The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has warned members of the Ijaw Youth Council and other aggrieved Nigerians against protesting over the outcome of the investigation into the death of Dowen college student, Sylvester Oromoni. Recall that on Thursday, January 6, members of the IYC staged a protest in front of Dowen college. They…

Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of illegal refinery operators. The Governor gave the order at the Rivers Police Command dinner and award night at the Police Officers Mess, Old Government Residential Area, Port Harcourt. He asked the Commissioner of Police to collaborate with other security agencies, council chairmen and traditional rulers to arrest…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has asked the federal government to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) as a terrorist organisation”. In a statement released hours after the federal government gazetted an order designating bandits as terrorists, Ortom alleged that the organisation had vowed to “cause havoc” in Benue because of the anti-grazing laws. The statement read; …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced a ban on the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools across the Southeast. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, made the announcement as part of its action plan for the year 2022. He also announced the ban on the use of “Fulani cows”…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commented on the recently concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking in Abuja at the virtual commissioning of NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Thursday December 30, the President said his administration is reviewing the concluded forensic audit with a view to recovering every…

A lawyer, Ebi Robert has filed a case on behalf of one Otoworo Woyengidenyefa Collins, over alleged violation of his fundamental human right by four member of Okolobiri community in Bayelsa state In the post shared on Facebook today, December 30, Barrister Robert alleged that the victim was paraded in the community, beaten, harassed, tied…

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has sacked his Executive Assistant on Communication, Barrister Latimore Fred Oghenesivbe, over alleged recklessness and insubordination. The termination of appointment was contained in a letter addressed to Mr Oghenesivbe on Thursday, December 30 and signed by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Mr Patrick Ukah. The letter read in part:…

Magajin Garin Idasu in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Malam Magaji Ibrahim has been shot dead. Magaji was killed in an attack which occurred less than 24 hours after 38 people were murdered across Kaduna state. A youth leader Ridwan Abdulhadi told Daily Trust that over 70 percent of the people in the village,…

Security agencies carrying out search operations in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State have recovered two additional bodies following the weekend’s attack in some villages in the area. It would be recalled that Kauran Fawa, Marke and Riheya villages in Idasu, Giwa LGA were attacked by armed bandits, with 38 people confirmed dead as…