Policeman Accidently Shoots Colleague Dead On Their Way To Collect N20k Bribe

 

There was a pandemonium Monday as an unidentified policeman attached to the Anti-Kidnap Squad, Delta state police command, killed his colleague while following a suspect to his house to collect N20,000 bribe, SaharaReporters has learnt.

Dr Felix Ekpo Kidnapped In Akwa Ibom. ₦2.5 Million Ransom Demanded

Dr Felix Ekpo was kidnapped today at a govt hospital in Mkpat Enin LGA, Akwa Ibom state.

He was kidnapped @10am 22/2/22 within the hospital premises and whisked away in his car.
This man drives 3hrs daily to go consult his patients in the village and this is the reward he got.

If you have any information that could lead to his safe release or help in any way. 

Signing Of Electoral Act Amendment Bill Postponed Till Friday

 

President Muhammadu Buhari will now sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill on Friday, February 25.

A source close to the Presidency, who had earlier indicated that the President would assent to the bill on Wednesday, confirmed the new date to Channels Television.

BREAKING: Nigerian Law School, Lagos On Fire Amidst Stampede, Injuries

 A fire outbreak on Wednesday(sic) night, engulfed the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School, located on Ozumba Mbadiwe street, Victoria Island.

A student (eye witness), who confirmed the incident said the fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault, started at around 10 pm from the first floor of the 5-storey building hostel housing the about 1500 law graduates on the Lagos campus.

President Muhammadu Buhari Appoints Bello-koko As NPA’s MD

 

Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko has been appointed as the substantive Managing Director, MD, of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, by President Muhammadu Buhari.

In May 2021, Bello-Koko was named acting Managing Director following the suspension of the then-MD, Hadiza Bala Usman, for alleged corruption-related actions.

Task Force Denies Involvement In Lagos Bus Driver’s Death

 

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has distanced itself from the setting ablaze of a commercial bus driver whose vehicle was allegedly impounded.

NNPC Apologises To Nigerians Over Bad Fuel, Long Queues

 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has apologised to Nigerians over the importation of the off-spec PMS.

The group managing director of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, who tendered the apology when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Downstream, said the situation was completely unavoidable as the problem was not envisaged.

2023: APGA Stakeholders Endorse Aniagoh For Njikoka ll

 

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) of Abagana Ward 1 in Njikoka Local Government Council of Anambra State during the weekend endorsed Engr. Ifeanyi Aniagoh to fly the party’s ticket for Njikoka ll State constituency for the 2023 general elections.

Pastor Umo Eno: An Excursus To Greatness (abridged Profile)

 

He was born on a glorious Friday, the 24th of April 1964. The young Umo lost his father in his tender years and had to approach life with the vigor of an ox.

Lagos Driver Stabs LASTMA Official, Slits His Throat

 

A commercial driver, Ibrahim Yusuf, has been arrested by the police after he allegedly stabbed and slit the throat of Awotola Victor, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), over enforcement of traffic rules.

The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend at about 3.30 pm at the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos state.

The Criminalization Of "Ishi Agû" By Nigeria

 

Today, at a federal court in Abuja, a federal high Court judge ruled that the MAIN traditional Igbo dress, The Ishi agû will NEVER be worn in her Court by a man from the Igbo ethnic group, who's being "tried" in her Court... This outrageous ruling, which came as a result of her inability to get The DSS to allow Nnamdi Kanu to change his dress in his different court appearances, is most probably the biggest attack directed at the igbos by Federal Nigeria in recent times. Nothing of this sort has ever happened in Nigerias in recent history.

Abba Kyari: IPOB, ESN Members Out To Destroy Me

 

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has claimed that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind his travails due to the onslaught launched against them in the South East.

Kyari was said to have made this claim when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force Headquarters.

How One Musician Has Used His Voice to Empower Youth in Nigeria During Elections

 

Election-related violence is a major challenge that Nigeria has been grappling with for a while now. Election related deaths have robbed many citizens of their lives, particularly youth, who have played dual roles as perpetrators and victims. In 2011, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that 800 Nigerians had been killed in the post-election violence that followed the general elections of that year.