By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A self-acclaimed Ijaw agitator in Edo State, Lawrence Yanbor on Tuesday said he and his supporters would accept the amnesty recently proposed by Governor Monday Okpebholo for cultists in the State. Recall that Governor Okpebholo recently said his administration was proposing amnesty for all cultists in the state and […]

The Police Command in Niger, says it has detained for prosecution two suspects for alleged conspiracy, criminal intimidation and attempted kidnapping. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Tuesday in Minna.According to Abiodun, on May 26, at about 7pm, a Maje Police Division received at report […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Parents and guardians found complicit in examination malpractices will henceforth be prosecuted, the federal government has warned. This came as the government directed all schools to immediately report any threats or breaches of exam conduct to law enforcement and the relevant educational authorities. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunde Alausa, […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has declared a zero tolerance for all forms of environmental infractions before, during and after the Sallah, Eid-el Kabir celebrations in the State. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, read the riot act on Tuesday, during a media briefing on the state of the Lagos […]

Civil servants under the Federal Workers Forum have appealed to the Federal Government to pay outstanding arrears, including wage awards and promotion allowances. In a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, and copied to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the forum urged urgent action to address long-standing issues affecting federal […]