The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Adesina has ordered special deployments to churches, parks, event centres, entry and exit routes in the state to check security breaches during the Easter celebrations in the state. A statement issued yesterday in Makurdi by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent, SP, […]
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Federal Government Announces Port Harcourt-Aba Train Service Operational in April
The Federal Government has postponed the commencement of the train services on the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line till April. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. It was meant to commence operations by the […]
DSS urges Nigerians to be vigilant during the Easter celebration.
The Department of State Services has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant throughout the Easter celebration. The service equally advised citizens to report attempts by criminals to perpetrate crime during the celebration. The Director, PR and Strategic Communications, Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria Announces Successful Restoration of Power Grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has successfully restored the national power grid following its collapse at 4:28 pm on Thursday. TCN, in a statement on Friday, said the grid attained full recovery by 10 pm on the same day. However, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company said on Friday […]
Rivers: Man Allegedly Abducts, Defiles Teenager
A 13-year-old girl (names withheld) was allegedly abducted and defiled by a man identified as Prince in the Ogbogoro community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the suspect, popularly known as Don P, defiled the girl for two days after she was abducted […]
DHQ: Court ordered release of 313 suspected terrorists for lack of evidence
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said a Federal High Court in Borno ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military. While briefing journalists in Abuja on the military operations, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Buba Edward, said the court ordered their […]
Anambra State Govt Intensifies War Against Touting
In line with Mr. Governor’s intentional efforts aimed at ridding the entire state, including all developing, semi-Urban communities of touting, negative vices and extortion, the Anambra State government today Thursday 28th March 2024, took the ‘war against touting ‘ to Nibo and other neighbouring communities in Obizi. It is no […]
Finally, DSS allows doctor examine Nnamdi Kanu.
After much back and forth, an independent medical doctor on Thursday examined Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, said the doctor was competent and was personally chosen by the IPOB leader. Ejimakor disclosed this after leading the legal team on a […]
Monarch, varsity lecturer among wanted suspects Surrounding the Delta State Blood Bath.
The newly-installed Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, is among the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the March 14 killings of 17 officers and soldiers on peace mission at Okuama community, Delta State. Okuama is […]
Six Enugu Lawmakers Dump LP For PDP.
Six members of the Labour Party (LP) in the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They made their defection known on Thursday in Enugu in a letter read by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during the plenary at the Assembly Legislative Complex. […]