Against the backdrop of the 2020 Annual Flood Outlook that 28states are at high risk of flood, the Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Muhammadu Mohammed has raised concern that managing this year flood amid COVID-19 pandemic would be a herculean task. Flood prediction by the Nigerian Hydrological Agency (NHSA) had indicated that 102 […]

THREE men have been arrested by the cybercrime unit of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, in relation to a suspected fraudulent online procurement and supply of COVID-19 protective masks received through the INTERPOL NCB Wiesbaden, Germany. The suspects, Samson Inegbenesun, 30, Blessed Junior, 32, and Muhammed Zakari, 36, all natives of Uromi, Edo […]

THE police in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have killed the leader of the ‘One million boys’ gang and most wanted criminal, Biola Ebila. Police spokesman Olugbenga Fadeyi confirmed the death of Ebila yesterday in Ibadan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Fadeyi, however, said he did not have the details […]

THE police anti-robbery squad in Bayelsa State has killed two suspected armed robbers in Yenagoa, the state capital. The incident occurred over the weekend on Aritallin road in Ovom, a suburb of Yenagoa Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses said the four-man robbery gang robbed one Mr Ebibo Ford of his phones and other valuables at gunpoint […]

EDO State Head of Service (HoS) Anthony Okungbowa has said Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deserves re-election on September 19 following his commitment to developing the state. He said re-electing Obaseki for another four years would allow him to consolidate on his achievements, thereby moving Edo State forward. Okungbowa spoke in […]

SOME of Nigeria’s strategic partners in the anti-corruption battle have taken more than a passing interest in the ongoing probe into activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under suspended acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu. Key countries – some of them having mutual legal assistance treaties with the country – are monitoring the process […]