Local News

The Director-General of Divine Mandate Movement (DMM), Hon Ngozi Ogbu has said that the person who will recover Imo State from the doldrums of misrule would soon be unveiled. Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday, Hon. Ogbu, a former member of the Imo State House of Assembly told Imolites not to despair any longer. According to him, all arrangements had been made not only for […]

Osun State Government has urged residents to be security conscious as they move around the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said the warning comes amid reports of attacks by suspected kidnappers disguising as commercial transporters. Egbemode, advised them to avoid motorcycles, mini-buses or buses without registration numbers. The Commissioner implored residents to report all suspicious movements or presence around their communities or places of […]

Following the spate of insecurity experienced in some parts of Imo State, residents of Akwakuma in Owerri North Local Government Area have called for security beef up in the area. Speaking with Boss Radio Monitoring Team, an Artisan, Ugochukwu Ekwe, says the area lacks security. A resident, John Ikeh, calls for government intervention.

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has suspended its nationwide strike. Secretary General of the Union, Joe Ajaero, revealed that the decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. Ajaero assured that electricity would be restored across the country. Recall that electricity workers shut down all Transmission Companies of Nigeria, TCN, on Wednesday.  

Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the state was under a partial lockdown by security agencies. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, made this known during the Stakeholders’ Forum on Police Accountability quarterly meeting. Alabi, who revealed that surveillance has been raised due to the threat of attacks, assured that the police and other security agencies were ready for the intruders. The Commissioner implored traditional rulers, community leaders, […]

Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested at least 192 suspected vandals. A statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer Emeka Peters, revealed that 52 tankers, 11 articulated trucks, and other items were recovered from the suspects. The statement called on the judiciary to attend to all its cases in order to speed up the trials and prosecutions of suspected crude oil […]

Traders and Bus Drivers operating around Orji flyover, in Owerri North Local Government of the State has appealed to the state government to allow them transact their business in the area. Speaking with Boss Radio Monitoring team, a fruit seller, Chinyere Agba, who spoke in vernacular, pleads with the government to allow them stay in the area. A driver, Calistus Igwe, urges the government to set up a task force […]

Report says a shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction Victoria Island, Lagos, was today gutted by fire. Confirming the incident in an interview with newsmen the Lagos Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed that the fire had been put out by Federal and Lagos State fire services. According to him, investigation is still ongoing as to ascertain the cause of the incident. Farinloye urged residents of the mall […]

Anambra State Police Command has arrested the suspended Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Mbazulike Iloka. State police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday in Awka the state capital. According to him, Iloka is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, under charges of culpable homicide. Recall that Iloka was suspended by the state government on Friday, over the alleged murder of his wife […]