9 suspected pirates, others arrested

The joint police and military patrol has apprehended nine suspects in an effort to curb the activities of sea pirates and other criminals in Akwa Ibom waterways and creeks. Parading the suspects on Friday in Uyo, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, said that they were arrested in collaboration with sister security services along […]

Ojukwu’s burial : Fashola pledges cooperation

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Friday hosted the National Funeral Committee of the Late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, pledging the support of the state government to the committee to ensure a befitting burial for the former military governor of the defunct Eastern Region. Late Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, who died in a […]

Bomb found in Port Harcourt

The nation was saved another tragedy on Saturday in Port Harcourt as an explosive was uncovered in the Rivers State capital. It took the timely arrival of a bomb disposal squad to foil the bid to waste innocent lives. The killer object was said to have been found in the densely populated Diobu area of […]

Kano grounded as non-indigenes flee

In the history of Kano State and in its relationship with the non-native communities that seek their means of livelihood in the state, there has never been such a panic rush to get out of the state by the same people that once called the state their home. With the multiple bombing in the state […]

Breaking News: Supreme Court sacks five State Govs of Bayelsa, C/River, Adamawa, Kogi & Sokoto – Declares their seats vacant

Justices of the Supreme Court in Nigera today ruled that five state governors have no legal mandate to remain in office beyond May 2011. A panel of the Nigerian apex court today ruled that the tenures of  Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa,  Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi and […]

Hausa, Yoruba traders’ ejection not ethnic – Anambra

The Anambra State Government has debunked claims that its ejection order on traders at the Head Bridge section of the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway is targeted at Hausa and Yoruba traders. At a press briefing after State Executive Council Meeting in Awka on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Chief Maja Umeh, said the ejection […]

Dangote distributes N100,000 each to Kaduna, Gombe refugees

In continuation of its humanitarian assistance to victims of the post-election violence, the Dangote Foundation, on Monday, commenced the disbursement of money and relief materials to 187 families in Kaduna and Gombe states respectively. The Dangote Foundation had earmarked about N350million for victims of the post-election crisis in some parts of the North. The latest […]

2,000 protest against demolition of houses in Ebonyi

A group of protesters numbering over 2,000, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful demonstration in major streets of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, against the state government’s alleged demolition of their houses in Agbaja community of Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. The protesters, comprising the aged, men, women, youths and children, marched through the […]

Zamfara police arrest suspected killer of 4 policemen

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Tambari, has disclosed that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the recent murder of four policemen in the state. Spaeking with newsmen in Gusau, the police boss said the suspect was helping the police in their investigations. On the recent media report in a national […]

Two killed as police raid suspected Islamist hideout in Kano

KANO (AFP) – At least two people were killed early Tuesday in violence-torn Kano city during a raid by Nigerian security forces on a suspected hideout of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, a civilian witness said. The sound of explosions and gunfire rang out for several hours in an area near a police station. One […]

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