Monday. At about 8:00/10:00 AM in Abatete town, the vigilantes were the targets of this attack, as three attached to the […]
Newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the freezing of all state-owned bank accounts with immediate effect until further notice. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, revealed that all banks, heads of ministries, departments, and agencies have been warned to adhere strictly to the order. Additionally, the […]
Former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been released from Port Harcourt custody after meeting his bail conditions. Okowa was earlier arrested by the EFCC on November 4 over the diversion of 1.3 trillion naira in derivation funds from the federation account sent […]
The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six weeks for alleged bullying in the school. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Folashade Boriowo. The Minister of Education, […]
Residents in Jalingo, Taraba State, are calling on the state government to summon the chairman of the Sachet Water (pure water) Producers Association and investigate the practices of water distribution companies in the state. This is a result of the frustration experienced from the rising cost of sachet water, which is now sold for […]
The winner of the Edo State governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, has been officially sworn into office as the Executive Governor of the State. The swearing-in ceremony of the governor was conducted by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, alongside his deputy, Dennis Idahosa. […]
A Nigerian father residing in Rhode Island has been declared wanted by the United States of America for inflicting injury on his three-month-old baby, which later led to the child’s death. Following the death of his son on April 3, 2017, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi was arrested and arraigned on two counts of charges […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday reached an agreement with Dangote’s 65,000-barrel-per-day refinery to immediately commence the direct sale of Premium Motor Spirit from its members. The development was announced by IPMAN National President Abubakar Maigandi on Monday. Thereafter, in an interview with the National Secretary of IPMAN on Monday, James […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has conducted a raid in some major wine shops in Maraba market, new Nyanya and Masaka areas in Nasarawa State where expensive wine products believed to be fake are sold. According to a post by the Agency on X on Monday, it showed […]
To bring an end to his eight-year tenure in office as the Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been alleged to have escaped the country for fear of being probed. The claims were made by the governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, in a statement that Obaseki has left Nigeria through a land border due […]
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