BY GODWIN OBI As Rivers State braces for the return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara on September 18, after six months under emergency rule, the sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), has mounted a spirited defence of his tenure, insisting he fulfilled President Bola Tinubu’s mandate and stabilised the volatileContinue Reading
The Ogun State Government has warned residents of communities adjoining the Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, and Yemule rivers, such as Isheri, Warewa, Akute, parts of Abeokuta, Ayetoro, Itele, Iju, and those of the coastline of Makun, Oni, Iwopin, Igele, Ifaara (Ogun Waterside), Ebute-Imobi (Ijebu East), Tungeji Island, and Agosasa inContinue Reading
The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adewale Ajao, has linked Nigeria’s deepening insecurity to the steady erosion of cultural values and traditions that once held communities together. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum themed “You Against Crime” over the weekend in Abuja, Ajao lamented that many NigeriansContinue Reading
BY MODESTUS EFE What was supposed to be a youthful competition for affection has ended in tragedy in Tunga Wawa community, Kontagora, where a young man, Tanko Sule, allegedly murdered his rival, Nasiru Amadu, over a love interest. According to sources, the fatal clash happened on Friday night when Sule,Continue Reading
…Indian kingpin, three Nigerians nabbed as agency intensifies nationwide crackdown BY GODWIN OBI The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a heavy blow to a major drug cartel after intercepting a mind-blowing 2.2 million tramadol pills worth N3.99 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. TheContinue Reading