The Enugu State Government has demolished another property linked to kidnappers in furtherance of its avowed zero tolerance for kidnapping. It also cautioned landlords against harbouring shady characters in their properties. The state’s Criminal Code Law mandates the demolition or forfeiture of such properties. Speaking with journalists at the site of the demolition, the Executive […]
Sunday 06 October 2024 Explosions, gunshots mar Rivers LG poll, APP clears 22 councils CAN directs Lord’s Chosen to vet testimony before presentation Marketers, refiners demand details as naira-for-crude deal begins Nine killed in Katsina as bandits ambush security agents Major ethnic groups call for regional govt Israel-Hezbollah war: Trapped Nigerians in Lebanon cry out […]
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Electoral Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Adolphus Enebeli, declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. However, the state electoral umpire suspended the declaration of results for […]
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike that is reported to have targeted him. In its campaign against the Iran-backed Lebanese group, Israel carried out a large strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs late on […]
Two people have sustained bullet wounds at Igwuruta Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, following a move by some youths alleged to be loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, to enforce the High Court Judgement Order. The alleged Wike’s loyalists had Saturday morning while the residents were […]
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has condemned the explosion at its secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning, saying the party is under attack in the state. The former caretaker committee chairman of the state APC, Chief Tony Okocha, stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt about […]
A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Friday after a heated argument between the couple. The Lagos State Police Command, while confirming the incident in a statement by […]
Police officers, on Saturday, reportedly disrupted the local government election at Elekahia Primary School, Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. According to TheCable, about 20 patrol vans carrying heavily armed personnel reportedly arrived at the scene, with the officers firing teargases into the premises of the primary school where the voting exercise was underway. Earlier, the […]
Hoodlums have set the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission office in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state on fire. The Police Command in Akwa Ibom confirmed the attack, leaving many to wonder if this was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the local government elections. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon […]
There is heavy shooting at Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. A source in the area revealed that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that no one should come out for the polls. It was gathered that when the electoral officers were […]
