The Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, has decried the poor state of federal roads in the South-East geo-political zone, especially in Anambra and Ebonyi states. Umahi made his feelings known during a courtesy call on the Anambra Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Saturday night in Awka The Minister said Anambra and Ebonyi were […]

  The State Security Service (SSS) has arrested the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad, Nigeria’s state television, NTA, reports. Ms Ahmad was reportedly arrested over her “alleged fraudulent acquisition of shares in Polaris Bank, Titan Bank/Union Bank.” “The CBN Deputy Governor is currently […]

  The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in the Southeast and South-south zones has opposed the profiling of its members as criminals and kidnappers operating in the southern region. The group emphasized that their presence in the South is solely for the purpose of cattle breeding and not for any territorial expansion as erroneously […]

  Bandits have reportedly killed two people in Kwarikwarasa village in Maiyama Local Government Area and abducted seven people. Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, who visited the village yesterday, condoled with the people of village and donated N10 million to the victims who were wounded during the encounter with the bandits. Chief Press Secretary […]

  A boat carrying 23 people capsized in Njuwa Lake in Yola South Local Government of Adamawa State, killing at least 15 people, the state’s emergency agency and witnesses said. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon as the victims travelling to Yola town. Faisal Dabo, a witness, suggested the mishap was caused by a heavy […]

  Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the Customs checkpoint at Umuikaa Junction in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. This is even as the whereabouts of the Customs personnel could not be immediately ascertained. The attacked which occurred at about 8pm, happened less than one kilometre from […]

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 state governors in the country to “disclose details on spending of the N2 billion palliative recently disbursed to each state by the Federal Government, including the names of beneficiaries and details of the reliefs so far provided with the money.” According to reports, the […]

  A Rivers State-based vigilance group, ONELGA OSPAC, said its men arrested three persons, including two pastors, over the death of a 24-year-old man, Lucky, in the Port Harcourt area of the state. Lucky reportedly died after an operation to remove his hunchback. An officer with the Planning and Advisory Committee of the security group, […]

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