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Impeachment: Edo chief judge sets up panel to investigate allegations against deputy governor

Nigeria, March 24 -- Edo State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa, has set up a seven-member panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the Deputy Governor of the State, Phili... Read More


Akwa Ibom terminates management contract of five-star hotel

Nigeria, March 21 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has terminated its contract with Icon Hotel Group for the management of the state-owned 163-room five-star hotel in Uyo. The hotel, initially known... Read More


Why army should be punished for allegedly razing Delta community - APC chieftain

Nigeria, March 20 -- A chieftain of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress, Otu Toyo, has accused the country's military of committing a "treasonous act" for allegedly turning their weapons agains... Read More


Akwa Ibom govt opposes lawyer's appeal against conviction for contempt

Nigeria, March 20 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has filed a counter affidavit at the Court of Appeal in Calabar, Cross River State, opposing an appeal filed by a Nigerian lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, ... Read More


Students watch as teenager allegedly rapes 11-year-old schoolmate

Nigeria, March 19 -- The police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, have arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly raping his 11-year-old schoolmate. The incident took place in the school premises a... Read More


Police speak on violent protest in Delta

Nigeria, March 19 -- The police in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, said the violent protest that rocked Asaba, the state capital on Monday was a result of the alleged killings of two commercial moto... Read More


'Poor people don't eat eggs,' Nigerian governor rejects inclusion of eggs in subsidised food items

Nigeria, March 18 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has rejected an appeal to include "eggs" among the food items that the state government will sell to vulnerable people at a subsidised rate. T... Read More


Police recover remains of slain police chief

Nigeria, March 15 -- The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, have recovered the remains of Bako Angbashim, a divisional police officer (DPO) of Ahoada division of the state, who was murdered ... Read More


Customs intercepts N250m worth of yam tubers meant for 'illegal exportation'

Nigeria, March 12 -- The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, has seized food items valued at N250 million, intended for "illegal exportation" to Cameroon.Three truckloads of yam tubers an... Read More


Police arrest operative filmed assaulting woman

Nigeria, March 12 -- The police in Edo State, South-south Nigeria, said they have arrested an operative seen assaulting a young woman in a viral video. In a statement posted on X on Monday, the polic... Read More