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Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government Area with immediate effect. A statement by Mr Gyang Bere, Director of Press and Public Affairs, quoted the governor as saying that the action became necessary “in view of the deterioration of the security situation within the area”. “We arrived at … [Read more…]
The family of former Governor of Ondo State, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, has slated 23 February for the burial of his remains. This was contained in a burial arrangement released by the deceased eldest son, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday. Mr Akeredolu died on 27 December 2023 at a German Hospital following a protracted illness. The arrangement specified … [Read more…]
The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu had given an approval for emergency procurement of digital tracking devices to track the operations of kidnappers in the nation’s capital. He stated this on Monday at an interface with the media without going into the details. However, lamenting dearth of equipment … [Read more…]
…as IOM Says 350 Enugu indigenes return from Libya, Niger, others Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed the readiness of the government to partner with the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, to ensure the safe return, resettlement, and reintegration of irregular and stranded migrants from the state. Mbah said the government would … [Read more…]
A 65-year-old widow and retired nurse, Esther Amali, and her maid, Mercy, have both been killed in their apartment in Makurdi, Benue State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday, January 14. It was gathered that the assailant stormed their apartment and stabbed 20-year-old Mercy several times. Narrating the incident in an interview … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to “exceed his power” as Rivers State governor. Omotosho said the court is against any plan to jeopardise democracy, and thereby declared that the governor, by himself or by members of the staff of the Rivers State Public Service … [Read more…]
Inferno in Lagos market razes 450 shops, 30 offices, hotels No fewer than 6,700 traders have been displaced following the fire outbreak that consumed a section of the Mandilas building, a popular marketplace on Lagos Island. Daily Trust learnt that the fire also destroyed 450 shops, 30 offices, including some law firms, two hotels and … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has concluded a multi-million dollar agreement with Del-York Group to construct a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports park in the state. Governor Peter Mbah, while signing the venture agreement with the investors over the weekend at the Government House, Enugu, said investors have started picking interest in the state in their numbers … [Read more…]
In a joint operation, the Federal Capital Territory Police anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, successfully rescued five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January. The kidnapped victims from Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council were rescued from the Kajuru forest in … [Read more…]
…Vows to protect investors’ interest, rights …Police arrest suspected kidnappers, recover 8 riffles, surveillance gadgets Following the trending videos of demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City, the Enugu State government has refuted the videos, saying it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, … [Read more…]
In a bid to get rid of ghost workers and ensure an effective and productive workforce in the local government administration in the state, the Enugu State Government has begun the physical verification of local government workers in the state. Workers in the local government have also commended the exercise as overdue, saying it would … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. According to a post by the EFCC on their official X handle, he was re-arraigned on Friday, January 19, 2024 on … [Read more…]