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GOV. OKPEBHOLO MOURNS PASSING OF ELDER STATESMAN DIG (RTD.) PARRY OSAYANDE

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of a revered elder statesman and former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Mr. Parry Benjamin Osayande, CFR. Governor Okpebholo extends heartfelt condolences to the Osayande family, the Benin Kingdom, and the entire people of Edo State […]

Abuja Court to Rule Monday on DSS Suit Against Pat Utomi’s “Shadow Government”

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday, September 29, deliver judgment in a case filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against public intellectual Prof. Pat Utomi over his inauguration of a “shadow government.” In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, the DSS argues that Utomi’s “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched in May, […]

NSCDC Launches Manhunt After Attack on BUPoly Students’ Hostel in Jigawa

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, says it has launched a manhunt for armed attackers who stormed a rented off-campus male hostel of Bilyaminu Usman Polytechnic (BUPoly), Hadejia. The incident, which occurred on Thursday night along the Hadejia–Malam Madori road, involved suspected assailants wielding dangerous local knives. The attackers reportedly […]

Newly Called Lawyer, Sister Kidnapped on Lokoja–Okene Highway

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to move quickly to secure the release of Onyesom Udoka, one of its newest members, who was abducted along the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State. Udoka, a graduate of Ambrose Alli University and the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus, was kidnapped on Friday […]

Buni Inspects Damaturu Flyover, Underpass, and Road Projects

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday inspected the ongoing Damaturu flyover and underpass, as well as the Damaturu–Gambir road project. The governor, who was accompanied by Deputy Governor Idi Barde Gubana and other top officials, said he was impressed with the quality and pace of work. Buni noted that the flyover would ease […]

Edo Security Forces Dismantle Kidnappers’ Camps After Fierce Gun Battle

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Security operatives in Edo State have dismantled five suspected kidnappers’ camps in Edo North following a coordinated operation that led to a gun battle deep inside Ekeke Erah Forest, Owan East Local Government Area. The exercise, carried out by the Special Security Squad codenamed Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers, was coordinated by the Principal […]

Kwara CP Warns Against Extortion, Unlawful Phone Searches

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, has warned officers against extortion, harassment, unlawful phone checks, and profiling youths as “Yahoo boys.” Addressing senior officers in Ilorin on Friday, Ojo said the order follows Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun’s directive, stressing that violators will face severe disciplinary action. He declared that indiscriminate phone searches are banned, except […]

Opposition Heavyweights Meet in Abuja to Bolster ADC Ahead of 2027 Elections

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Key figures of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) gathered in Abuja on Thursday as part of renewed efforts to reposition the party for greater influence ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ADC, a vocal critic of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking to emerge as a formidable alternative in the next electoral […]