Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory in Saturday November 16th 2024 governorship election in Ondo State reflects the strong leadership of President Bola Tinubu and the dedication of all the All Progressives Congress campaign Council members. This is contained in his congratulatory message to the Candidate of APC in the...
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Did Obaseki shoot himself in the foot?
From TheNewspad team Now that the transition is a certainty, whether to be truncated or for the long stay, it is pertinent to ask if by known IREV showing and the popular word for those who believed in Godwin Obaseki, did Godwin Obaseki lost it, by his stubborn stance of, my way or nothing? It...
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Edo NDLEA recovers 997kg of cannabis in 7 days
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 997 kilograms of cannabis sativa within the past seven days in parts of Edo State. Spokesman for the anti-narcotic Agency, Femi Babafemi confirmed this on Sunday in a statement. He said 680kg cannabis and a Sienna bus marked FST-320 AE were seized at a...
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Curb social vices, Oba of Benin urges Alma mater
Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has advised the global body of Alma mater to support traditional institutions in curbing social vices in society towards impacting humanity positively. The Royal father gave the advice when members of Immaculate Conception College Old Boys Association (ICCOBA) paid a courtesy visit...
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Police recover firearm from fleeing Edo revenue collector, nab 2 suspects
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Command in Edo State have arrested two unauthorized revenue collectors who allegedly flouted the State’s government directive, suspending revenue collections across the State indefinitely. The suspects were caught during police patrol few days ago in Aduwawa Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State. The Command’s spokesman, SP Moses Yamu...
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Abia CP boosts efficiency after killing of 2 soldiers
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, has paid a solidarity visit to a security checkpoint in Umuokpara Local Government Area of the State where gunmen recently attacked and killed two soldiers. Spokesperson for the Command, SP Maureen Chiamaka said the CP Isah made security observations and provided advisory recommendations when he...
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‘Cultists’ kill trader in Benin market invasion
Suspected cultists have reportedly hacked a yet-to-be identified trader to death in Benin market invasion in Oredo Local Government Council in Edo State. The tragedy struck 24 hours after the State governor, Monday Okpebholo gave the Nigeria Police Commissioner in the State, a marching order to end cult war and other crimes across the State....
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EFCC convicts Kogi man for faking $2.2m currency
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has convicted Kehinde Amaka, a.k.a. Yomade Ademisoye Ojomo from Kogi State, to one year imprisonment for currency counterfeiting. Justice Isa Dashen of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, Kogi State, handed down the two years jail term on the convict on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Amaka, was prosecuted by...
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APC chieftains decry marginalization of Akoko-Edo
Stakeholders in Edo North from the Akoko-Edo axis are raising fresh alarm over alleged marginalization by their Etsako kindred despite delivering the highest votes that gave Senator Monday Okpebholo victory in the last governorship election. At the end of a crucial meeting at Igarra, Akoko-Edo headquarters, the stakeholders who congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his...
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Fulani herder amputates teenager’s hand in Edo
A yet-to-be identified Fulani Cattle herder has allegedly attacked and amputated a teenager’s hand with a machete, after ordering violent herdsmen to take their Cattle away from his backyard in Edo State. The incident happened last Sunday at about 6p.m in Ekhoe’niro village, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the State, TheNewspad reports. 21-year-old boy who...