Comprehensive rehabilitation of 9th Mile Crash Programme with installation of solar powered boreholes for availability, sustainability of water supply in Enugu, over 90 percent completed, says Contractor …Commends Gov. Ugwuanyi’s efforts The Managing Director of FordMarx Nigeria Limited, Dr. Clifford Nnaji, who is handling the complete rehabilitation of the 9th …
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The district head of Batsari (Sarkin-Ruman Katsina) in Katsina State, Tukur Mu’azu Ruma, has said bandits fleeing from the onslaught in neighbouring Zamfara and Kaduna states are infiltrating and taking over farming communities in Batsari local government area of Katsina State. According to him, the current onslaught is causing hardship …
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Prison break: Soldier, Amotekun official killed in Oyo, manhunt launched for 575 fleeing inmates Security agents have launched a manhunt for fleeing 575 inmates of the Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo State, freed by gunmen around 9.30pm on Friday. About 262 inmates had been reportedly recaptured. The heavily …
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The Ondo State Police Command yesterday confirmed the abduction of two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes and the stealing of their mother’s car in Akure, the state capital. Operatives of Kogi State Police Command have however arrested two suspected kidnappers – Danlami Shuaibu and Kabiru Amadu – who …
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Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, elder statesman, was Minister of Police Affairs under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. In this interview, Bozimo speaks on issues bedeviling the peace and progress of Nigeria and Niger Delta among other issues in the polity. Excerpts: The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has …
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The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, sanctioned on Tuesday a law that toughens penalties for those who mistreat dogs or cats. The far-right leader resisted the measure but finally accepted pressure, among others, by his wife Michelle de Paula Firmo. Several dogs were brought to the ceremony, including that of the …
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Information reaching Brand Spur Nigeria has it that there is panic among shareholders, board, and management of Heritage Bank, as the House of Representatives threatened to authorize the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the takeover of the financial institution. The lower chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral National Assembly made this …
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An Uber Driver, Adedotun Clement, has dragged the Lagos state government to Court for N500 million in Damages after he was gruesomely assaulted and beaten by Police officers and officials of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Watch(LSNC). Clement was seen in already viral footage, wailing and crying as police officers pepper …
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Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi Friday said train service will resume on the Abuja-Kaduna route on Saturday, days after a section of the rail line was blown by gunmen. Amaechi, who disclosed this yesterday during an on-site inspection of the scene of the blast, said government is working with the …
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Justice Joy Okeaya-Inneh of a Benin City High Court on Friday issued an interim injunction restraining embattled National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, the State Secretary of the party, Hilary Otsu and nine others from participating in the national convention of the party, …
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