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Police Arrest Suspects Over Stolen Electricity Cables, Vandalism
.. The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested no fewer than twenty-two suspects in connection with various crimes including criminal conspiracy, mischief, theft and receiving of stolen properties. The suspects, according to the State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Musa included four persons who vandalized and stole electricity cables meant for the reconstruction of Sokoto…
Imo teacher in police net over maltreatment of 12-year-old step-daughter
The Police in Imo State have arrested a secondary school teacher, Mrs Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly dehumanizing a 12-year-old girl, Amarachi Emmanuel, who was said to be her stepdaughter. Mrs Emmanuel was arrested on Tuesday by the Owerri Police Area Command headquarters following a complaint made by an Owerri-based activist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who is also…
Lagos Red Line Rail Begins Passenger Operations On Tuesday
.. The Lagos State Government has announced that the Red Line rail service will commence full passenger operations on Tuesday, October 15. The announcement was made by the Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Abimbola Akinajo. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to lead his executive council members and other…
Court stops PDP NEC, BoT from sacking Damagum as Acting National Chairman
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Amb. Ilya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. The court ordered that no other person must be recognized as PDP national chairman other than Damagum…
FG Sets Guidelines For Exemption Of Third Party Research Grants From TSA
.. The Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein has issued guidelines for the exclusion of third-party research grant funds of Federal Universities and Research Institutions from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). In a federal treasury circular issued in Abuja, Madein said the new guidelines would be implemented immediately. She said the guidelines…
Delta govt distributes fertilisers to farmers
The Delta State Government has distributed 9,000 bags of fertiliser to farmers’ associations to support food security and productivity in the state. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this at a meeting with the leadership of the farmers in Asaba. The bags of fertilisers were distributed accordingly to farmers of oil palm…
Age Limit: FG To Establish Admission Guideline For Gifted Students
.. In order to ensure that exceptionally gifted students are not drawn back in their academic pursuits, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has disclosed that plans are on the way to establish guidelines to address the 18-year age limit for higher institution admissions. Mamman disclosed this during his keynote speech at the…
Armed robbers beg bishops of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star for prayers
Armed robbers who waylaid 13 Bishops of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star on Episcopal tour of some states of Nigeria pleaded for prayers for them not to be caught. The incident happened Wednesday evening on a federal highway in Benue State enroute Abuja, according to leader of the team, Archbishop Benjamin Ogwutum. Narrating the…
South Korea’s Han Kang Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature
.. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her poignant and provocative works that confront historical traumas and expose the fragility of human life. Han Kang’s writing style, described as intense poetic prose, masterfully explores the connections between body and soul, the living and the…
Edo election: Your allegation against PDP baseless, unsubstantiated – INEC tells APC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has described as baseless, allegations made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, regarding the purported smuggling of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machines and voters’ registers into the INEC office by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement by Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,…
Wheelbarrow Pusher Dies In Lagos Auto Crash
Wheelbarrow Pusher Dies In Lagos Auto Crash .. An unidentified wheelbarrow pusher lost his life on Thursday in an accident around the Dopemu area of Lagos State. NewsNGR gathered that the incident occurred when a commercial bus, reportedly speeding, lost control and collided with a construction crane stationed by the roadside. Sadly, the impact…
First Lady Tinubu seeks robust investments on girl-child education
The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called for more financial investment and moral support for the girl child’s education for a better-secured future. She made the call on Friday in a message to mark the year 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, with the theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future”. She described an educated…
NNPC Ltd Committed To Lasting Peace, Prosperity In Niger Delta- Kyari
.. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has reiterated its commitment to work with host communities in the Niger Delta region towards lasting peace and economic prosperity. The Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a dialogue session with the Niger Delta communities held in partnership with the Office…
Police arrest 32-year-old suspected armed robber, recover guns in Delta
Operatives of CP-SAT have arrested a 32-year-old notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect, Tunde Akingbenomo, in Oghara-Efe Community, Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The suspect was arrested at his residence on October 5, 2024, at about 1405 hours. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a statement…
Eye Problems Can Cause Poor Academic Performance In Children- Optometrist
.. As Nigeria joins the global observance of 2024 World Sight Day, the Abia State Chairman of the Nigeria Optometric Association, Dr. Ogbonna Onyedikachi, has attributed poor academic performance among children to untreated eye challenges. Speaking today during an interview in Umuahia to mark the day, themed “Children, Love Your Eyes,” Dr. Onyedikachi emphasized…
Former Osun PDP chieftain, Babalola officially joins APC
A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Peter Babalola, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is as Babalola promised to leverage his political influence to strengthen the APC, particularly in the Irewole local government area and throughout the Osun West Senatorial district. Speaking during his formal…
UNICEF Partners Nigerian Universities On Child Rights Campaign
.. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strengthened its campaign for child’s rights, through collaboration with Universities across Nigeria. Participants at the meeting were Deans and senior lecturers from University of Port Harcourt, Niger Delta University, Cross River State University, Federal University Otueke, Bayelsa; University of Uyo, Rivers State University, Ignatius Ajuru University…
Immigration preventing me from leaving Nigeria — Sowore
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian Immigration Service of harassing him at the airport. Sowore accused Immigration of attempting to prevent him from leaving Nigeria because his name is on their watchlist. He disclosed this in a statement posted on his X page accompanied by…
FG Receives 111 Nigerian Returnees From Niger
.. The Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a total of 111 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Cargo Terminal, Lagos State. This was made known via a post on NEMA’s X handle, on Thursday, revealed that the returnees, comprised 82 male adults,…
Police rescue six sports journalists kidnapped in Anambra while travelling to Uyo
Police authorities in Anambra State have revealed that six journalists traveling to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, who were kidnapped in Anambra on Wednesday, have been rescued. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives of the command were still working to rescue the seventh victim. He…