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…As Hoodlums Attack Taskforce Chairman By Barikui Felix The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State has called for partnership between the association and surveillance companies such as Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, PINL, and others for effective security of oil pipelines in the state. Chairman of IPMAN, Rivers State Branch, Tekena Ikpaki…
The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, has confirmed the death of three persons in a multiple road crash that occurred in Auchi, over the weekend. Matthew who attributed the accident to brake failure, disclosed that it involved a Dangote truck and three other vehicles, including a Mercedes…
Angry women and youths of South Ibie community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State have accused operatives of the South Ibie Divisional Police Headquarters of masterminding the escape of a suspected female human trafficker from custody. They made the allegation during a protest at the premises of the police station. The protesters,…
The Edo State Police Command has promised to rescue three seminarians kidnapped from the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, on July 11. The attack also left one officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps dead. Edo Police spokesperson, CSP Moses Joel Yamu, said in a statement on Sunday that the state Commissioner of…
By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the conduct and the results of the Saturday, August 16, 2025 Senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections in the state. NEWSNOWNG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had early on Sunday, August 17, 2025 declared the candidates of…
In a strategic move to strengthen regional collaboration and unify efforts in countering violent extremism, PAVE Network, in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), and other key stakeholders are set to convene a North West Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) Summit. The summit as…
The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has issued new guidelines on Public-Private Partnerships, Decentralising Approval Powers to ministries, departments, and agencies. The guidelines provide directions and requirements to set up the Project Approval Board for the new approval thresholds of under N20 billion for ministries and N10 billion for agencies and parastatals…
The Edo State Police Command has busted a criminal syndicate involving a serving police inspector and three civilians accused of extorting, brutalising, and robbing residents in Benin City.
The breakthrough followed a viral video in which a victim alleged he was abducted by policemen, dispossessed of his phone and valuables, and subjected to harassment.
The Chinese Government has said China and Nigeria are both ancient civilisations with profound historical and cultural heritage. This was expressed at the weekend in Abuja, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yu Dunhai, during the celebration of the rich cultural and tourism ties between Nigeria and China at the 2025 China-Nigeria Culture and Tourism…
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, says Nigeria has recorded zero cases of piracy on its waterways in the last five years. Ogalla disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 2025 set of young sailors held at the Nigerian Navy School, Ikot Ntuen,…
