By Egufe Yafugborhi & Chioma Onuegbu UYO – Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson, 32, for allegedly strangling his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, 39, to death in her apartment over a dispute involving her phone. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John, confirmed the arrest in…
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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) has announced that the Local Government (LG) elections in the state will be on August 9, 2025. The chairman of the commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), made the remark during a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Enebeli, who unveiled the election guidelines officially during the meeting,…
By Stephen Angbulu The Federal Executive Council has approved at least N3.09tn for several road projects nationwide, including sections of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Monday at the end of the first Federal Executive Council meeting of the…
The State Department has suspended processing passport applications seeking the gender marker of “X” and will only process and issue passports for people identifying as male or female, according to a department spokesperson. The move aligns with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday that says it is US government policy “to…
By Olugbenga Ige The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States will need $15 million to upscale the quality of life of their citizenry. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Christian Munduate, said this at a news briefing in Gusau on Wednesday shortly after holding an interactive session with stakeholders from…
Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his imminent inauguration as U.S. President. He had heard Trump’s demands to restore direct contacts between Moscow and Washington and to do everything to prevent a third world war, Putin told Russian news agencies at a meeting of the National Security Council on Monday. We certainly…
Okechukwu Nnodim, Damilola Aina and Dare Olawin The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, have risen to between N1,050 and N1,150/litre depending on the area of purchase, following the hike in the cost of the commodity by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and various depot owners. Dealers confirmed that PMS prices would continue…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, issued a three-day quit and removal notice to all occupants under the Cele bus stop, flyover, and pedestrian bridge, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway or face consequences. The illegal squatters, comprising of petty traders, operators of illegal slaughter slaps, ranch, among others, who constitute both environmental and security threats…
