The Ogun State Police Command has paraded two men who claim to be soldiers and extort money from members of the public. The two young men identified as Audu Pius and Emmanuel Ujah were arrested on Wednesday by the anti-crime patrol team attached to Ifo Division of the command of the state police command. Confirming…
Ukraine Crisis: Five activists killed in Mariupol
Five pro-Russian advocates have been killed in fresh clashes with the Ukrainian forces in the South-eastern city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Irina Voropaeva, spokeswoman for the pro-Russian camp, disclosed this on Wednesday. Voropaeva said the Ukrainian forces detained 15 other people in the violence, which occurred last night. Voropaeva also said that the activists have decided…
Ekiti Polls: Segun Oni Dumps PDP for APC
Olusegun Oni, former governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the June 21 guber polls in the Southwest state. Oni announced this Monday at an APC rally held in Ifaki-Ekiti, his hometown where he and his teaming supporters joined the APC. The former…
Chibok Girls: Protest Leader Arrested
Naomi Mutah Nyadar, leader, Bring-back-our Girls protest has been detained in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Nyadar was picked up from her home in the early hours of Monday morning by men of the Nigeria Police Force and she is being held back at Asokoro police station till the time of filling this report.…
U.S. Reiterates Support for Nigeria Over Terror War
John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State has reiterated the United States support for Nigeria in routing Boko Haram insurgency from the country. John Kerry is on a 3-days tour of some African countries including Ethiopia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to discuss the security and political situation in parts of the continent,…
Freedom House welcomes Kerry’s Call for Release of Ethiopia’s arrested Journalists
Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization has welcomed the call by John Kerry, U.S Secretary of State for immediate release of the arrested nine Ethiopian bloggers and journalists held in custody. Vukasin Petrovic, director of Africa programs at Freedom House who made this known yesterday also urged the United States and other governments to encourage…
“Fayemi Is the right candidate”-Ex Gov. Adebayo
Otunba Niyi Adebayo, former governor of Ekiti State has called on the people of the state to re-elect Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State governor, for a second term of office. Adebayo said this on Thursday at a re-election campaign rally held in Iyin Ekiti. Adebayo, who enjoined the people to vote massively for the incumbent governor,…
Calls for LG Scrapping Mischievous-Debo Adeniran
Debo Adeniran, Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL has described those calling for the scraping of local government authorities as mischievous. Adeniran also said if there is any tier of government to be scraped, it should be the state government to pave way for effective grassroots governance. Adeniran made the statement…
Police Disrupts Polytechnic/College of Education Lecturers’ Protest
The protest organized by the Polytechnic teachers and their College of Education, COE, counterparts at the federal secretariat, Abuja, today, has been disrupted by the Nigeria Police. The protesters, comprising teachers and students of the institutions across the country, embarked on the action to force the federal government to meet their demands. But the protest…
Polytechnic/College of Education Lecturers Embark on Protest
The striking Lecturers of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, have embarked on a peaceful protest in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to press home their demands. The protesters began the excise this morning carrying placards with various inscriptions among which are “FG meet COEASU and…
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