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Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun Corps, has arrested no fewer than 21 suspected criminals including kidnappers. The state commander of the security outfit, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, while parading the suspects in Akure, said that criminals now develop new tactics daily to outsmart security personnel. “We have 21 suspected criminals from various local governments in the state. The more we devise means of check-mating them, they also move forward and i know by the grace of God and the support of Ondo State people in the provision of credible information, we will get around it. “A typical example is the modus…

A cross section of Nigerians on Tuesday in Abuja, challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to begin the practice of naming and shaming indicted corrupt government officials. Speaking at a roundtable meeting to review the implementation of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP) and the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS), the stakeholders, including religious leaders, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), lawyers and representatives of the international community, stressed that until officials found guilty of corruption are brought before the public for name shaming, the ICPC and other anti-corruption agencies in the country will only…

Unspecified number of inmates at the Maiduguri correctional center have escaped following a prison break. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred due to severe flooding in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday. Raging floods had caused extensive damage to the prison and other facilities in the city. According to Leadership, the prison authorities confirmed that the escapees were considered highly dangerous, stressing that they may be armed. The development may heighten security threats in the state, occasioned by the activities of terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements. It was, however, gathered that a manhunt is underway to locate…

The Labour Party, LP, stakeholders have officially written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the 29-man care-taker committee to lead the party in the interim. DAILY POST reported that some leaders of the party, including its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, Abia Governor Alex Otti, some elected Senators and House of Representatives members of the party met in Umuahia, Abia State last week to appoint a 29-man care-taker committee to lead the party in the interim. The committee, which is to be chaired by former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, will midwife an election of new leadership in 90…

Borno State Government has said a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A director in the State Ministry of Environment, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Monday. Peter said the incident had become perennial in the last five years in the area. “We have been having reports of elephants destroying farmlands in Gamboru/Ngala and Kala-Balge Local Government Areas (LGAs) for the past five years. “They used to come from a forest reserve in the neighbouring…

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced that his administration would make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state. The Governor, who made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, also said that the Federal Government would make available 20 CNG-enabled buses and 500 conversion kits to the state government during the week. Governor Abiodun disclosed this at a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair transportation pricing in the state. Prince Abiodun also announced the inauguration of an enforcement committee, comprising the State…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has made four demands following the arrest of its president, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday. The NLC president was on his way to the UK for an official assignment. Amid several meetings by other members of the union, they have now listed fresh demands. In a post on X, the NLC wrote: “Our demands: “1. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero. “2. Immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage. “3. Immediate reversal of the price of…

The Enugu State Government has issued a stern warning to butchers and poultry farmers to desist from the unwholesome practice of the sale of animals and chickens that died under mysterious circumstances. The warning, contained in a press statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi, and the Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru, on Monday in Enugu, threatened to sanction any farmer or meat seller caught engaging in the unhealthy practice. According to the statement, the ministries raised the concern following a whistleblowing by some members of the public that animals which died of…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the Nigerian Government over its business dealings with China. Ayodele warned that China will mortgage Nigeria’s future for the next 100 years. The prophet said Nigeria has all it needs to be independent of foreign loans but the government is too lazy to put necessary things in place for the country’s freedom. Speaking in a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele warned that 10,000 Dangote refineries can’t save the country if the government is inefficient. He noted that no amount of refinery can help Nigeria until…

A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Taofeeq Olaposi Osunmakinde was on Monday arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal Gold mining in Lege Community, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Oba Osunmakinde who is the Obawore of Ifetuntun in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State was put on trial by the Attorney General of the Federation AGF in Abuja along with four others on two count charges. Others docked along with the traditional ruler are Sheu Mustapha, Sabiru Hashim, Danbaba Ibrahim and Ade Olap Global Resources Limited. The AGF accused the five…