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  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers. The NSCDC spokesperson,  Babawale Afolabi, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that the sites were located at Odagwa-Owaza Riverside boundaries of Rivers and Abia while the other was at Etche local government area …

The police declared Adeyinka wanted in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued to the public on Sunday. A lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, representing the interest of Dorcas Adeyinka, a Nigerian blogger based in the United Kingdom has revealed that there was no time his client did not honour police’s invitation over …

TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Friday said the commission’s contractors were working to erect four new transmission towers along the Jos-Gombe axis, to enable the restoration of power supply to states in the north-east region of the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said electricity …

It had reported on Friday that operatives of the Nigeria police took over some quarters of the state House of Assembly amid the unrest between the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike. The Nigeria Police Force …

The Imo State Police Commissioner has arrested three police officers for assulting, brutalizing and extorting Mr. Tochukwu Ukazu who lives in New York but returned to Nigeria to visit his family. The arrest of the police officers was made after the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) made …

Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State government has said that it received N3.78bn between 2020-2021 as its share of 13 percent oil derivation fund from the Federal Government. The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, disclosed this on Wednesday during a ministerial press …

Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, is set to face trial on Thursday before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, over allegations of abuse of office and fraudulent contracts awarded during his tenure. Sirika, who served under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, …

Justice A.A Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced a fake American, Stephen Thomas to five years imprisonment. He was jailed after pleading guilty to a one-count charge bordering on impersonation by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. His charge reads: “That you, Stephen …

Gov. Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers chapter of the Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria (ALGON) has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of withholding funds meant for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, Daily Trust reports. The association said this has denied the third tier of government of …

  Muda Yusuf,   The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has explained why the implementation of the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy ordered by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to be deducted from electronic transactions of customers by the banks in the country should be halted. The …