I Preferred to Be Killed Than destroying my hemp farm, farmer begs …As NDLEA destroys 10-hectare cannabis sativa plantation in Kogi

A Kogi farmer has passionately pleaded with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, to kill him first before destroying his Indian hemp farm. He pleaded to have invested all he had into the farm, rather than take to crimes like armed robbery or kidnapping. His plea was ignored and the 10- hectare farm was destroyed. “I am …

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POLICE OPERATIVES NAB SUSPECTED RAIL VANDALS

In line with Operation Puff Adder of the Inspector General Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, the Railway Police Command has stepped up its game to getting rid of vandals all over railway infrastructures nationwide. This has yielded positive results as several vandals who specialize in the act of vandalism have been arrested across different divisions. The Jos Railway Division arrested. The …

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GEN BURATAI COMMISSION PROJECTS AT ABOGO LARGEMA CANTONMENT

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has promised to provide befitting living accommodation for officers and soldiers at Abogo Largema Military Cantonment, Biu in Borno State. He made the pledge while addressing troops after he inaugurated several water projects across the barracks on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. He assured of his commitment to ensuring improved living …

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Muyiwa Adejobi To Resume As New Lagos Police PRO

In a few days time, there will be a change of barton in the office of Police Public Relations Office of the Lagos State Police Command as the former police spokesman in Ogun State and Zone ‘2’ headquarters, Onikan, Superintendent of Police (SP) Muyiwa Adejobi has been posted to Lagos State Command as the Police Public Relations Officer to replace …

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Increased petrol pump price: Fayose Reacts

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State and a strong critic of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has bared his mind on the latest increase in petrol price, stating that he warned Nigerians on the expectations of having Buhari as president during the countdown to the 2015 presidential polls. Fayose in a statement on his twitter handle, @GovAyoFayose, also questioned the …

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UNIBEN Undergraduate Strangled to death In Hotel Room

A University of Benin undergraduate, Miss Chinenye Promise Nwoye has been strangled to death. The incident took place on 27 August, 2020 inside room 057 of Akuu Hotel, Abagana, Anambra State. Two suspects, (a pregnant woman and a young man) have been arrested in connection to her death by the state police command, while a staff of the hotel also …

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BREAKING: Petrol Pump Price Increased Again

Less than two months after the federal government increased  fuel pump price, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has announced a new price band of N151.56 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol. This new development was contained in a memo released by the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company and signed by D.O Abalaka. The memo reads, …

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Consumer commission investigates pay TV service providers

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is investigating the conduct of dominant pay TV service providers in Nigeria. It stated that in the past 24 months the commission had pursued legal action in court, secured an injunction pre-empting price rise and entered specific orders regarding a provider. The Director-General, FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, said in a statement issued by the …

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BURATAI COMMENDS TROOPS FOR CLEARING KOGI AND NASARAWA STATES OF TERRORISTS

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai has congratulated and commended the Commander, Officers and all the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army 4 Special Forces Command, Doma Nasarawa State for their gallantry and patriotism that manifested in the destruction of Darul Salam/Boko Haram terrorists’ Camps in Kogi and Nasarawa States recently. Gen Buratai further applauded  the hardwork …

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