The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, and Nigerian Police Force, to enforce the law on indiscriminate use of sirens on Nigerian roads. The House also ordered the law enforcement agencies to clamp…
An Enugu State High Court on Wednesday sentenced the killer of Ijeoma Nweke, an Enugu-based make-up artist, to death by hanging. The court, which was presided over by Honourable Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a two-hour judgement, found the accused,…
The Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology (NNSAT), Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State said it had intercepted three trailers loaded with vandalised railway tracks. The NNSAT Commandant, Commodore Henry Aruomaren, made this known at a news briefing in…
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday said it has identified at least three persons responsible for the Bodija explosion. newsmen reports that some explosive devices exploded at Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan in January. Special Adviser on Security to the Governor,…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged the federal government to take swift steps to avert fee increases and unfair policies in tertiary institutions in the country. This call followed the decision of the management of the…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Akaninyene Sunday Ekwere, to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl. Ekwere, a trader who deals on engine oil, electrical appliances and recharge cards, reportedly lured the minor…
ver 150 suspected armed herdsmen have attacked Agojeju-odo in Bagaji-Odoh District of Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing four persons. The lawmaker representing Omala State Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Umar Yahaya disclosed…
An early morning fire, on Wednesday, razed the popular Roky Fella Night Club, located at Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, destroying property valued at millions of naira. The Ebonyi Chief Fire Officer, Mr Raphael Ibiam, who confirmed the incident to…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects for various crimes in the state. The State Police Public Relations officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on recent breakthroughs recorded by the command. Ukandu said that the…
The armed bandits terrorizing parts of Benue State have attacked three communities in Entekpa Ward, Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. NEWSMEN learnt that the attack, which occurred on Sunday night, claimed at least seven lives.…
