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Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is supporting former Rivers state governor and current Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise the state.     Recall that Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023, just as Fubara had said that his rift with …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected cable vandals for stealing street light cables in Minna.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024, said the suspects were arrested by police officers on routine patrol along the Keteren-Gwari area of Minna, the state capital.   …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have neutralized a suspected armed robber during a fierce gun battle and recovered firearms in Gurara Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024, said a gang of robbers attacked houses in the Boyi …

Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, has alleged that Enugu state is a retirement home for crazy homosxuals.  In a post shared on his Instastories, Bisi advised Nigerian gays to run for their lives if they come in contact with any gay man from Enugu state.  According to him, no one is Sane in the state. The post Enugu state is like a …

The Delta State Police command has condoled with the family of a 23-year-old lady identified as Precious Yusuf, whose corpse was found along DLA Road opposite Falcon Club Asaba on October 24.   According to the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Bright Edafe, at about 8.40am on the said day, the DPO ‘A’  division Asaba received a distress …

The Ogun state police command has commenced an investigation after a student of the Obada Idi-Emi High School in the Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, identified simply as Ariyo, d!ed after allegedly carrying out a corporal punishment meted by his teacher.   Activist, Adetoun, who shared the story online said the teacher had bought a dustbin which …

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly beat her stepson with a pestle and broke his bone.  The incident was shared by a neighbour on X.  According to the neighbour, the 3-year-old victim, named Kaitochikwu, was heard crying and a neighbour broke into their flat to find the boy unable to stand and his leg was “dangling”. He was …

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) in continued demonstration of its commitment to sustainable environment, proper sanitation and public health safety in the State has sealed off a residential property on Adedosu Street, Otubu, Agege following the receipt of a public complaint from concerned residents.   The bungalow with over 10 rooms has no sanitary toilet facilities but dilapidated …

The Ekiti State Government has named and shamed a 72-year-old man, Sule Adeola, who is serving a life sentence at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for r@ping a 10-year-old girl.   A public notice by the state Ministry of Justice this week stated that Adeola has been registered in the ministry’s S@x Offenders Register.    Recall that Ekiti State …

Family and friends are requesting assistance regarding the “sudden and mysterious disappearance” of Yahya Faruq, a corps member serving at Mixed Secondary School, Ikuru Town, Adoni Local Government, Rivers State.   According to a friend, Yahya was last seen on Monday, October 14, 2024, after reporting for his shift at his part-time workplace, LDM Chinese Milling Company, Ikuru Town. The …