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  I can confirm that, following my instruction to the Commissioner of Police, detained protest organisers have been released from detention. @dapoabiodunmfr Governor, Ogun State. #BuildingOurFutureTogether #ISEYA

  In a video trending online, popular Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, alias 'Mr Ibu', recounts his personal staff poisoned him. Mr Ibu says he almost died after taking the poison, but God saved him. He says his stomach grew bigger after he was poisoned, but that he has been taking medicine so it has reduced to the point where he can see his feet. The film star was tricked into going to Nnewi, Anambra state. On getting there, he was beaten to a pulp and given poison to drink. "They took me to Nnewi, saying we had a show. They held me there and beat me up. They beat me and then inserted poison in my mouth and ran away, leaving me there. It was my boys and dancers that came and carried me home. It was in Enugu that I woke up. God said no, you are not going yet.” he said Speaking further, the actor said;“Here in my office, they brought the first poison, I took it. I was falling around and nobody came to ask. Even the workers did not enter here even though they were hearing...

  Happening Now at Mkporogwu Iheakpu_Awka under Igbo Eze South LGA, Nsukka Details to follow.One more photo below.

  President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, on his re-election as Governor of Ondo State for another four-year term. The President lauds the resounding victory of the Governor at the election held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, noting that the votes garnered “show that one good turn surely deserves another.” He thanks the people of Ondo State for keeping faith with their Governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that “the people know the person and party that truly serves them, and have spoken in clear voice and unmistakable terms.” President Buhari appreciates the electorate in Ondo State for comporting themselves decently and in order, and for exhibiting conduct that indicates that the country is making progress in its electoral behavior. He also gives kudos to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organizing credible, free and fair election, and to security agencies which ensured that orderliness was enthroned and maintaine...

  An online newspaper published by a so-called journalist notorious for fake stories has published that President Muhammadu Buhari was to have scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) on Friday, but was prevailed upon by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, not to do so. The tendentious publication claimed Adesina hinged his argument on the fact that “the administration should not surrender to Twitter warriors.” While the FSARS saga lasted, I did not say a word on it, whether publicly or privately. Why? It was not within my brief. It rested squarely with the Nigeria Police Force, which has its own spokesman. For the online publication to have cooked outright falsehood against me shows the riot that is going on in that space, in the name of journalism. The brain behind the blog had always twisted stories against me and his former employers would testify that I had officially reported him about twice, till I then declined to grant him interviews again. The publication...

  The Governor of Enugu state Rt. Hon Ifeayin Ugwuanyi has commissioned the new Administrative Building of the Federal Road Safety Corps Academy located at Udi in Enugu State . During the colourful ceremony, the Federal Government, Governors of the South East geo-political zone, Security Chiefs , Traditional Rulers  and other stakeholders  commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for his administration’s support and efforts   towards the completion of the Administrative Building of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Academy, at Udi, Enugu state. The FRSC Academy is the pioneer training insitution dedicated to road safety researches, training and management in Africa .  The FRSC Academy was established in 2006 but relocated to the permanent site in Udi ,Enugu State in 2014. The Academy is situated on 35.6 hectares of land in the hilly but serene community of Udi. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, express...

  Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to mark his 500 days in office. The administration hit 500 days on October 10. For the Governor, it is an opportunity to review the “Greater Lagos” journey and tender his report card to Lagosians. He will, on October 20, deliver a state of the State address at a Press Conference at the Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu will speak on the achievements of his administration, guided by the .T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda - the six-pillar development strategy propelling the “Greater Lagos” journey. He will review the journey and offer Lagosians a peep into the future of the administration. The past 500 days have been eventful and challenging - no thanks to COVID-19 and its lethal effects. Sanwo-Olu rallied Lagosians to battle the pandemic, even as he continued to deliver on his electoral promises. Despite COVID-19 and its attendant challenges, the Sanwo-Olu administration has continued to deliver on its electoral promises, focusin...

  The lifeless bodies of late Mr Onya Oko and his wife Ngozi Onya was found in their farm at Amata in Oziza Afikpo South LGA today Friday 9th October, 2020 after missing for 24 hours since Thursday 8th October, 2020 which the couple left to farm in the morning healthy and sound but never returned alive. When the news about their missing reached the community leader and other Community dwellers, the traditional leader immediately called on the Nigeria police Afikpo division which went in search of the murdered persons in the farm. Astonishingly their dead bodies were found in their farm lifeless by the police and the members of the community, after series of investigationd by the police and the hospital, it was confirmed that the wife late Ngozi Onya which pregnant suffered bruises in her private part as a result of multiple penetrations and rape by the murderous Fulani herdsmen terrorists before killing them. The husband was tied with rope on his neck, hands and legs to die slowl...

  11th October, 2020 Seven persons yesterday evening lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident at Gbatse community along Ugbema-Adikpo road in Ushongo local government area of Benue state. Two lecturers from University of Mkar we're among the seven killed in the accident which happened at about 3:pm According to eye-witness account, a trailer truck ran into a stationary Toyota car with registration number MKD-300-NH thereby crushing seven occupants dead. Report said driver of the truck purchased a fairly used car and kept it aboard and was about dodging a police check-point when he pinched the on-waiting car killing all the occupants. It took the police and other spirited individuals over five hours to evacuate the deads being squeezed under the truck. Chairman of Ushongo local government, Hon. Asawa Joseph had to cut short at a reception in honour of his Guma counterpart and state chairman of ALGON, Hon. Caleb Abba from Makurdi to rush to the scene of the accident. He directed ...

  11 October, 2020 Corpse of a lady, identified as Angbiandoo was in the early hours of Sunday, 11th October, spotted in a drainage channel by residents of Calabar Street, High Level, Makurdi. At the scene, Benue info-pedia gathered that, she left home in the early house of the morning and didn't return. Others who identified the corpse told our correspondents that she is a casual staff of Benue State University, Makurdi. At the time of filing this report, Officers of the Nigerian Police Force are at the scene, and at the verge of evacuating the corpse.More photos below.