Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old school bus driver in Sapele for allegedly abducting and defiling a 14-year-old student after extorting ransom.
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Bayelsa State Police Commissioner, CP Ajao Saka Adewale, has directed commercial tricycle operators to display their Ministry of Transport identification numbers to help combat urban crime.
The Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has highlighted major achievements in women’s economic empowerment, child safeguarding, and gender-based violence response during the first year in office of Commissioner Hon. Eugenia Abdallah under Governor Monday Okpebholo’s SHINE Agenda.
The Edo State Council of the NLC has backed striking electricity workers under NUEE, demanding that BEDC address salary harmonization and minimum wage issues while warning against government interference.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has led Speaker Martin Amaewhule, state lawmakers, and 23 local government chairmen to a high-level peace meeting with Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt.
In a statement on his official Facebook page, former governor Godwin Obaseki mourned the Oluku tanker fire victims and demanded stricter fuel transport safety measures.
NAFDAC destroys seized fake drugs, expired food items, and hazardous chemicals valued at N2.6 billion in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday afternoon.
Akwa Ibom INEC REC Dr. Anugbum Onuoha on Thursday decries the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities from political party candidate lists ahead of the 2027 elections.
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo visits burn victims at UBTH, strongly warning residents against dangerous fuel scooping while promising to rebuild Oluku Market after Thursday’s tanker fire.
The National Population Commission in Cross River State refutes claims of census equipment diversion, clarifying that an authorized public auction of power banks was conducted under presidential approval.
