By Christopher Oji The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man caught bathing with blood in a river at Kotopo community of Odeda Local Government . Commissioner of Police, Mr.  Lanre Bankole, has directed that the  blood should be taken for laboratory analysis, to ascertain whether it was  human blood...

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old man, Ganiyu Shina, for allegedly bathing with blood at a community river in the Kotopo area of Odeda local government. The suspect was reportedly arrested on Thursday, at No 4, Oguji street, Obantoko Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations...

By Lukman Olabiyi Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, remanded Aliyu Bello, a nephew to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and one Dauda Sulaiman in prison pending the fulfilment of their bail conditions They were remanded upon arraignment alongside one Abdulsalami Hudu, Cahier of Kogi State...

From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has expressed condolences on the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, who passed on Thursday, describing it as unfortunate and painful. The Governor, in a statement by the Special Adviser(Media), Yinka Oyebode,  on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, described the news of Seriki’s...

The Ebonyi State Police Command has disclosed that it uncovered the biggest bomb factory in the South-East operated by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network. The command said its operatives uncovered the factory after a tip-off on the activities of the miscreants in...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it was still pursuing the N7.1bn fraud case against a former governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the 62nd session...

Ben Dunno, Warri The Commander 63 Brigade, Brigadier General David Saraso, has commended officers and men of 3 Battlion, Effurun Barracks of the Nigerian Army, for upholding the old tradition of West Africa Social Activities (WASA) aimed at sustaining peaceful coexistence in barrack communities through the promotion of the nation’s...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it was still pursuing the N7.1bn fraud case against a former governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the 62nd session...

From Sola Ojo, Kaduna As the race to different political offices in 2023 hots up, Chairman, Kaduna State Peace Commission, Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon on Thursday called on political parties and their candidates to educate their followers and encourage them to commit to peaceful processes before, during and after the elections. He also...

By Ismaila Chafe President Joe Biden of the United States has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts in deepening democracy not only in Nigeria, but also in Africa. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Thursday, said the US President said this in Washington, USA,...

As a shipping magnate and former president of the oldest freight forwarding association in Nigeria (ANLCA), Tony Iju Nwabunike has said that without fixing infrastructure and fighting corruption, Nigerian ports cannot develop and compete with other neigbouring ports favourably. In this interview, he pointed out that Nigeria does not need...

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has promised to begin the inspection and assessment of all federal roads in two weeks. He stated this on Monday while speaking during a press conference at the Federal Ministry of Works in Abuja, after the swearing-in ceremony of 45 ministers. According to...

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has urged the newly sworn-in Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to urgently carry out major reforms of the criminal justice system with particular reference to the utter confusion in the duplicated...

The Lagos State Building Control Agency has commenced the removal of a five-floor structure located at 7, BreadFruit Street, Lagos Island. The General Manager, LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, said the agency embarked on the demolition exercise as part of its effort to reduce the rate of illegal construction in the state...

From Wilson Okereke, Afikpo The palpable tension that enveloped Ozizza Community and indeed Afikpo town in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State for the greater part of last week, eventually turned to despair and frustration.   From the afternoon of Tuesday, August 8, 2023, the community was moody as if somebody...