Ministry of Environment Confirms Killing Of Lion By Hunters In Borno
The Director of Forestry and Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Borno, Mr. Peter Ayuba, has confirmed the killing of a lion by hunters in Konduga Local Government Area. Ayuba, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the incident on Tuesday in Maiduguri, said the lion might have strayed from Waza Game Reserve in the neighboring Cameroon Republic. “We have...
Road Crashes: FRSC Recommends Prison Sentence For Erring Drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has recommended the imposition of jail terms on drivers responsible for road accidents across the country. He made the recommendation yesterday in Abuja while reacting to recent avoidable crashes in Oyo, Kano, and Kaduna states during a press conference on the outcome of the 2024 Easter and Sallah special patrol operations. Road crashes...
COVID-19: ABN TV Boss Commences Daily Distribution Of Drinking Water To Abia Taskforce Team (PHOTOS)
As part of his efforts to minimize the challenges of the Abia COVID-19 lockdown enforcement team, the Director ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali has commenced the daily distribution of free drinking water to them even as the sunshine scourges in the state. In a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, he said he appreciates the enormous challenges the team and others...
President Buhari Condoles With India President Over Bridge Collapse
The President Buhari, on Monday expressed heartfelt condolences to the government and people of India following reports that at least 141 people have died after a British-era bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed on Sunday evening. Apart from those that died, 177 of the 500 have been saved and teams are searching for several others who are still missing. Buhari’s condolence was...
NBA President, Olumide Akpata Shuns Body Of Benchers’ Meeting
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, was on Tuesday conspicuously absent at the meeting of the Body of Benchers (BOB) held in Abuja. The meeting, which was held at the Body of Benchers Complex in Jabi, Abuja, was well ...
Police Warn Against Killing Of Officers As Protests Continue Nationwide
The killing of Policemen with their rifles stolen is trending in Delta State. The latest is the killing of a Mobile Policeman, Inspector Gbadura. He was killed at a filling station in Etuwewe junction along Deco road in Warri on Thursday night about 9 pm. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya in a text message confirmed...
BREAKING: IGP Redeploys 21 Police Commissioners [SEE LIST]
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the redeployment of 21 Commissioners of Police to new commands and formations. A statement on Tuesday, by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aremu Adeniran, said the redeployments were with immediate effect. Those affected include CP Adeleke Bode who was posted to Kebbi State; Philip Maku (Special Protection Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja);...
New Electricity Tariffs To Commence In July – Minister Of Power
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has insisted that the new increment on electricity tariff would take off in July. He stated this on Tuesday at the Investigative Public Hearing on Power Sector Recovery Plan and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic organised by the Senate Committee on Power. Mamman said COVID-19 pandemic had affected the laid, out plan for the repositioning...
Mahmood Yakubu Sworn In As INEC Chairman, Says Elections Are Getting Better
Professor Mahmood Yakubu was on Wednesday sworn in for a second term as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and believes elections in the country are getting better. “We have clearly demonstrated in recent elections that elections are getting better and better and elections will continue to get better and better,” he said after the swearing-in ceremony...
Enough Of Military Occupation Of Our Land, Ohafia Women Demand
Women of Amangwu Ohafia, in Ohafia local government area of Abia State on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest with a demand for the military to vacate the ancestral capital Of Ohafia, Elu Ohafia. They walked From Amangwu, transverse to Amuma, Ndi Ibe, Asaga, Ebem Then To Elu Ohafia, chanting solidarity songs. From Elu Ohafia, They Proceeded To The...
