Court Hears Suit Seeking Security Protection for Peter Obi
The Federal High Court in Abuja has accepted the hearing of a lawsuit seeking to order President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to ensure maximum protection for Peter Obi, the NDC’s presidential candidate, before the 2027 general election. The suit filed under the FHC/ABJ and CSS code is seeking a series of constitutional declarations to […]
Rivers Among 21 States Yet to Seize Electricity Market Control
Rivers State remains among 21 states that have not assumed regulatory control of their electricity markets, nearly three years after the Electricity Act 2023 took effect. While 15 other states now manage their own power sectors, Rivers and its peers continue to rely on federal oversight. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) stated that the […]
Suspected Car Snatcher Nabbed in Rivers Exposes Gang in Delta, Edo, Lagos
Exactly a month after his arrest, Mr. Felix Clark, suspected to be involved in snatching vehicles in Rivers State has revealed the identity of his gang members who operates in Delta, Edo and Lagos states. Clark was arrested by the operatives of the Rivers State Police command attached to Anti-Cultism unit, at about 11:30 hours […]
NLC Cancels May Day Celebration in Rivers, Edo
The Nigeria Labour Congress announced on Sunday that centralized May Day celebrations would not take place in Rivers and Edo states, pointing to the enforcement of the emergency rule in Rivers and claimed political interference in the operations of its Edo State council. The national leaders of the NLC instructed all affiliated industrial unions in […]
NDDC To Boost Food Security In Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Edo States
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has assured farmers in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Edo States that the Commission will work with them to boost food security in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku stated this while performing the inaugural harvest of its Rice and Cassava Farmers Empowerment Programme […]
Wike meets PDP delegates in Edo, Obaseki absent
You cannot buy Edo State for presidential ambition – Obaseki tells Wike
Woman stabs husband to death after she was caught in their matrimonial bed with another man
Security operatives foil attempted prison break in Edo
Security forces, on Thursday, foiled a jailbreak attempt at the Sapele Road Correctional Centre in Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was gathered that disturbance broke out at the correctional facility, popularly known as White House, which led to the firing of gunshots, which caused panic among residents. However, a combined team of security […]
Two die in Edo after a botched money ritual
Truck kills four in Benin
No fewer than four persons have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday involving a truck and two mini-buses in Sokponba Road by Ogbelaka Junction, Benin, the Edo State capital. According to eyewitnesses, about nine persons died in the accident which occurred, when a truck conveying sand suffered a brake failure and […]
Southern governors meet in Enugu
17 Southern governors are currently meeting in Enugu state to discuss issues of national concern which include the controversial Anti-Open Grazing law expected of member states to enact. This follows after their previous meetings in Asaba and Lagos States, where they had discussed the ban on open grazing. The governors had urged all the states […]