The Police Command in Niger, says at about 3 a.m, it received information that at about 2.30 a.m, some hoodlums attacked a Student Lodge at Ndakitabu area via Lapai. This is contained in a statement by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Monday in Minna. According to him, when Police operatives from the…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on Tuesday, said that the German Navy would contribute ships to defend infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. He said this was amid concerns about Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet’’ of oil tankers and recent incidents of damage to cables. Scholz, who is attending a gathering in Helsinki on Baltic Sea security, said that…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has declared Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State as the new leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at the official ceremony held at Okpara Square, Enugu, on Tuesday, Shettima said the APC constitution recognizes the sitting governor as…
The House of Representatives Committee on Works has expressed satisfaction with quality and pace of work on Section One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Akin Alabi, stated this during inspection of the ongoing construction on Monday. Alabi lauded the contractor for the “quality job” and the Federal Ministry…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on police and other security training institutions across Nigeria as part of his administration’s strategy to curb criminality and address worsening security challenges nationwide. Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, who chairs the National Economic Council (NEC) Committee on the Overhaul of Police and Security Training…
A businesswoman, Woye Ella, on Tuesday prayed an FCT Customary Court in Garki, Abuja, to dissolve her marriage over her husband’s alleged attempt to set her on fire. Ella’s prayer is contained in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in the court. According to the petitioner, her husband usually overreacts over little provocation….
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday named Jonathan Aigbokhan (APC–Esan West) as the new Majority Leader, following the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority party in the House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in March, the APC had notified the Assembly of its new majority status…
A suspected ritualist, Obi-Levi Obieze, 40, was on Wednesday arraigned before the Enugu North Magistrates’ Court over alleged kidnapping and ritual killings in Enugu State. Obieze, popularly known as “E dey play, E dey show,” was arraigned alongside Sebastine Offor, 64, and Ejike Odinwamkpa, 38. The trio faces a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping,…
The Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board says the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will commence on May 14, with nearly 200 pilgrims set to depart for Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the board, Mallam Musah Muhammad Uduimoh, made the disclosure on Sunday in Benin during a media briefing. He explained that…
President Bola Tinubu has charged the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force to protect Nigerians and not intimidate them. The president stated this at the 2nd Nigeria Police Awards and Commentators in Abuja on Wednesday night. Speaking at the event, Tinubu, who was represented by the president of the senate, Goodwill Akpabio, said “the power…
