Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has given out 54 Sports Utility Vehicles to Chairmen and deputies of the 18 local government councils in the state. The 54 SUVs comprise of; 18 Ford Edge to the Local Government Chairmen, 18 Ford Escape to the Vice Chairmen and 18 Ford Ecosport to the leaders of Council. Speaking during…
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami has insisted that the All Progressive Congress-led executive has performed more than its critics. The AGF said this while hosting members of the Integrity Group of the Non-National Working Committee of the National Executive Committee (Non-NWC NEC) of the ruling party in his of in Abuja. Malami who pointed…
Music legend, Onyeka Onwenu has revealed that she will be returning to the South-East if Nigeria disintegrates. Speaking at a virtual pre-book launch briefing ahead of the release of her memoir ‘My Father’s Daughter’ on October 1, the music urged people from the South-East to develop the region while pointing out that they’ve be marginalized for a…
The Seven Division of General Court Martial of Operation Lafiya Dole has dismissed and sentenced a corporal to five years imprisonment for assaulting and defiling a 13-year-old girl. Aliyu Yakubu was said to have committed the offence on July 1, 2018 while serving in 202 Battalion in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. He was accused of having carnal…
The Lagos state police command has issued a ban on rallies and protests in the state ahead of the October 1 Independence Day celebration. Reading the riot act during a security meeting with the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Heads of Department at the conference room of the Lagos State Police Headquarters in GRA, Ikeja on Wednesday September…
Former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi has been declared wanted by the police over his hotel staff who were allegedly assaulted and stripped naked over a missing money. In a statement released by the Delta state police spokesperson DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Gbagi was accused of refusing to honor several police invitations. The statement read; “Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi…
A 59-year-old Nigerian woman simply identified as Maureen is currently writhing in pain after her brother allegedly attacked her over their father’s property in Enugu state. Human rights group, Women’s Aid Collective WACOL, who shared the story online, said the victim said their late father left the said property in her custody and made her promise to…
17-year-old Hafsat, whose newborn was allegedly buried alive by her father in Bauchi has stated that she didn’t know she was pregnant until labour, adding that she cannot remember having sexual intercourse with any man. Recall that the Bauchi State Police Command arrested one Bawada Audi, 50, for the murder of his newborn grandchild in Rimin, Zayam…
The Bauchi state police command has confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old man identified as Yusuf Yakubu for allegedly sodomising his 13-year-old son at Yakubu Wanka area of Bauchi metropolis. Bauchi police spokesperson, DSP Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Wakili said the suspect was arrested following a complaint filed by one Usman Ahmed at the ‘A’ Divisional headquarters in…
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture has pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress to call off its strike scheduled to take off on Monday September 28. The Minister who made the appeal while addressing online publishers in Lagos, said the increase in the price of fuel and electricity tariff will benefit ordinary Nigerians in the long…