Scores of protesters, on Saturday, protested against the visit of Governor Douye Diri to Opu-Nembe community in Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State. The community had been engulfed in crisis, prompting the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egebtokun, to deploy ...
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A northern group under the auspices of Arewa Think Tank (ATTAK) has tackled a Niger Delta group, Coalition of Oil Producing States/Ex-agitators in Niger Delta, over planned mass protest against the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory ...
Read More »Plateau Govt Urged To Save Polytechnic From Collapse
The Action Against Corruption (AAC) has called on the Plateau State government to set up visitation panel to investigate alleged administrative and financial malfeasance of the Rector of the Plateau State Polytechnic Barki Ladi, Bldr. John Dawam to avert further ...
Read More »Onuk, Others Applaud Umo Eno Over Award Of Tabernacle Road Project
The Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Council; Hon. (Barr.) Etetim Onuk has expressed gratitude to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State; Pastor Umo Eno over the award of contract for the construction of the 2.2KM Tabernacle Road with a ...
Read More »Parents, Teachers Bemoan Poor Facilities In Ogun School
Parents and teachers in Community Primary School Owode in Ijako-Ota in Ogun State have lamented about the poor condition of infrastructure in the school. When PUNCH Metro visited the school on Thursday, it was observed that the facilities in the ...
Read More »Ifa Council Suspends Isese Festival In Kwara, Accuses Police Of Bias
The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has announced its decision to suspend the planned Isese festival in Ilorin, Kwara State, even as it accused the State Police Command of being prejudiced towards the Ifa religion. LEADERSHIP earlier reported that ...
Read More »Police Stop Traditional Worshippers Festival In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command, on Monday, advised the leadership of traditional worshipers in the state not to carry out their planned festival in Ilorin, the state capital. The Command said the intelligence available to it does not favour the ...
Read More »150-Year-Old Mosque Collapses In Zaria
… Eight Killed At least eight worshipers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday during prayer session. The incident, it was learnt, occurred at about 4pm while the ...
Read More »Fire Outbreak: FCTA To Sanction Filling Stations Violating Safety Measures
In a bid to curtail fire outbreaks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the administration has vowed to sanction filling stations within the territory that fail to observe necessary safety measures required by law. The permanent secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola ...
Read More »QIC Youth Fellowship Election, Nsebong Asuquo Emerges President
By Mbuotidem Jude The youth fellowship of Qua Iboe church, Edem Idim Ibesit, Itung Superintendency conducted a free, fair and credible election in the church to supersede the immediate past Exco members who worked tremendously for five years. The delegates, ...
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