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The Deputy Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Maria Edeko, on Tuesday, raised the alarm over the increasing rate of kidnappings in Uromi and Uzea communities in Esan North-East Local Government Areas of the state. The alarm was raised in a matter of urgent public importance co-sponsored by the …

The Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch and policemen have arrested about 12 suspected internet fraudsters who allegedly buried a newborn baby alive at Andoni waterfront in Eagle Island, Rivers State capital on Wednesday morning. The operation which followed a tip-off was in conjunction with the Rivers State …

Olatunde Oluwasola Aminu Umar-Sadiq, managing director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), says the agency has invested over $500 million in domestic infrastructure. Umar-Sadiq spoke during an investigative hearing by the house of representatives ad hoc committee on ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), in Abuja on Tuesday. The managing …

Tincan Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it seized 799.95kg of cannabis worth N2.66 billion. Mohammed Abubakar, the area commander ar Tincan, said the illicit drugs were seized between January and August. He added that the command also recovered 24kg of cocaine from a …