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Port Harcourt – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour total curfew for two weeks on parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Wike stated that the curfew which takes effect from Monday, November 23, covers the entire area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro. The governor explained the decision was due to an upsurge of cult activities and …

Police in Oyo State on Saturday said they had in their custody two suspects allegedly linked with the roasting and eating of the flesh of police officers burnt in Ibadan during #EndSARS protest. Police Spokesman at the Oyo State Command, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the arrests in Ibadan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The suspects, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged investors intent on exploiting the offerings of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) to leverage the state’s competitive advantage in energy supply and human capital assets and set up large scale industries in the state, to conquer the African continent. The governor said this in commemoration of this year’s Africa Industrialisation …

United States Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo will travel on November 22 to Saudi Arabia where he will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to discuss the strong bilateral security and economic partnership between both countries. During the visit, they will also discuss progress made under the U.S-Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue held last month in …

Edo State Joint Security Taskforce at the weekend raided the Upper Sakponba area of Benin City and combed riverine communities, leading to the arrest of suspected kidnappers terrorising the state. The suspected kidnappers, comprising  seven males, were arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation on Saturday, barely 24 hours after the taskforce kicked into action. Prior to the operation, General Officer …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday, said his administration will work assiduously to fix the state’s civil service in order to meet the expectations of Edo people for quality and efficient service delivery. The governor made the submission during the Thanksgiving Service held in honour of the state’s Head of Service, Mr. Anthony Okungbowa, at the Divine Sisters …

…seeks court order restraining NDDC from executing contracts without clearance from EXCO Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, ordered contractors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to immediately stop executing projects or undertaking contracts in the state. The governor said the state government is approaching the court to seek an order stopping the federal government agency from …

A soldier identified as Josiah Peter and two other persons were reportedly killed in a clash between men of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and some smugglers in Igbo-Ora town, Oyo state. According to Vanguard report, the clash happened between Customs men from the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, and smugglers on Friday. The Oyo State Police Command through its …

Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island has said that he was unaware that the Nigerian Army Headquarters had described the shootings at the Lekki Tollgate as “fake news” on Twitter. Taiwo made the disclosure on Saturday while being cross-examined at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS …

“One officer was wounded, he was stoned on the lips. If we are attacked with stones, the only option is gunshots,” an army general said. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, has told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Lekki Tollgate incident that the army went to the tollgate “with both blank …