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  • IGP Disu, Ehindero pay tribute to late ex-Police chief Solomon Arase

    By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has paid tribute to the late former IGP Solomon Arase. Speaking at the inaugural memorial lecture in honour of the late Inspector General of Police at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Disu said his speech about IGP Arase was, for him, “not merely an official […]
  • Aiyedatiwa orders immediate intervention on Iwaro–Oka federal highway

    By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Government has commenced immediate remedial intervention on the damaged portion of the Iwaro–Oka Road in Oka-Akoko, a federal highway in Akoko South West Local Government Area. The intervention followed growing concerns over the recent damage on the road. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa directed the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, […]
  • ‘APC is one’ — Aiyedatiwa unveils mobilisation plan ahead of 2027 polls

    By Dayo Johnson Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates contesting for Senate, House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly seats in the state. Aiyedatiwa’s declaration put to rest speculations that he was supporting candidates […]
  • 2 killed, palace, houses razed in Borno

    …After Boko Haram invasion …Bandits strike in Niger State again; kidnap Electoral Commissioner, former SUBEB Chairman, 30 other commuters By Ndahi Marama & Wole Mosadomi Maiduguri—Boko Haram terrorists, Monday night,…Read More
  • LASTMA arrests fleeing foreign driver for knocking down pedestrian

    By Evelyn Usman &Efe Onodjae Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,LASTMA, operatives, yesterday, foiled the escape attempt of a Togolese driver who knocked down a pedestrian at the Adeniji Adele intersection, inward Ilubirin, Lagos Island. The driver of a Mazda car with registration number EPE 749 GS, was said to have lost control of the vehicle […]
  • NULGE begins 7-day strike over sacking of 300 members in Rivers

    By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT—The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has ordered a seven-day warning strike following the sack of no fewer than 300 staff of members of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, by the council chairman, Dr. Chidi Lloyd. NULGE disclosed this decision in a letter by its State Secretary, […]
  • Dreaded Benue militia gang leader killed by rival gang

    By Peter Duru Makurdi—Suspected dreaded militia gang leader, popularly known Joka Biam, was, yesterday, shot dead by suspected rival militia gang members near the abattoir close to NKST Central, Zaki-Biam town in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The killing of the militia leader came as the fight for supremacy among members of the […]