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Police arrest man over viral assault video in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Abi Baragon, in connection with a viral video showing a woman crying for help after allegedly being assaulted by him. According to the Command, the incident occurred on June 20, 2025, and had been under investigation following public outrage on…
Read More »Alleged N4.4bn fraud:Kano Govt drags Ganduje, sons, five others to court
The Kano State Government has filed a criminal suit against former Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his two sons, and five others, accusing them of diverting over N4.49 billion of state funds meant for the Dala Inland Dry Port project. In the case marked KN/252/25, the state government levelled a…
Read More »Arewa youths accuse Sowore of plotting to incite anarchy over planned pro-Kanu protest
The Arewa Youths for Peaceful Coexistence (AYPC) has accused activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, of plotting to incite unrest in the country through his planned protest demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The group alleged that the planned demonstration, slated…
Read More »Enugu: LP chairman, entire ward executives defect to APC
Barely 48 hours after a political shakeup that saw the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in Enugu State decamp en masse to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu East Local Government Area, Afam Joseph Ogbene, has resigned from the party along with…
Read More »Rivers judiciary frees 150 inmates to decongest custodial centre
The Rivers State Judiciary has released 150 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre as part of its goal delivery exercise for the 2024/2025 legal year. The initiative, aimed at decongesting correctional facilities across the state, saw 109 inmates discharged by the Magistrates’ Court and 41 others freed…
Read More »Rivers Govt revokes N134bn contract awarded by Ibas, orders refund of N20bn
The Rivers State Executive Council has revoked the N134 billion contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the renovation, retrofitting, and furnishing of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex. The council also directed the immediate refund of the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee earlier paid to the contractor.…
Read More »Roadside tailor gets N7m donations after welcoming quadruplets in Delta
A roadside tailor in Delta State, Mr. Favour Akire, has received over N7 million in donations after he and his wife welcomed quadruplets — two boys and two girls — following more than a decade of waiting for children. The couple, residents of Ugborikoko in Uvwie Local Government Area, were…
Read More »Bayelsa Senator Konbowei defects from PDP to APC
Senator Friday Benson Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was formally announced on Thursday during plenary, after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read his letter of resignation from the PDP on the floor of the…
Read More »Senate confirms Prof. Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman
By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate on Thursday confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following a rigorous screening session at the National Assembly. Amupitan, who was nominated by President Bola Tinubu, was grilled by lawmakers for over three hours on…
Read More »Drama in Court as woman slumps after husband insists on divorce
By Deborah Nnamdi There was mild drama at an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday when a woman, identified as Mulikat Yusuf, slumped shortly after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on ending their marriage. The incident occurred during a divorce hearing in which Abdulganiyu told the court that…
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