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In one of the cases, gunmen ambushed and killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. At least 51 people were killed in the past week (June 26 – July 2) by non-state actors across Nigeria with a majority of the victims being security officials. The figure indicates an increase when compared to the …

…Assures of infrastructure upgrade to sustain reforms in education Edo State Government is contemplating the idea of returning schools to the missionary as they keep to standards, Governor Godwin Obaseki said at the weekend “Government is contemplating the idea of returning schools to the missionary as they keep to standards. The government is considering it in order to help bring …

Edo State is fast becoming a hub for petrochemical industries, opening the state up for more investment in the oil and gas industry, according to the state government. Officials said this is sequel to the 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) Duport Refinery promoted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Duport Midstream Company Limited (DMCL) ready for …

A woman, identified as Mrs Onwanna Nnenna, from Nando, Anambra State, has allegedly pushed her 14-year-old maid, identified as Ijeoma Nwafor, from a four-storey building. The incident was said to have happened late on Saturday at Otu Street, Awada, Onitsha, according to report by the Punch. The victim survived the jump, but with serious injuries and is currently receiving treatment …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Unidentified gunmen today, Sunday July, 3 kidnapped two catholic priests in Edo State. They are Rev. Fr. Udo Peter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Uromi and Rev. Fr. Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Center, Ugboha in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. Their abduction came exactly a week after …

Over 40 per cent of households in Nigeria own and use generators to meet their electricity requirements, figures contained in a power sector report jointly put together by a research firm and a financial institution, showed. It also stated that the affected households spent about $14bn annually to fuel their generators, as the power supply from the national grid continued …

The children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church for trafficking. The police in Ondo on Friday confirmed the rescue of 50 children locked in a church cell in Ondo town. They were reportedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino area of the town. The children were allegedly kidnapped and …

*VP representing President Buhari at regional summit & $42m Abidjan – Lagos Corridor Highway Project meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), departed Lagos on Saturday for Accra, Ghana to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government holding tomorrow. A statement by his spokesman, Mr. Laolu Akanda said Prof. Osinbajo, …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspected cultists in Benin City in a move to end the ongoing cult clash. The police command therefore warned against incessant cult-related killings so far recorded in Benin City in the last 24 hours. The command stated this in a statement signed by its …

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today July 1, 2022, convicted and sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, to seven years imprisonment The court ordered that his two companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd, be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of …