A medical doctor, Edith Onovore, has narrated to a Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja how a 10-year-old rape victim she examined was gagged, raped and was still bleeding three days after the incident. Onovore, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of one Samuel Olaide over the allegation of raping […]

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has scrapped the joint account system that existed between the state government and the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Mr Peter Ahemba, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia, on Tuesday. Ahemba explained that the […]

The Federal Government is moving forward with plans to equip the Federal Road Safety Corps with helicopters, aiming to streamline the emergency evacuation of accident victims across the country. The helicopters, slated for procurement under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, were announced during the FRSC Management Retreat and press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. The […]

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has directed members of the Edo State Security Network to resume regular duties, in the wake of the deteriorating security situation in the state. The directive may put the governor on a collision course with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who placed a ban on the vigilante before […]

The former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, is still being held at the Port Harcourt, Rivers State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This makes it his second night in the custody of the anti-graft agency. This is as the Delta State chapter of All Progressives Congress backed the detention of the […]