NSCDC nabs three suspected vandals
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has apprehended three suspected streetlight cable vandals in Katsina state. The spokesman of the Corps,...
Author : Jerry Abakpa
OAU final-year student killed by reckless driver
A reckless driver on Thursday killed a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, throwing the institution into a gloomy state. The...
Police arrest 123 suspected criminals, rescue 19 kidnap victims
The police command in Enugu state says it has 123 persons in its custody over their alleged involvement in various crimes in the state. The...
We’ll go after states that undermine Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy —ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned against undermining the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The ICPC chairman,...
Investigate past Nigerian leaders involved in oil industry corruption – Group
By Chijindu Emeruwa A pro-democracy group, National Youth Organisation, Nigerian Youth Patriots (NYP), has demanded a thorough investigation and prosecution of past Nigerian leaders and...
CLEEN Foundation takes peace advocacy to Benue, pays Women Affairs Commissioner, Traditional rulers visit
The CLEEN Foundation, a peace advocacy Civil Society Organization (CSO) has paid a courtesy visit to the Benue State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social...
Why Petrol Queues Won’t Go – TUC President Osifo
Amid recent petrol scarcity in the country, the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo,...
Man apprehended for allegedly abducting mentor’s son, demanding N2 million ransom
The police in Katsina State have arrested one Halilu Yusuf, 21, for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy. The police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this...
Tenant remanded for raping landlord’s daughter
An Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan ordered the remand of a tenant, Kareem Mojeed, at the Agodi Correctional Facility for allegedly defiling his landlord’s seven-year-old...
Obaseki approves payment of gratuities for 2010 LG pensioners
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the payment of gratuities to pensioners who retired in 2010 and are on the payroll of the Local...