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The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested three suspects for allegedly assaulting staff members of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, who were carrying out their duties in Nkpor area of the state. EEDC’s operations cut across Enugu, Anambra and Imo states. In a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu, the …

The Federal Government has obtained a court order to proscribe the Shiites’ organisation formally referred to as the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the proscription of the Shiites’ movement as protests by the Islamic organisation rock Abuja. Justice Nkeonye Maha issued the …

A 28-year-old man, Moses Okechukwu, on Friday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Okechukwu, whose address is not provided, faces a three-count charge of rape, sexual assault and trying to escape arrest, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja swore in Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Buhari swore in Muhammad in the State House following his confirmation last week by the Senate.   Details…..

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review its judgment in which it voided the participation of its candidates in the last elections in Zamfara State. A five-man panel of the court, led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, in a ruling early on …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has apprehended a senior official of a travel agency in Edo for suspected human trafficking offence. The Zonal Commander of the agency in charge of Edo and Delta, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, disclosed this to News Agency of …

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta), has charged constituents to set agenda for their elected representatives. Igbakpa who represents Ethiope East/Ethiope West Federal Constituency of Delta, made the call while receiving students of Delta State Company Technical High School Ovwianalaja, in Abuja. Igbakpa pledged that …

The Delta House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Paul Aghanenu as the Auditor General of the state. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa had earlier forwarded the nominee’s name to the assembly for screening and confirmation. The confirmation followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the house, Tim …

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye on Wednesday said the House rejected the recommendation of the House of Representatives’ call for the issuance of another proclamation by Governor Godwin Obaseki, or it seals the Assembly. The Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas-led Ad-hoc Committee of lower chamber has threatened …

Members of the House of Representatives have given a one-week ultimatum to the the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation for the Edo State House of Assembly. The lawmakers arrived at the resolution on Wednesday while adopting the report of an ad-hoc committee mandated to investigate …