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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Barely 24 hours after suspected killer herdsmen attacked Otobi in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, about three communities in the same LG were again reportedly attacked by armed herdsmen on Wednesday, April 16. The affected communities, Emichi, Okpomaju and Odudaje, reports said, were simultaneously attacked in a seemingly well-coordinated operation. Checks revealed that there were casualties but it was not yet clear if there were deaths or even the number recorded so far. But a resident of the area who spoke to Peopleandpolitics.net said that residents who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to hospital for…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Provost of Taraba State College of Education, Zing (COEZ), Professor Ejika Sambo, has assured students that the institution will soon commence a dual mode of education. Sambo made the disclosure during the 46th matriculation ceremony of the college where 1,300 fresh students for the 2024/2025 academic session took the oath of formal admission into the institution. He described dual mode of education as a system where students enroll into a degree program without affiliating with any university. The ceremony held at the college's Prof. Sa'ad Abubakar Hall. Sambo congratulated the matriculants for being part of the set…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu To uphold discipline and professionalism, Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, on April 16, 2025, conducted parade drills for officers and men of the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID). A press statement by the Command's Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Daniel Ndukwe, said that the CP, while addressing the personnel, reaffirmed his zero tolerance for unprofessionalism, extortion, and other corrupt practices. He emphasised that the era of approving frivolous, fictitious, or trumped-up petitions for investigation is over. The Police Commissioner charged all personnel in the department to remain steadfast, diligent, and…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi A group, One Benue, has canvassed for unity, progress and peace for people of Benue State , North-Central Nigeria. The body urged residents to shun all tendencies capable of dividing them. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, April 16, at the NUJ House in Makurdi, the state capital, Convener of One Benue, Mr. Lawrence Terseer Kyuka, noted that the aim of the organisation was to promote peace, unity and progress of Benue people. As part of efforts towards this, Kyuka disclosed that One Benue was putting together a concert expected to start on April 18, 2025 where professionals…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ahead 2027 general elections, Ibadan-born businessman/politician, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solutions FM, Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, has been meeting with leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State. The meetings have been holding at the residence of the Co-Chairman of the PDP Elders' Council, Chief Wole Oyelese, at Ikolaba area of Ibadan. According to a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan by Adegoke's media team on Wednesday, April 16, one the meetings, which took place on Tuesday, was attended by the Chairman of the Elders' Council, who is a member of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As part of events marking the 2025 International Monument Day, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has reiterated his administration's unwavering commitment to the cultural renaissance currently sweeping across the South-East state. Mbah, who spoke through the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke, said that the theme for this year's celebration entitled: 'Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future', was timely and apt. He noted: "Enugu State is a land where history, heritage, and humanity meet in a unique and powerful blend. “Our monuments are more than relics —they are voices from the past,…

Sad tales continue to cascade down from the crash of digital asset trading platform,Cbex, as a Nigerian woman said she is presently receiving bags of intravenous (IV) fluid, popularly known as drip water, following her use of contributors' funds to invest in the platform. In a story relayed on Phoenix , @kiddiesbykoko, on Tik Tok, said, tearfully, that she ploughed in N6.2 million of other people's money in her custody into the platform -and now the money is gone. The post elicited several reactions by readers,some highly critical of her action,others leaning towards sympathy. She shared a video of herself…

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Uzondu Precious Chimaobi to four years imprisonment for his refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.  Chimaobi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on February 5, 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender.  One of the counts reads: "That you, Precious Chimaobi Uzondu, on the 10th of December 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin 1), has installed nine new Mogajis and two Baales. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Olubadan, Chief Solomon Ayoade, on Tuesday, April 15, the installation ceremony took place on Monday at the Olubadan's Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, South-West Nigeria. During the ceremony, the Olubadan, speaking through High Chief (Senator) Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, Ekarun Balogun of Ibadanland, congratulated the newly-installed traditional title holders for being counted worthy to receive the titles. "You are the…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has allegedly suspended its Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina. While the institution claimed that the embattled VC was embarking on a six-month accumulated leave, sources said he was eased out, following allegations of sexual harassment made against him by a senior university official, Mrs. Folasade Adebayo. On Monday, the university’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Mufutau A. Ibrahim, had disclosed in a memo that the Council made the decision in agreement with Fasina. "The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), at its 7th…