The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of the wife and daughter of a transport magnate, Abel Omoruyi, in Benin. Omoruyi is the Chief Executive Officer of Iyare Motors. . Spokesman of the police command DSP. Moses Eguavoen, who confirmed the incident in an interview in Benin, said that the victims were kidnapped by gunmen. . Eguavoen said that the police had received the complaint and had swung into action to release the victims. . “We are doing everything to rescue the victims unhurt and to arrest the perpetrators.” . He said that all black spots had…
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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai took a swipe at delegates in. the ongoing National conference. . He joked via his twitter handle, @elrufai, that the average age of delegates at the conference is 61 years old, adding that nearly three quarters of the delegates are in their 70s. He labeled them “PDP youths at work”. . However, the National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Hon. Abdullahi Maibasira, who is 31 years old, born on 30th January 1983 is not a delegate to…
Six people have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly selling fake Alteco 110 Super Glue in the market. . Two cartons of the fake products were recovered from the suspects during a raid carried out by officials of Alteco and the police at the Agege Main Market. . Police sources said the suspects, however, claimed that the fake products were purchased from the Lagos Island area.
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, on Wednesday, signed the state’s 2014 Appropriation Bill of N114.7 billion. into law. . Signing the bill at the Government House, Dutse, Lamido commended the state House of Assembly for passing the budget, stating that the legislature had been cooperative, which had resulted in the development of the state. . He said: “I must thank the legislators for their commitment in the passage of the estimate as it was presented on January 7, 2014. . “The people of the state also deserve commendation for their support and cooperation with my government in the last…
Following the cancellation of the tragic recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service, penultimate Saturday, President. Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday approved the composition of a Special Committee to assist in reconducting the exercise. . This was contained in a press statement issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim. . Applicvants who could not find seats await further instructions as others take seats to write the Nigeria Immigration Service examinations at the 60,000 capacity National Stadium, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida. . According to the statement the committee. would be chaired by the Chairman of the…
Suspected Boko Haram members in Volkswagen Golf cars Tuesday rammed into a patrol vehicle of the Police in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, killing five policemen, three civilians and injuring others. . The terrorists also lost their lives in the blast. . The incident Vanguard gathered happened near Dalori Housing Estate in the town. . Our correspondent gathered that immediately after the blast men of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, a combined team of mobile policemen and vigilante youths a.k.a Civilian JTF mobilized to the scene of the blasts and cordoned off the area to prevent further attacks. . A…
Mr Bode Towoju, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigeria will overcome the security challenges posed by insurgents. . Towoju said in a statement, made available in Abuja on Tuesday, that all hands must be on deck to fight the menace. . He called on politicians to cooperate with the government to fight the insurgents. . Towoju commended the effort of the security agents in curtailing the insurgency and called on the Federal Government to motivate the solders. . He said the issue of insurgency was beyond party politics, adding that all Nigerians must rise…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said that three million people were displaced by insurgency in the North-East between January and March. . NEMA Director-General Mohammad Sani Sidi made this known at the 7th National Humanitarian Coordination meeting organised by NEMA for donor agencies in the country in Abuja. . Sani-Sidi said NEMA in collaboration with the Red Cross and State Emergency Management Agencies in affected states, carried out a comprehensive multi-sector rapid assessment of humanitarian situation in the areas. . Represented by Dr Zanna Mohammad, NEMA’s Director of Administration, Sani-Sidi said the assessment was carried out between…
Two medical experts on Tuesday in Lagos urged Nigerians to ensure elimination of rats from their environments to prevent contracting Lassa fever. . In interviews in Lagos, the doctors said that rodents, especially rats were more in human habitation during dry season. . Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia says: “Lassa fever or Lassa Hemorrhagic Fever (LHF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. . “Lassa virus is a member of the arenaviridae virus family. . “Similar to Ebola, clinical cases of the disease had been known for over a decade. . “The infection is endemic in West…
Dr Precious Gbeneol, the Senior Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on Tuesday said the Federal Government had released N113.75 for girl child education programmes. . Gbeneol announced this in Abuja at the launching of three million free exercise books, distributed to pupils across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. . “The MDG has initiated programmes to help Nigeria achieve Universal Basic Education with focus on the issues of quality, capacity, access and relevance. . “The MDGs made available over N113.75 billion of debt relief to the Federal Ministry of Education from 2006 to…