The Federal Government is planning to deploy robotic machines for underwater inspection of bridges nationwide, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, announced on Sunday. At a stakeholders engagement on Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Umahi said that the move was to reduce the cost of hiring divers for underwater assessments. He…
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the explosion that claimed the life of a scrap metal dealer in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Lagos. He said that the incident occurred on Thursday…
The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has regained his freedom after spending 56 days in captivity. Tsiga was abducted from his hometown in Bakori Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State on February 5, 2025, alongside nine other residents. His release comes after prolonged negotiations and the…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has apprehended no fewer than 51 suspected irregular migrants of Malian origin at New Nyanya, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinlabi said that preliminary investigations conducted by the service suggested that…
Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), have arrested two principal suspects involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians of Northern extraction in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government last week. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the DSS in Uromi, following credible intelligence. Operatives of various security agencies are hunting for other…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lauded the swift actions taken by Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo following the recent mob killing of some travelers in the state. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “We commend Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo,…
The Jigawa branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has extended felicitations to Muslims in the state and beyond on completing the 2025 Ramadan fast and celebrating Eid-el-Fitr. The CAN Chairman in the state, Reverend Father Maurice Koli-Hassan, stated this on Monday in Dutse. Koli-Hassan said the association also condemned the recent killing of…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Bala-Abubakar, has commended the dedication of the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to the nation’s security. Bala-Abubakar made the commendation in Katsina on Monday during the 2025 Sallah luncheon with the personnel of the 213 Forward Operating Base and Air Component, Operation FANSAN YAMMA. He…
Apex Igbo Social-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute those behind the gruesome murder of the sixteen Northern travellers at Uromi in Edo State. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr. Ezechukwu Ezechi made the call in an exclusive telephone interview with Leadership in Enugu. He said it…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the federal and Edo state governments to pay blood money to the families of the sixteen hunters killed in Uromi. In a statement issued by JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, while extending its felicitations to…
