FCT Minister Nyesom Wike addressed leaders and stakeholders of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government AreaWike targeted former Governor Rotimi Amaechi's combined 24 years as Speaker, Governor, and Minister without mentioning any legacy projectThe FCT Minister also disclosed he has no further personal political ambi…
…Kogi Central, particularly the Abobo branch, as well as other NASFAT groups from several local government areas, for their coordination and assistance during this period.Furthermore, gratitude was extended to friends, fellow Islamic scholars and well-wishers who made the journey from different parts of the country to a…
…age of 89. She was laid to rest on September 5, 2026, in her hometown of Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State.Rotimi Amaechi speaks about his late mother, Mary Amaechi, and links her death to President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. Photo Hon Chibuike R Amaechi, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu>PAY ATTENTION:…
…River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the reinstatement of about 3,000 local government workers removed from the state payroll, following a meeting with organised labour. The decision came after talks with the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the…
…growing youth criminality. The governor, who described Opobo as one of the most peaceful local government areas in the state, charged the new king to maintain zero tolerance for criminality and be intentional and decisive in protecting the kingdom. He urged the monarch not to compromise security on the grounds of kinsh…
…He is from Plateau State Dangut was born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. He began his secondary education at Government Secondary School, Riyom, where he studied between 1981 and 1983. He later attended Government Science School, Kuru, from 1983 to 1986, obtaining…
…suspected miscreants around the residence of retired Gen. H. Umar in Rayfield, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, security sources said the operation was conducted at about 1:10 a.m. on October 2, 2026 following reports about the suspected hideout. The susp…
…allegedly macheting his father to d3ath in the Pipeline area of Rumukwurushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. According to punch, the deceased had reportedly confronted his son several times over his alleged consumption of a hard liquor known as Ice, a habit that was said to often infuriate the suspect.…
…Nigerian Army, the three victims were abducted around the Osakwa General Area of Ihiala Local Government Area before troops, working with the vigilantes, launched a rescue operation and recovered them. The Army said that on October 1, 2026, troops conducted a snap operation and arrested a suspected kidnapper identified…
…four suspected terrorists. The suspects were arrested during a fighting patrol in Hong Local Government Area of the state. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Thursday, said the troops conducted the operation at about 9:30 a.m. on September 29 across Guyeku, Amtasa, Mubang, Zahr and Washim villages in t…
…Peace, have foiled an attempted kidnapping along the Godogodo–Gidan Waya road in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
…on Friday. Okadigbo said the suspect, identified as Nweke Wisdom from Izzi South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was arrested on Thursday at Esther Obiakor Estate, Agu-Awka, and taken to the NSCDC State Headquarters in Awka. He said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly specialised in van…
…reports detailing suspected and confirmed cases, deaths, affected communities and local government areas, treatment centres, vaccination coverage and available medical supplies. “Every suspected death deserves proper investigation, and every preventable infection deserves an urgent response,” he said. Meanwhile, effort…
…Ja’afaru Sani, Shehu Usman Makarfi and Abdu Kwari, as well as former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Finance and two-time Chief of Staff to El-Rufai, Bashir Saidu. Rejecting the description of its members as disgruntled politicians seeking relevance, the group said, “We are not a handful of disgruntled in…
…the outfit. “This year, the Kukah Foundation trained about 300 of our operatives across local governments, ward by ward. It was a great change because that training really opened their eyes to certain things they were not aware of,” she said. She noted that the outfit had long desired such training, remarking thus, “As…
…Works, Water Resources, Lands and Physical Planning, Health, Agriculture and Local Government Affairs, as well as the Osun Waste Management Authority and Osun State Emergency Management Agency, to undertake a coordinated assessment of the affected communities. He directed OSEMA to establish a verified register of affec…
…rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Uyo, Akwa I…
…arrested a suspected bandit allegedly involved in livestock theft in Gidan Madi, Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested at a market while allegedly in possession of a goat later identified by its owner as one of the animals stolen from the community. The Police Public Relations Officer, DS…
…exercise held on September 15 at the party’s secretariat in Dogon Karfe, Jos North Local Government Area. He is asking the court to stop the NDC, its officials and agents from replacing, withdrawing or removing him as the party’s candidate until the case is decided. He also wants the court to stop the NDC from submitti…
…to access quality education. Rhodes-Vivour said schools would be provided at the local government and ward levels, while teachers’ salaries and training would be improved. “So we must bring all of this into our education system, increase the quality of the environment that our children are in,” he said. Rhodes-Vivour a…
…workers are walking outThe JNPSNC called on public servants across federal, state, and local government levels to join the action, framing it as a collective response to hardship affecting not just workers but also their dependants and vulnerable Nigerians."All public servants in the services of Federal, State and Loca…
…and of sound mind. Sowunmi spoke on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, where he also urged Nigerians to shun hate speech and what he described as a culture of celebrating negative developments in the country. His comments came amid renewed speculation over Tinubu’s absen…
…the chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi local government area of Benue state.The deceased was found tied up and unresponsive in a bush close to his home on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.Benue NDC speaks as hoodlums kill Igbu Terhemen, its chairman in Fiidi Council Ward in…
…Smith said the movement had spent more than N20m mobilising supporters across all 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State before the cancellation was announced.Smith said the movement had honoured a police invitation on September 29, attended by the state party chairman, the director of media for the march, and th…
…business to inspect flood-ravaged communities in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, following concerns over the worsening flood situation in the state. The decision was taken during the 55th Legislative Sitting of the Fourth Session after the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Linda Somiari-Stewart, moved a…