A 76-year-old grandfather Mr. Francis Omofa, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for illicit drug trafficking. Spokesman of NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said on Sunday in a statement that the suspect was caught with 454 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa, weighing 340.8kg was intercepted by NDLEA operatives on Tuesday...
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Policeman, socialite invited over naira abuse
Police authorities have initiated steps to identify and discipline officers performing guard duties to a young man and encouraging him to abuse the Naira in a disturbing viral video. Force Public Relations officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Saturday said the behaviour runs contrary to the provisions of the CBN Act, and demeaning to the Police...
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PDP chieftain berates IGP over Rivers crisis
A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan has accused the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun of been partisan in the political feud between Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State and his Predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister. Ologbondiyan, former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a...
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Exam fraud: Edo govt confirms Newspad report
The Edo State government has confirmed report by TheNewspad regarding leaked June 2024 Questions for the Basic Certificate Examinations (BECE) in the State. TheNewspad reports that malpractice involved some misguided Public and Private school teachers and officials in the State Ministry of Education Examination. It revelation has exposed the mutual distrust in the much celebrated...
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Applicants lose N22m in state House job scam
Some job-seekers the sum of N22,350,00 (Twenty Two million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) in fake State House jobs scam. Nemesis however caught up with members of the syndicate, Augustine Enamegbai Umogboi, Kingsley Onuh and Eleojo Josephine Idakwo in connection with the fake employment scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed the...
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Obaseki loses suit to control CSOs, churches
A federal High Court, Benin Division has declared that Edo State Government lacked the Constitutional right to interfere, monitor public gatherings and undertake the registration Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Religious Organizations, Orphanages, Creche, Elderly’ Peoples Homes in the State. Justice B. O. Quadri delivered the judgement on Wednesday June 19th 2024 in a suit marked...
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FG cuts workforce by 31 percent in surprise move
The federal government has cut its workforce by 30.69 per cent in a surprise move amid new minimum wage agitation by leaders of Organized labour Unions on behalf of the Nigeria workers. Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation said 1,618 officers in the Civil Service with illegal and fake employment letters...
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Rivers: IGP forces hunt killers of security agents
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has deployed Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to assist the Rivers State Police Command in apprehending killers of the police officer and the vigilante member. Inspector David Mgbada, and Samuel Nwigwe, a vigilante member were killed when supporters of Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State and his...
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Cry the beloved Nigeria, a Country that has lost its head
Tony Abolo As I saw a video of Tinubu’s convoy as it sped from the Lagos Airport to his Bourdillon, Ikoyi Home, in a convoy of 73 cars during the 2024 Salah, I knew that the man they call Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the Emilokan Nigeria President has clearly lost it!! A convoy of 73 cars,...
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Fish out UNIBEN graduate killers, CP told
The Edo State Government has condemned, in the strongest terms, the alleged rape and murder of a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Adekolure Idowu Glory. She was allegedly raped and killed while returning from home in Iyowa Community, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the State on Thursday, June 13, 2024,...