OPERATIVES of Ogun State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim identified as Shey Anafi and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers, Ibraheem Abubakar, in their hideout. The policemen stormed the hideout located around the Kara Bridge end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state The …
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Senate Tussle: Ex-DIG, Ekpoudom, To Appeal Adverse Judgments
A former Deputy Inspector General of Police and senatorial aspirant for the Akwa Ibom North West (Ikot Ekpene) district, Udom Ekpoudom, has said that he would appeal the two judgments which declared Senator Godswill Akpabio, as the authentic candidate for the senatorial seat. Recall that the former DIG had earlier …
Read More »Governor Fayemi’s Wife Visits Triplets Born To 71-year-old Retired Priest
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has paid a special visit to a couple blessed with a set of triplets at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti. The triplets are the first children of 71-year-old Venerable Hezekiah Akenroye, a retired Anglican Priest and his wife, …
Read More »Abacha Loot: SERAP Sues Buhari, Malami Over Agreement
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over “the failure to publish copy and details of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for the repatriation of $23 million stolen by the former Head of …
Read More »Why I Returned From US – Nigerian Playwright, Tess Onwueme
Renowned playwright and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Cultural Diversity and English Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Tess Onwueme, has advanced reasons why she decided to relocate back to Nigeria from the United States when she had been a citizen for more than 30 years. According to her, she has …
Read More »World Bank, Agency Collaborate To Repair Ogun Roads
The World Bank and French Development Agency have collaborated with the Ogun State government on the construction and rehabilitation of rural roads in the state. The project was to ensure upgrading of 125km rural roads, rehabilitation/backlog maintenance of 200km, spot improvement of 450km, routine maintenance of 700km rural roads and …
Read More »Peter Obi Reveals Plans For The Nigerian Youths If Elected
THE Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has said that youths will be the core proponents of his administration if he wins in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. Obi said this at the 2022 Success Conference held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, emphasizing that not only youths will be …
Read More »Bad Roads: Traffic Diversion Bothers Ekiti Community
The Okemesi community in Ekiti West Local Government, Ekiti State, has raised alarm over the looming danger following the diversion of traffic to the roads linking the town due to their poor state. The National Publicity Secretary, Federation of Okemesi Improvement Union, Abraham Adeleye, said the roads particularly those linking …
Read More »PDP Cautions Ex-Police Minister Over Anti-party Acts
…restates loyalty to Atiku, Dankwambo The Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, warned the former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Waziri, alleging that he meddled in the affairs of the party in the state by sponsoring a protest against the immediate past Governor of the state, Ibrahim …
Read More »Federal Government Appointees Must Stop Imposing Decisions On MDAs
Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are established by law to deliver essential services to Nigerians in line with global standards and best practices. By law, each of these agencies has specific functions and characteristics that makes it unique in nature and is supposed to deliver on the mandate and …
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