‘Darkness has taken over,’ residents lament as vandals strip 168 lights
“I was shocked that the whole place, which was formerly lit up, has been thrown back into darkness. “Agents of darkness perpetrate their evil acts under the cover of night,” Ekujumi said.
Lakoju, others dump Edo ACN for PDP
THE crisis rocking the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, following the recent primaries of the party, worsened, yesterday, as the immediate past Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Tunde Lakoju, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with his supporters.
Investigate Daniel over Dipo Dina’s murder – Ogun ACN
THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun State, has called on security agencies investigating the murder of Otunba Dipo Dina, the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the 2007 election in the state to extend their investigation to Governor Gbenga Daniel.
Police nab suspected kidnappers, robbers in Imo
By CHIDI NKWOPARA Imo State Police Command has again recorded successes in its renewed fight against crime and criminals with the arrest of suspected kidnappers and armed robbers operating in its area of jurisdiction. Disclosing this to Vanguard in Owerri, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Deji Adebanjo, said “the Command had arrested one Joshua […]
5 killed in Burutu boat mishap
AT least five persons, weekend, perished in a fatal boat accident, involving a high-powered speedboat and a ferry boat along the busy Ojobo waterway in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.
TUC lauds Lagos, Ondo govts over pay rise
TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday, commended both Lagos and Ondo States governors for taking the initiatives to increase the wages of civil servants in their states even before the N18,000 new national minimum wage was passed into law by the National Assembly.
