Nov 2023 Poll: Bayelsa Govt To Prosecute former Governor Sylvia, Others Over Slain Youth In Brass. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state will institute legal action against the killers of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agent at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Brass Local Government Area on November 12, 2023. The …

More than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die amid temperatures approaching 52C in Mecca The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, with more than half of the victims unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported on Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown …

INSECURITY: NSA, Service Chiefs’ Collaboration Yielding Positive Results Security of lives and property is one of the major responsibilities of government the world over. Any government that is found wanting to secure the territorial integrity and the lives of its citizens has failed its statutory responsibility. Nigeria, just like some other countries in the world, is facing a myriad of …

Chairman, RUGIPO Alumni Association Abuja chapter, Alhaji Abubakar Adeshina, greets Dr. Seun Osamaye on appointment The Chairman of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) Alumni Association Abuja chapter, Alhaji Otunba Abubakar Adeshina Omoluabi, felicitates with Dr. Seun Osamaye on her appointment as Special Adviser to the Ondo State Governor on Women Affairs and Development. According to him, “Your appointment is …

Ondo Amotekun Commander reads riot acts to criminals. .. Parades 48 suspects Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, has warned criminals to vacate the state or be prepared to face the fireworks of the Corps. The State Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, handed out the warning while parading 48 suspects who were arrested for various across …

Horror in Ekiti 3 persons killed in separate incidents within 12 hours. Unknown gunmen have unleashed mayhem in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital as three persons were killed on Thursday, the 20th June, 2024. First was a POS operator who was robbed and killed around the State Specialist Hospital, Ado Ekiti in the morning. Later in the afternoon, news …

Dr Osamaye thanks Aiyedatiwa over appointment, pledges commitment for Ondo women The newly appointed Special Adviser to the Ondo State Governor on Women Affairs and Development, Dr. Seun Bosede Osamaye has expressed heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for appointing her to his cabinet. In a statement personally signed by Dr. Osamaye, she described …

Jungle justice, Man Set Ablaze For Killing Female POS Operator Angry Mob on Monday set a man ablaze in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, after he stabbed and killed an 18-year-old female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The young lady was reportedly preparing for her NECO exams before the tragic event. The incident occurred near the Wukari Yam …

Yobe Police arrest notorious terrorist Haruna Mohammed The Yobe State Police Command on Monday announced it had captured a 40 year old Haruna Mohammed, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist group”. The command’s spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID). He said “Haruna Mohammed …

IN EKITI, GUNMEN KILL TICKET COLLECTOR A middle aged man has been allegedly shot dead today by gunmen around Okesa Roundabout in Ado Ekiti. The man who is one of those issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists around Okesa roundabout was said to have been fired by the unknown men who came on a motorcycle. Witnesses told newsmen that the killers …