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Uko Okon The National Assembly has proposed enacting a legal framework to support the establishment of state police in the wake of escalating insecurity across the country. The member representing Ika/Atim Ekpo/ Abak Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Clement Jimbo, made the disclosure during an interview with newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday….
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 16, 2025, convicted and sentenced Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff member of Ecobank Plc, to one year in prison for cybercrime. Ufayo was arraigned on May 16, 2025, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
KACRAN Condemns Recent Bandit Attacks in Kaduna…Calls for Action from Repentant Bandits The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has condemned the recent bandit attacks in Kaduna State, urging repentant bandits to take immediate action. The group in a statement on Wednesday signed by its National President, Hon. Khalil Bello said: “Today, we…
River State Crisis: NBA Stand against Fubara suspension The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday stand against the emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Rivers State, suspending the state governor, Similaye Fubara, and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu. In a statement signed by the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, the body…
Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara has announced the resettlement of 6,000 families displaced by Boko Haram insurgents. The families mostly hail from the Dikwa and Mafa local government areas of the state. Zulum announced the plan on Monday at Muna internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, one of the largest with about 11,000 families taking…
By Tracy Ohovwore The Edo State House of Assembly has confirmed Hon. Ebanehita Sonia Omonzane as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), following a majority vote by members during plenary as presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku in Benin City. Speaking shortly after her confirmation, Hon. Omonzane expressed…
Barely hours after increasing its gantry price for the fourth time in the month of March, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again raised its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N1,275 per litre, signalling deepening volatility in Nigeria’s deregulated downstream sector. The latest adjustment represents a N100 increase from the N1,175 per litre…
27-year-old Barber, Ndubuisi Okorie, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old girl in his tricycle. Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court ruled that the prosecution successfully proved its case against the convict. In her judgment, the judge held that the prosecution established beyond a reasonable doubt…
Nigeria Faces Severe Hunger with Proposed Agriculture BudgetAdvocate for 10% of Budget to Agriculture The women under the umbrella body of the Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have called for an upgrade in the proposed budget for agriculture, noting that the amount proposed for 2025 recorded a decline of 36.19% from N996.901 billion…
…Consoles Yelwata Community Over Killings Political Leaders from the Southwest have lauded Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state as a performing governor during a visit to the state capital, Makurdi. Top leaders under the auspices of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), during a condolence visit to the people of Yelwata community in Guma local government…