Members of the Imo State Assembly on Tuesday approved a request by the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, for a six-tenure extension for the Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Areas of the State. Speaker of the House, Paul Emeziem, had read a letter written by the governor seeking approval to extend the […]
Tragedy struck in Umueje village, Obinze community , in the Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday after a man , Victor Iwu , allegedly killed his kinsman , Bright Odi , over marital rites . According to ThePunch, a resident of the community , who identified himself only as Cosmos , told […]
Gunmen yesterday kidnapped a man, Paul Aluola, and his wife in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. Paul is a teacher in Iriwa Primary School, Ohordua while his wife is a petty trader. The couple were kidnapped while travelling along Ewatto-Ubiaja road near Ena River Bridge. It was gathered that the […]
Operatives of Ogun Police Command, on Tuesday, busted a baby factory at Ofada, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode LGA and rescued 10 captives including pregnant mothers and kids. The operator of the factory, Mrs Florence Ogbonna, reportedly fled but her daughter and a physically challenged man were arrested. The physically challenged man was allegedly responsible for impregnating the […]
Kano State Fire Service says it has opened an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old man, Safiyanu Mustapha, who fell and died in a pond. The spokesman of the service, Saidu Muhammad, said a distress call was received from Gaida village in Kumbotso LGA of the state at 07:50 am through M. Kabiru Hashimu […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said its headquarters in Owerri will be used for the collation and declaration of results for the 5 Dec. bye-election in Imo North Senatorial District. Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner, and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoye said the decision was taken on […]
A young girl, Chineye Nwizi was last weekend reportedly raped by a middle aged man, Emeka Chukwuani, at the popular Fatilami Park, Onwe road, Abakaliki as she was returning home around 8pm. The suspect is to hail from Agwu, in Enugu State. It was gathered that the suspect snatched her phone and ran into Fatilami […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says 925 names out of the 10,000 recruited constables were smuggled into the list of officers employed into the police force. Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the 925 persons were those who did not go through the stages and processes of […]
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses has dismissed a petition seeking to enforce a N300 million court judgment against the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court had awarded the sum as compensation against the police for the death of one Jimoh […]
Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has appointed a National Task Team on COVID-19 vaccine, with the responsibility to acquire and deploy vaccines in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the ministry’s Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, in Abuja. She noted that Ehanire is the chairman of […]
