Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday swore in Mr Mofe Pirah as the 25th commissioner in his cabinet haven previously sworn in 24 commissioners on July 30. The swearing-in of Pirah the number of commissioners drawn from the 25 Local Government Areas of the state was now 25 with …

The Nigeria Police, Delta Command, has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a stagnant river in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Delta, Adeyinka Adeleke, confirmed the newsman. “It is true, the boy drowned while fishing,” he said. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, from office. Mr Obono-Obla’s suspension letter, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, directed the embattled official to step down and …

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says it has yet to recover the bodies of two persons involved in boat accident at Irewe Community in Ojo, near Lagos late on Tuesday. Its General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that rescue …

Anthony Oko, the Edo Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety commission (FRSC), has cautioned motorists plying Benin-Ore-Lagos expressway against impatience and reckless driving. Oko, who gave this warning on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, identified Benin-Ore- road as the major road, …

A 32-year-old applicant, Tajudeen Adedipe, who allegedly stole electrical cables worth N2.5 million on Wednesday appear in an Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun. The police charged Adedipe who lives at No.26 Tolani St., Iyana-Iyesi Ota, with two counts of theft and burglary. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court …

German authorities in Berlin have launched a hate crime investigation after a Jewish man was pushed to the ground from behind by two men, police said on Wednesday. The 55-year-old victim told police he was wearing clothing that identified him as a Jew when the incident occurred on Tuesday in …

The Federal Government said that the political will demonstrated in the execution of the N-Power programme,  insulated it from corruption and other forms of sharp practices that marred similar youth empowerment endeavours in the past. Communications Manager, National Social Investment Office (NSIO) Justice Bibiye, in a statement on Wednesday in …

The Police Command in Anambra said on Wednesday it had arrested four suspects, including a chairman of market association it alleged were behind recent cult-related killings in the state. The spokesman for the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who made the disclosure in Awka, said the suspects were arrested by a …

The DPO was freed after allegedly paying the sum of the M3 million to the kidnappers. The DPO who was simply identified as Okoro, was abducted by the kidnappers and taken away to an undisclosed location. He was however, freed on Sunday after his relatives were said to have paid …