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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As part of sustained efforts to rid Enugu State of unrepentant violent criminals, operatives of the State Police Command, under the directive of Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, have successfully rescued 28 kidnapped victims, arrested 10 male suspects, and recovered firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles, motorcycles, and other exhibits in multiple coordinated operations. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, it noted that on May 18, 2025, at about 6:30 p.m., operatives attached to Umumba Police Division, working with the Neighbourhood Watch, Forest Guards, and community members, promptly rescued two…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Rising to the occasion, Oyo State government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a routine traffic infraction operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, the state capital, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the state governor, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, government stated that it would work with the State Police Command to investigate the matter and ensure that justice is served. The government noted that the incident was totally avoidable, noting how what started as a traffic offence, with the…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri There is uneasy tension in Warri federal constituency of Delta State as ethnic Ijaws and Urhobos have vowed to resist any attempt to alter a Supreme Court judgment relating to the delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the area. According to them, it will be unfair if the Supreme Court verdict is ignored, just to favour the neighbouring Itsekiri, insisting that such action will bring unhealthy development in the constituency. Principal Secretary to Amakosowei (Pere) of Ogbe-Ijoh Kingdom, Chief Monday Keme, stated these in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Warri. Chief Keme…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has officially communicated to the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) endorsing the group's children's comic book which seeks to sensitise Nigerian children to stay off hard drugs and illicit substances, for a better future. In the light of the official endorsement, HURIWA said it applied to Dangote Foundation in Lagos for funding assistance to publish additional 10,000 copies of the book for free distribution to school children in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, the body said "the Dangote Foundation did not…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A petition to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has opened the lid on the sordid and allegedly fraudulent operations of some personnel of the Bauchi State Police Command, North-East Nigeria. The petition detailed a five-day period of surveillance on alleged cases of illegal arrests, some of the victims being picked up from their shops as they closed business for the day, others merely walking along streets, and subsequently hounded into unlawful detention and extorted tens of thousands of Naira, forced to pay for their freedom,amid the prevailing…

By Felix Durumbah Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has refuted a report today (not in People&Politics ) which claimed that scores of persons were feared dead on a fresh auto crash near Karu Bridge in the nation's capital territory. Exactly two months (March 19, 2025) on the day about 15 persons lost their lives in multiple auto crashes close to the same bridge, it was the scene of a fresh accident today, May 19. The bridge is located on the busy Abuja-Keffi Expressway. However, according to FEMD, no life was lost in the latest crash. In a statement…

*Protagonists Believe President's Imposition Of Crushing Poverty, Rising Bloodfest From Insecurity Have Angered Nigerians *Opposition Camps Banking On Atiku Allies' Northern Influence, Obi's Southern Power Bases *Obidients Kick Over VP Role As Nigeria’s political landscape heats up ahead the 2027 presidential election, a proposed coalition between former Vice President (VP), Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP)'s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sparked intense debate across the nation. Reports,though now denied, said that Atiku’s camp has offered Obi the VP slot in a single-term power-sharing agreement, with Atiku committing to serve one four-year term before handing over to Obi, in…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Jands Travel Business School (JTBS), Enugu, Chief Ben Etiaba, has disclosed that the 2025 edition of the school's annual domestic tourism conference will be held in Enugu from September 5-6. Chief Etiaba, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the committee ahead of the conference, said that the idea of the event is to promote tourism in the South-East geo-political zone and Nigeria at large. "The conference, coming up in September, will be a huge success, bigger than that of last year," he stated. Also speaking, Pro- Chancellor/Chairman,…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has said his government would not deprive traditional rulers in the state their entitlements. The Governor stated this at the grand finale of the 2025 Ibadan Cultural Festival held at the Obafemi Awolowo Liberty Stadium, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, South-West Nigeria. The Governor, who said the Council of Obas and Chiefs had been in abeyance before his assumption of office in 2019, added that traditional rulers would begin to get their due, including official vehicles, as soon as the council was constituted. He added that he had mandated all the 11 Local Governments…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has passionately appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to deploy decisive strategies to ensure Marte town in his state does not fall into the hands of Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. The terrorists launched a devastating attack on the town last Friday, reportedly destroying a military barracks, vehicles and stealing arms in the process. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in the night, weekend, undertook a tour to assess the challenges faced in Marte, while also exploring sustainable solutions to foster stability. Before his arrival, Marte was…