Residents of Awka, Anambra capital, and Onitsha, the commercial hub, have expressed worries over the astronomical hike in rents. The respondents made their feelings known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Awka. They complained that rents for residential houses, offices and shops were becoming so high that they […]

The Police in Enugu State, have arrested one Nnenna Egwuagu, 29, for allegedly administering harmful substance on her three-year-old stepson. It was gathered that the administration of the substance allegedly led to the death of the stepson. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Friday in Enugu that the […]

The Abia Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged murder of two brothers, Bright and Victory Osuagwu, in Osisioma, near Aba. The command’s spokesman, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the arrest to NAN on Thursday. Bright and Victor, aged nine and seven, were allegedly strangled to death in their house […]

The Police Command in Lagos State said that the public should not blame only the police for the large number of inmates in correctional centres across the state. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Adejobi […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Edo Command, has said that no life was lost in the attempted jailbreak at its custodial centre, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, (PRO) Mr Aminu Suleman, said this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. Suleman said that though some […]