Suspected gunmen have attacked Mr Chinedu Awo, Lawmaker, representing Ohaukwu North constituency in Ebonyi State House of Assembly. Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson of the Police Command in the state, DSP Loveth Odah, told journalists in Abakaliki on Monday that two police personnel were also abducted during the attack. The policemen were in the company […]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient, saying the Federal Government is making frantic efforts to tackle security challenges in the country. Omo-Agege (Delta Central-APC) made the appeal on Monday at the 90th Anniversary of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Worldwide. The event was held at […]

The Nigeria Police Force on Monday said pregnant women, amputees, and those with bent legs are exempted from participation in its 2021 recruitment exercise. This followed the opening of its online application recruitment portal to commence the exercise. In an announcement, the force said, “Female applicants must not be pregnant at the time of recruitment”. […]

Residents of Oghede and other communities near the by-pass along Benin–Warri road, in Edo state blocked the road for the fourth day complaining about its bad state that has made it not passable. A resident in the area, Omo Osifo said the reason for the protest was because of deaths happening on that road with […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City There was chaos in several parts of Benin City, Monday, as bus drivers mostly those driving mini-buses withdrew their services from the roads over alleged extortion by personnel of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA) and Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV). Commuters going from Wire Road to Ugowo, New […]

Shina Abubakar, Osogbo National Parent/Teachers Association of Nigeria has decried Southwest governors for not taking serious, free education policy in the region. A statement issued by the association’s National Public Relations, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo in Osogbo on Monday described the free education policy in the region as a ‘mere political gimmick’. READ ALSO:Army, police dismiss […]

By Peter Duru The Chairman of DAAR Communications and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has alerted Nigerians that the All Progressives Congress, APC, may not willingly surrender power like the then President Goodluck Jonathan did in 2015 despite the cries by Nigerians for change ahead of the 2023 elections. He […]

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the new state-of-the-art Central Secretariat Complex built by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Asaba was one of the governor’s legacies of inspirational and visionary leadership in Delta State. Osinbajo said this on Monday in Asaba while inaugurating the secretariat complex named after the Asagba of Asaba and […]

Vanguard reported that the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, resigned after 16 years at the firm.

…Says continued attacks negates calls for Kanu’s release By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal Government has strongly condemned the recent gruesome murder of two policemen, warning that those who carried out the killings, videotaped their heinous act and circulated such will be apprehended and brought to justice. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, the […]