The leadership of Association Of Table Water Producers, Edo State Chapter has declared an indefinite strike over N1000 (One Thousand Naira) daily levy by the government. The group also directed its member for withdrawal of services during a meeting on Thursday last week in Benin City, the State Capital, effective Monday January 15, 2024, in...
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NDLEA uncovers 25.5kg cannabis during Gombe primary school raid
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered 25.5kg illicit drug suspected to be cannabis sativa in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. Spokesman for the Agency, Femi Babafemi alleged that the consignment was recovered during a buy and bust operation at Kurmi Primary School in Malumfashi metropolis in the State. The anti-narcotic spokesman said...
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Zulum calls for prayer over spokesman’s death in India
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has called for prayer ahead of the burial of his spokesperson, Malam Isa Gusau who passed on Thursday January 11, 2024 after a prolonged illness at India hospital. Janazah prayer (burial) for Gusau has been scheduled for Sunday, 14 January 2024 beginning at 4.00 pm at the Central Mosque...
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Gunmen abduct Benue Council boss, police orderly, driver, aide
Unknown gunmen have abducted the chairman of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Mr Haanongon Gideon, was kidnapped at 6:30am on Saturday with his Personal Assistant, Mr. Ior Silas Yuhwam, his driver and a police orderly attached to him. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Command in Benue State, SP. Catherine Anene said in...
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Army intercepts 176kg suspected Cannabis sativa, nabs suspect
The Nigerian Army has handed over 365 pieces of Pawpaw size wrapped Cannabis Sativa weighing about 176KG to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency Command in Ogun State. The Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu handed over the consignments concealed in 365 pieces of Pawpaw size to the Command on Thursday January...
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TB Joshua and Nigeria’s unending controversies
In Nigeria, the slogan has become, ‘One week, one controversy.’ And somehow, each new controversy emerges when issues arising from previous controversies are still stoking national discourses. And most often, the new controversies divert attention from the previous ones and put a final seal on further discussions on them. The previous week, a nation dazed...
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Tinubu gets better with Betta
By Ngozi Ibe, Abuja President Bola Tinubu’s popularity and public acceptance has soared in the last few days. Unlike western Countries where polls and ratings are articles of faith and form part of the barometer for measuring public policies and leadership performance, here we are left to guess in the direction of any wind blowing...
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Edo govt failure to appoint court members frustrate justice delivery
Delay in appointment of members of Egor Area Customary Court (1 and 2), Uwelu District in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, is frustrating justice delivery system. The Area Customary Courts are vested with the responsibility to hear and determine both criminal and Civil cases under the native laws and custom. It all began...
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Market fight lands Couple in trouble
Nigeria police operatives have arrested a Couple, Moses Mba and his wife, Florence Moses in connection with death of Mark Kalu at Osiele market fight that broke out on October 8, 2023 in Ogun State. The duo was arrested after the Divisional Police Officer in ODEDA, in Abeokuta received a report of a death incident,...
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Teenager bares it all after enduring defilement by Pastor for one year
The Nigeria police Command in Ogun State has taken a 43-year-old-year Pastor into its custody over repeated alleged defilement of 16-year-old teenage girl. She told the police in her statement that she concealed his identity since the incident started in November 2022, after the suspect threatened to kill her if she reveal the secret affair...