Local News

The security operatives and officials of the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare have rescued some girls from a brothel. They victims claimed that they pay their madam N40,000 daily to remain in business, they said they were forced to pay the money before they were given out to men to sleep with. The victims, aged between 15 and 25 years, also claimed that they were mandated to […]

Suspected terrorists have attacked Chisu village in Mangu Local Government of Plateau State, on Tuesday night, burning 11 persons to death. A resident of the Chisu community who escaped the attack, Michael Bulus, confirmed the death of the villagers to newsmen on Wednesday. The victims were said to have run to a house in the village for safety after they heard sporadic gunshots in the community around 11 pm but […]

The wife of Abia State Governor, Pricilla Otti has visited Madonna College of Health Technology, Olokoro, Umuahia South Local Govenment Area of the state, to see pregnant girls that were rescued from a baby factory in the State, last weekend. The First Lady, who expressed sadness at the condition the girls were subjected to, frowned that the operator of the baby factory took advantage of the victims.  Otti vowed to […]

Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed Opeyemi Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Ajewole was reportedly murdered last night by yet-to-be-identified gunmen Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said, “The matter is under investigation.

Imo State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of the landlord of an apartment where four children were abducted in Umuaka community in Njaba Local Council. Imo Police Spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said the arrest of the landlord follows the missing of four-year-old Ugwuebu Dominion; four-year-old Jemine Divine; two-year-old Jemine Isaiah and two-year-old Ugwuegbu Success. The children were allegedly kidnapped by two new female tenants, whose names or whereabouts were unknown […]

Imo state police has instituted a team of investigators to arrest those behind killing of the traditional ruler of the Orsu Obodo community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Victor Ijioma and the traditional prime minister of Mgbele Community in the same Oguta LGA. The commands spokesman, Henry Okoye, said that the Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Berde, had launched a team to fish out the killers. Reports […]

Anambra State Ministry of Health has sealed three hospitals operating with fake licenses and quack health workers. The Head, Medical Services Department in the ministry, Chukwulobelu Ugochukwu, led the team to the facilities located in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday. Ugochukwu stated that the hospitals were shut by Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Team for operating without a license, forged license, unqualified staff or […]

Civil servants in Abia State have embarked on industrial action, in line with the directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. NLC Chairman in the State, Paschal Nweke stated that workers would remain at home until they received salary alerts for their services. Nweke noted that NLC strike enforcement team were monitoring to ensure compliance by workers. The enforcement team placed banners and flags on some government offices to indicate […]

The national leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have agreed to suspend their ongoing industrial action in Imo State. The decision was contained in a memorandum of understanding between the state government and the unions. According to the MoU, the tripartite committee will look into the areas of disagreeing and misunderstanding and resolve expeditiously. It, however, condemned the circumstances that led to the […]