Southeast Governors’ Forum said yesterday that the arrest of Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was not responsible for the worsening insecurity in the zone. The forum blamed the development on criminal elements, who according to it, parade themselves as Biafra agitators.   Governor Hope Uzodimma …

The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday confirmed that a total of 20 persons were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen that occurred in Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state in the early hours of Thursday The State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka disclosed this in a …

The immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday, foreclosed the possibility of the embattled deputy governor of the state Comrade Philip Shaibu, joining the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), in the eventuality of the deputy governor being impeached as being speculated. Oshimhole, who is the senator …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed to journalists across the country to support its aspiration to reduce corruption in the country. The acting Executive Chairman of the commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol, made this appeal while speaking at a one-day workshop on effective reporting of economic and financial crimes. …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. The order followed the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary Meeting in Abuja on Thursday.   The declaration was made by the President …

England forward, Lauren James, has received a two-match ban from FIFA on Thursday for stamping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie that earned her a red card in the Women’s World Cup last 16 match on Monday. The 21-year-old Chelsea attacker was sent off in the 87th minute of Monday’s match in …

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its in-house electricity workers’ unions have signed a new condition of service to improve employees wellbeing and productivity. Speaking at the signing ceremony at IBEDC office, Ibadan, on Thursday, the Managing Director, IBEDC, Mr Kingsley Achife, said the new condition of …

Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday said that a total sum of N8,572,152,849.05 has been released for payment of pensions, gratuity and accrued right benefits for retirees in the State from the inception of his administration to date. The governor who made this known at the presentation of …

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a woman, Adeola Adetutu, and Godwin Johnson, to two years imprisonment each for hawking Skushies and hard drugs. Justice Nicholas handed down the sentence to the duo after they both pleaded guilty to the separate …

The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal in Kano has nullified the election of Muktar Umar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Yerima as winner of the House of Representatives election for Tarauni Federal Constituency. But the …