Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered a dusk-to-dawn (from 7 pm to 6 am) curfew in the ancient town of Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area till further notice. Advertisement This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. The government’s action is coming after
READ MOREThe Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects for hacking into the WhatsApp account of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, and defrauding his family and friends of over N1.1 million. The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, disclosed this on Monday while parading the suspects and others involved
READ MOREThe concern is that six local government councils in Kebbi will struggle to pay workers’ salaries without assistance from the state government,” he explained. “Autonomy must be implemented with sensitivity to these realities.” He noted that a recent meeting of local government chairmen in Katsina highlighted similar challenges in Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, and Sokoto states,
READ MOREThe Chairman of the Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGON), Kebbi State Chapter, Muhammad Ambursa, has revealed that some local government councils across the country would struggle to pay workers’ salaries without state government support. Advertisement Speaking to journalists in his office in Birnin Kebbi, Nayaya, who also serves as the Chairman of
READ MOREAt least nine people have been killed and four others injured following a violent clash between villagers and Fulani settlers in Jigawa State, according to a statement from the state police command. The incident occurred after a group of miscreants, suspected to be Fulani, reportedly broke into a shop in Gululu village, Miga Local Government
READ MOREThe Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces to ensuring that the nation is secured by getting rid of criminal elements causing security breaches across the nation. General Musa said this while speaking to journalists after the visit to the military cantonment in Samaru, Zangon Kataf
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