The Rivers State Police Command has busted a kidnapping syndicate, recovering ransom funds and a pump-action gun while fatally wounding two suspects during a gun battle with operatives. In a statement released on Wednesday, Police Public Relations Officer Grace Iringe-Koko said the operation reflects the Command’s zero-tolerance policy on crime and its determination to create…
The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the corpses of a 30-year-old man, Shina Adedeji, and another 45-year-old man, whose name was withheld, from two separate locations in the state. One of the victims was trying to rescue a goat when he was trapped in the well. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on…
A former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, slumped on Tuesday while accessing his office and is currently hospitalised in Abuja.This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by his media assistant, Emmanuel Ekwe, the incident followed complications from an untreated knee injury. Ekwe said the injury caused Maina to lose…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Oyo state Local government Staff Pension Board, LGSPB, has disbursed two billion naira for the payment of gratuities and death benefits to over five hundred beneficiaries of retired primary school teachers and local government workers. Chairman, LGSPB, Honourable Akeem Ige made the announcement at the flag off ceremony of monthly payment of gratuity and death benefits held at…
Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation.The development was disclosed in a post shared on social media by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard, carried out…
The Benue State Ministry of Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals has suspended all consultants and contractors involved in land planning and survey across the state, citing widespread irregularities and illegal activities. The decision was announced by the Commissioner, Rev. Frederick Ikyaan, during a meeting with leaders of the Ugondo Community at the residence of District…
The Taraba state government has finally explained the deduction made from the January salaries of civil servants, stating that it was meant to cover the cost of Annual Performance Evaluation Report, APER, forms. The clarification was given on Monday in a statement issued to journalists after a meeting with the Joint Council in Jalingo, by…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, are expected to inaugurate the commencement of academic activities at Minaret University, Ikirun, Osun State. The official inauguration ceremony of the faith-based…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Ede Elders Council, also known as Igbimo Agbaagba Omo Ilu Ede, has officially announced the transition of one of its prominent leaders, Chief Jonathan Adebunmi Adeleke, who served as a Deputy Chairman of the Council. In a statement issued by the Council’s and signed by its Secretary,Alhaji Moshood Adeniyi and Publicity…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 10 suspected illegal miners along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho area of Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement shared via its official social media handles on Monday, noting that the suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence on unlawful mining…