Thugs Set Another INEC Ablaze — Fourth Attack in Three Weeks
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Orlu LGA of Imo state has been set ablaze. Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said this in a statement on Friday. This is the fourth attack on an INEC office occurring within the past three weeks. INEC offices […]
Be careful with the use of counterfeited, non-type approved phones – NCC Warns Nigerians
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned consumers against patronising counterfeited and not-typed approved communication devices. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Reuben Muoka, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Muoka strongly warned that such devices negatively affect the quality of experience while leaving their users vulnerable to losses and […]
Hoodlums Set Another INEC Office Ablaze
HOODLUMS have set ablaze the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, destroying, among others, 340 ballot boxes and yet to be determined quantity of Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs. The attack is the third on INEC’s local government offices in less than three weeks, following similar […]
‘With Fake Debit Alert, Couple Takes Away N479,000 Baby Items From Ibadan Store’
According to Mr Adedayo Ogungbade, the owner of a children’s store in Aleshiloye, Ibadan, how a couple used a bogus debit alert to cart away N479,600 worth of goods from her store. Ogungbade explained that the couple carried out the fraud on Tuesday afternoon. “On the 22nd of November, at about 2:30 pm, a couple […]
Why FG can’t make Kuje Prison attack report public – Minister
Since the attack on Kuje prison many month ago by terrorists, the Federal Government has now conclusion investigation into the attack. However, the Federal Government does not intend to make the report public due to the security nature of the report. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the disclosure while giving a scorecard […]
Oil Theft: Nigeria loses $2bn within eight months
The ad-hoc committee set up by the Senate to investigate oil theft and consequent damage to the nation’s economy said on Tuesday that Nigeria lost $2 billion, equivalent to N1.3 trillion, to oil theft between January and August this year. Senate on April 14, 2022, constituted a 13- member Ad – Hoc Committee on Oil […]
“He’s a drunker and too abusive”, please separate us, woman tells court
A housewife named Maria Adoga, on Tuesday told an Upper Area Court Makurdi that her husband of nine years, Moses was an alcoholic who abuses her. Mrs Odoga, in a divorce petition, said she got married to Moses in 2013 under the Idoma Tradition Laws and later had a church wedding at St. John Bosco […]
Senate Probes N756million Service, Wide Vote Spent By Nigerian Law Reform Commission
Owing to discrepancies that characterised records of expenditures, the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has rejected documents submitted by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for N756 million collected from Service Wide Vote (SWV) spent on Revision of Law of the Federation.. The Committee had summoned the Chairperson of the Commission, Prof Jummai Audi to appear […]
Some Governors Are Encouraging Political Violence- IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has blamed the increasing cases of political violence on some state governors. Baba, who spoke during a meeting with leadership of political parties and other stakeholders on the increasing trend of political violence, stressed the need to present a common front in addressing the issues. The meeting […]
Tragedy! Guardian tortures teenager to death in Plateau
One Mrs. Nneamaka Nwachuku, has tortured to death an 11 years old girl, identified as Margaret Joshua, in Jos. Margaret reportedly died from alleged physical abuse from Nwachuku, who happened to be her guardian. Nwachuku is a microbiologist who works with one of the Research Institutes in Vom, Jos South local government area of Plateau […]