Villages destroyed, civilians killed as troops chase Islamists – Witnesses
A military offensive in northeast Nigeria that killed more than 50 Islamist rebels has destroyed four villages and left corpses scattered in bushes, with some civilians among the dead, witnesses said Tuesday.
NSCDC arrests 44, convicts 4 pipeline vandals
IBADAN — OUT of 44 suspects that were arrested by the Oyo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for alleged vandalism of petroleum pipelines, four of them were convicted in the year. Other suspects are still standing trial in various courts in the state.
Osun distributes 70 buses to NURTW
The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, said that infrastructure development can only thrive in a state where the security of lives and property of citizens are guaranteed.
Aziza vows to reposition Urhobo nation
UGHELLI—PRESIDENT-General of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, General Patrick Aziza (rtd), has vowed to place Urhobo ethnic nationality in its right place in the political scheme of things in the country.
Nigeria needs continuous prayers – Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said, yesterday, that Nigeria needed constant prayers from both Christians and Muslims for God to intervene in its problems.
Kogi NDLEA re-arrests jail breaker with narcotics
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kogi State has arrested an awaiting trial inmate, Ilori Olusola, who escaped from Koton-Karfe Prisons in a 2012 jail break.
Oshiomhole inaugurates Civil Service Commission
BENIN— GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has inaugurated the newly-reconstituted State Civil Service Commission, charging the members to reposition the service to meet present day challenges of effective and efficient service delivery.
Shun partisan politics, Amaechi tells security agencies
GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has charged security agencies in the country to shun any move to drag them into partisan politics.
Amosun swears-in 2 new judges
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has sworn-in two new judges appointed into the Ogun State Judiciary, charging them to be fearless in the discharge of their duties.
Lawmaker urges media practitioners to defend democracy
A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Momoh, has charged media professionals and those in similar field to be vigilant to defend the nation’s democracy from those opposed to its tenets.
Kelvin’s kinsmen beg Jonathan to lift siege on Kokori
KINSMEN of alleged kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Ibruvwe, under the aegis of Kokori Progress Union, resident in Lagos, have appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan and Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to withdraw soldiers from the community to give room for the restoration of normal life and activities.
