The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has described the death of musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, as a colossal loss to Yorubaland, Nigeria and the world at large. The monarch also called on the government to investigate…
Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday promised to provide adequate funds for education in the state’s budget. The governor made the pledge during the 23rd matriculation ceremony of Zamfara College of Arts and Science, ZACAS, in Gusau, the state…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has promised to offset the medical bills of victims of the Calabar gas explosion. Last week, a family of four, Prince Effiom, his pregnant wife, Joy Prince, daughter and their one-year-old child were…
The police command in Jigawa has arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly parading himself as personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS). The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Lawan Shi’isu, said this in a statement in Dutse…
The Plateau State Police Command has recovered 77 cows rustled from a herder in the Wase Local Government Area of the state by yet-to-be-identified persons. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, in…
The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar. The tribunal affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The…
Two friends were on Wednesday docked in a Karu Upper Area Court in Abuja for allegedly attempting to escape from police custody. The police charged Usman Mustapha, 22, and Isah Salihu, 18, who both reside in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, with…
An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court Lagos State, on Wednesday, ordered that a 54-year-old unemployed man, Richard Asuka, be remanded for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has vowed that the unknown gunmen who murdered security operatives in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday would be tracked and brought to book. News Men recalls that unidentified…
Enugu State government has declared its readiness to partner with the Federal Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-One (ATASP-1) to actualize dry season rice farming at Ada Rice Irrigation Project Scheme, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the State. The…
