The Directorate General, Immigration Office, Belgium, Mr Freddy Roosemont, has disclosed that about 30 percent of Nigerian Migrants seeking Asylum in the country hails from Edo state. Mr Roosemont said this at an event organised by the Immigration Office of the Kingdom of Belgium in Collaboration with Pathfinder Justice Initiative (PJI), in Benin, Edo capital,…
Edo State Police Command say four suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Kano State after allegedly collecting ransom from their victims in Edo. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspects were arrested by the Anti- kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of the command. Nwabuzor…
Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey has been included in the Best X1 for the Round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The compilation was done by the authoritative statistics website, Whoscored.com. Bassey starred in Super Eagles’ impressive 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon last weekend. The Fulham player teed up…
The Senate, on Wednesday, through its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Tuesday next week to answer questions on the state of the economy and the free fall of naira in the forex market. The Committee, chaired by…
The Port Harcourt Division of the Rivers State High Court has granted an ex-parte order restraining the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, and or harassing Edison Ehie. The order which was granted following a motion ex-parte filed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor had sought to stop the…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men who allegedly drugged a school’s security personnel and robbed the school of property worth millions of Naira. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ikeja. He said that on December 29, 2023, the suspects bought sedatives close…
Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, ZSUBEB, has said it will partner with the National Home Grown School Feeding Program, NHGSFP, to promote basic education in the State. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the Board, Ibrahim Musa Maizare, saying that the ZSUBEB Executive Chairman, Prof. Nasir Garba Anka, has…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed the involvement of a religious body in Nigeria laundering money for terrorist organizations. This information was revealed during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption” held at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Olukoyede revealed that…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor, has commiserated with entire Nnebe family of Umuokpu Village Awka over the passing of Rt. Hon. Anayo Nnebe, a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly,who died on Wednesday 24th January 2024 in Awka. The Governor who was represented by The Deputy Governor, Dr Ibezim, visited the family…
Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepts 51 sacks containing 4,070 parcels of Cannabis sativa weighing 1,785kg on Tuesday. Odaudu Salefu, Area controller displayed the recovered drugs in Apapa, yesterday, saying they were intercepted by a joint patrol team of the command. He said the team received credible intelligence on the movement of…
