Rivers Police Command said it has rescued three Lebanese who were abducted at a construction site in Andoni Local Government of Rivers on June 8. The command Spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) confirmed the rescue in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “The three Lebanese abducted on …

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly defiling a 23-year-old woman, Nwanneka Nwaizu, suspected to be mentally-challenged in Ezi Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. Okwuchukwu Anyanwu and Emeka Odoh, police spokesman Haruna Mohammed said, would be charged to court after investigations. He said: “At about 3pm , …

A middle-aged man said to hail from Enugu State has committed suicide in Etegwe-Epie, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The 45-years-old man identified as Oliver Osieme, hanged himself inside his room. When newsmen visited the area,it was gathered that the deceased, a truck driver, committed the act in …

The Ndigbo yesterday declared that the country’s presidency in 2023 belongs to them, vowing not to wait in the trenches any longer while other sections of the country enjoy power at the centre. The zone declared that they would remain in Nigeria, adding that until other sections of the country …

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has threatened a showdown with the Presidency over alleged anomalies in the recent recruitment exercise being conducted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The body of Ijaw youths worldwide warned of dire consequences if the NNPC and those in the Presidency refuse to accord …

Apex Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has advised Vice President Yomi Osinbajo to kneel before God and ask for forgiveness, insisting that Yorubaland is still under siege. The group’s call on the Vice President comes on the heels of a security summit convened by South West governors in Ibadan, Oyo State …

A cross section of monarchs during a stakeholders’ summit on security in south-west held at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan… yesterday. Afenifere, Tinubu meet Buhari, seek true federalism, others Piqued by the raging insecurity in the south-west, state governors of the region yesterday made a strong case for the …

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, joined some leaders of the Yoruba socio-Cultural organisation, Afenifere, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where they discussed the insecurity in the southwest. The Yoruba leaders, who were led to the villa by …

The Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday rejected the request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his party to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow them access to the server used for this year’s presidential election. In a ruling on the application, the …

A suspected cable vandal was electrocuted on Sunday while attempting to vandalise an armoured cable at Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased, whose name could not be ascertained as at last night, attempted to remove the armoured cable when the wire exploded and electrocuted him. The …