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Abia State Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa .. The Abia State Police Command in collaboration with local guards from Seriki Hausa has successfully recovered 56 out of the 65 cattle that went missing following an attack by unidentified assailants at the Lokpanta cattle market in Umunneochi LGA and Eziama Nunya community in Isuikwuato LGA.…

Governor Alex Otti’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, has raised alarm about the activities of metal thieves who have vandalised and looted some government property. The affected property, according to the governor’s aide, includes Mission Hill Urban School, where the roofing sheets and iron windows were stolen by scavengers, popularly known as…

.. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar in his two-day operational visit to Kaduna has commended the troops for their efforts in securing the state amid its safety challenges. His visit, according to the ministry’s Director of Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike was aimed to “boost the morale of troops across military formations.” Ogubike noted…

The Labour Party (LP) has described the October 19 council elections in Kaduna State as an “outright betrayal and murder of the democratic principles” Nigerians have known for 25 years of democracy in the country. The Chairman of the Kaduna State Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Elder Yusuf Solomon Danbaki, in a statement on Sunday noted,…

.. President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja following an extended vacation to the United Kingdom and France. Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday, where top government officials received him. Among them were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila;…

The Nigerian Army has declared that the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is on leave. The development follows reports that the COAS is currently incapacitated due to ill health. Disclosing this development, the Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, said there is a laid down process that ensures no vacuum in the leadership…

Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped two key stakeholders of the ruling Labour Party (LP) in Abia State. It was gathered that the heavily armed gunmen invaded a Labour Party meeting in a hotel in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. The masked men reportedly claimed they were acting on orders “from above” without giving…

Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to continue to be a problem to Governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Wike insisted that he has no regret supporting the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in…

.. About ten female students have been hospitalised following a gas explosion that occurred at Good Shepherd Catholic Catering School, Abakaliki, in Ebonyi State. It was gathered that the incident occurred Saturday at the kitchen section of the school. A father of one of the victims, Comrade Emmanuel Nwizi, stated that the explosion was…

Abia State Police Command has confirmed that its officers arrested the National Vice Chairman (South-East) of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Ceekay Igara. The Command said the arrest was based on a petition written against Igara by the acting state Chairman of the LP, Emmanuel Nwaeze Oti. In a statement by ASP Maureen Chinaka, the…

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGI, has attributed the recent gas explosion at the NIPCO CNG station in Benin City, Edo State, to the use of an unapproved modified gas cylinder. The explosion, which occurred on October 16, 2024, in Aduwawa, Ikpoba Hill, injured several people and destroyed vehicles, raising concerns about safety in…

.. ….Jebba Transmission Station Explosion Responsible, Says TCN The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Saturday, announced its plans to conduct a public investigation into the increasing frequency of grid disturbances that have led to widespread power outages across the country. NERC’s decision follows the eighth grid collapse in the last 10 months, which…

The Special Assistant to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has said Governor Sim Fubara is more than a match for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Shaibu said Wike’s resentment has made him to age like a septuagenarian overnight. He was reacting to Wike’s remark…

.. The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Sunday that the ruling party was doing everything to take over Oyo and Osun states from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ganduje spoke on Sunday at a stakeholders meeting of the southwest APC held in Akure, the Ondo state…

The Federal Government has initiated the construction of a multi-purpose dam on the River Dura in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, aimed at managing the heavy water flow from the area to mitigate flooding risks. Robert Umezulike, Deputy Director of Hydrology at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, disclosed this on…

.. Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the federal government to focus on completing old projects scattered across the country rather than launching new ones. Obi made the call on Saturday while recounting his ordeal after he returned from Kogi State, a journey he said was by road.…

Commissioner of Special Duties in Jigawa State, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted a statement issued by the Kano Hisbah Command, which alleged his involvement in an illicit affair with a married woman in an uncompleted building. This follows reports of an alleged affair under suspicious circumstances involving Auwal Danladi Sankara, which went viral across various…

.. Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju has sent his best wishes to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is reportedly dealing with an undisclosed health issue. On Tuesday, a report emerged that the Army General was flown abroad by his family members to attend to his medical…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of all 23 local government chairmanship positions and 255 councilorship seats by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM) in the local government elections held across the state on Saturday. While announcing the results, KAD-SIECOM Chairman, Hajara Mohammed, explained that eight political parties participated…

.. The Director-General Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Dr Jobson Ewalefoh has said that many airport projects being constructed by state governors lack commercial viability. The ICRC Boss said this at the second Joint Public-Private Partnership Units’ Consultative Forum Over 160bn has been channelled recently by Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Yobe and Jigawa state…