An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, whose name was yet to be ascertained, has been beaten and manhandled by voters.The incident occurred during the ongoing bye-election at Ozolua Model Primary School, Iguobazuwa East Ward, headquarters of Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state. The voters said the agent refused to release their […]

The Nigerian Army has shifted its Special Forces School from Buni Yadi in Yobe State to Doma in Nasarawa State, in what the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, described as a strategic step to toughen elite troops for today’s “dynamic and evolving threats”. Oluyede, who laid the foundation of the school on […]

There is massive security deployment in the commercial city of Onitsha and industrial hub of Nnewi, both in Anambra State. This is because of two by-elections holding in both cities, one for the vacant seat in the Anambra State House of Assembly for Onitsha North 1 constituency and the other for the vacant seat in […]

Security operatives in Ogun State have arrested some persons suspected to be officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, with a large sum of money ahead of the by-election in the state. The suspected INEC officials were arrested alongside a politician allegedly plotting to buy votes during the election. The politician and the INEC […]

Some parents in Niger State have handed over their children to the police after they allegedly killed a 10-year-old herder, Abubakar Lawal, and injured another during an attack in the Karaku community, Rafi Local Government Area. The Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident on Friday, describing it as a […]

The Jigawa State Government has appealed to individuals and organisations in the state to provide philanthropic services to vulnerable women and children. The appeal was made by the State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hadiza AbdulWahab, during a visit to Dutse Correctional Centre on Friday. The Commissioner, represented by the Director of Social […]

Ekiti State was agog on Monday. It was the day political bigwigs in the state came out in their numbers to publicly endorse the state governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, and Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for a second term in office. Oyebanji would be seeking re-election for a second term in office next year, while […]