How DSS Operatives Invaded Anambra Assembly To Arrest Member-Elect
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) caused a stir at the Anambra State House of Assembly Complex, Awka, as they attempted to arrest a lawmaker-elect on Thursday. The DSS operatives were said to have invaded the Assembly Complex and tried to whisk away the lawmaker-elect for Nnewi North State Constituency, Onyekachukwu Ike. He was initially arrested by the operatives...
Vacate Now, Kano Governor Warns Occupants Of Houses Built In Govt Lands
Kano State government has directed tenants of properties illegally built on government lands and public spaces to quit their rented facilities or risk the consequences. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi and written in Hausa language directed,” Those who rented shops built on government properties such as schools, cemeteries hospitals, mosques, recreational...
I Would Have Landed A Slap On Kwankwaso If… — Ganduje
Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said he could have slapped his predecessor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, if he met him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Kwankwaso had met with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock on Friday. While briefing State House reporters after a meeting with Tinubu on the security situation in Kano State following the demolition exercise embarked upon...
We Never Arrested Emefiele — DSS
Against the background that the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele had been detained, the Department of State Services said on Saturday the top banker was not in its custody. The Spokesman for the DSS Dr.Peter Afunanya, made the clarification in a mail. Afunanya while responding to claims that the CBN Governor had been arrested by the secret police said: “Currently,...
Zamfara State Govt Committed Robbery In My House, Stole Cars, Hijabs, Wedding Gown — Matawalle
Bello Matawalle, former governor of Zamfara State, has accused the state government of allegedly robbing his houses and confiscating his personal belongings. On Friday, the Zamfara State Government, led by Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed that the security forces entered the two houses of Matawalle in Gusau and Maradun, where they seized 40 vehicles. However, Matawalle in...
Give Us Ministerial Slot, FCT Original Inhabitants Beg FG
Natives of the Federal Capital Territory have appealed to the federal government to consider FCT indigenes for ministerial appointments and grant Abuja recognition as a state to ensure equality and development. Mr. Danjuma Tanko Dara, an elder statesman and stakeholder of the FCT who made the call yesterday in a press briefing on behalf of the natives also called on...
Gov. Alia Inaugurates Committee To Recover Looted Govt Property From Ortom
Benue State Government, Hyacinth Alia, has set up a committee to recover all looted government property by the immediate past government led by ex-governor Samuel Ortom. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, saying Alia had inaugurated an assets recovery committee both at state and local government levels. Kula stated that...
Horse Rider Tramples Man To Death In Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command claimed it apprehended Muhammad Mustapha, a horse rider, who allegedly trampled to death a 70-year-old cyclist, Umar Hassan, in Jigawa State's Ringim Local Government Area. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command's Public Relations Officer, confirmed the event in a press statement on Monday, saying the suspect, 25, a resident of Unguwar Maina in Ringim municipality,...
Man Preparing For Wedding Drowns In Enugu Flood
Flooding caused by Sunday night rainfall has drowned a young man, simply identified as Chukwudi, in his apartment, located by the edge of a narrow drainage between Nkpokiti and Presidential Road, in Ogui Township, Enugu. The diseased, who reportedly had performed traditional rites and was preparing for a wedding with his fiancé, was said to be putting up in one...
Anambra Father Ties Stepdaughter’s Hands, Feet For One Month
On Tuesday, the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare confirmed the release of a 17-year-old girl from the custody of her stepfather, Sunday Ezeh, who allegedly chained her hands and feet and imprisoned her for a month. While reporting the incident to journalists on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for the Ministry, Ify Obinabo, described the girl as the...
