Local Government Area

Governor Obaseki Records Massive Win In His LGA

September 20, 2020 3:49 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki has floored his main opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu of All Progressives Congress, APC in his Oredo Local Government Area as an announcement of results of Edo governorship election held on Saturday continues at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s office in Benin.

In the result announced early Sunday morning, Obaseki, who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored 43, 498 votes while the APC got 43, 498 votes.

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Obaseki had also won his unit 19 polling unit, Ward 4 …

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Peace Will Soon Return To Southern Kaduna – el-Rufai

August 26, 2020 5:58 am

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the peace and reconciliation process initiated by the Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area among the various ethnic groups will help to complement security efforts to restore law and order and advance towards sustainable peace in the area.

Governor El-Rufai explained, “What the communities and leadership of Atyap Chiefdom have started is the type of grassroots ownership of the responsibility for peace and harmony in communities that the government has advocated as a critical factor beyond the deployment of police and military forces.”

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Gunmen Shoot Family Of 13 Dead In Kogi

July 29, 2020 4:08 pm

Gunmen have shot 13 members of the same family dead in Agbudu, Kogi-Koton-Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Fourteen people were killed in the attack, with six persons serious injured.

Ede Ayuba, State Police Commissioner, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Lokoja, said he got the report about 2: 00 a.m.

Ayuba said that 13 of the slain victims were from same family.

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“This morning around 2 am, my Area Commander called me to report that he received information that there was an

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Ganduje thanks President Buhari over power upgrade in Kano

Ganduje Thanks Buhari Over Power Upgrade In Kano

July 12, 2020 3:40 am

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended the Federal Government for the installation of a power sub-station at the Bichi Local Government Area of the state to boost power supply.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General, Media and Public Relations to the Governor, Malam Ameen Yassar.‎

Ganduje gave the commendation while receiving the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Sule AbdulAziz, who visited him at Government House in Kano.‎‎

The governor said that the project would trigger a post-COVID-19 economic recovery in the state.‎

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Riverine community In Bayelsa State Lament Fresh Crude Oil Spill

July 10, 2020 12:18 pm

Some riverine residents of Ikebiri Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have lamented the fresh oil spills in the community from the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC/ENI) pipeline.

Africa Daily News, New York learned that the latest spill which reportedly happened in June is the third in 10 years, with a five-year interval from 2010, 2015 and in 2020.

According to Chief, Uroupatei Igoli, at Ikebiri, Boloukubu [special bush] where this spill occurred is where we go often to set our fish traps and nets for our livelihood and from which we take care of our …

Adamawa: Pandemonium As Muslim Worshippers Defy Govt

April 3, 2020 3:48 pm

The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed a clash between some Muslim worshippers and the COVID-19 Joint Task Force at Damilu area in Yola North Local Government Area of the state.

DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Spokesperson of the command, confirmed the development, said the elements defied government lockdown order and arrived Damilu Mosque to observe Friday congregation.

“We are on patrol to monitor the lockdown order compliance when we received a distress call that there was suspected unrest around Damilu Juma’at Mosque.

“So, we rushed to the scene and on getting there, we met some youths shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, causing panic

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Bandits Massacre 11 Yansakai Security, Steal 1200 Cattle

March 13, 2020 3:39 pm

Gunmen, suspected to be armed bandits, at the wee hours of Friday, stormed Katsira community, in Wanke district of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killed eleven members of a local security group, Yansakai, injuring many other people.

Eyewitness accounts said the armed bandits stormed the village and rustled over 1200 cattle and left the scene of the crime, saying that the Yansakai men decided to trail them to recover the rustled cattle.

Speaking further, the villagers said as the Yansakai men cornered the armed bandits, there was fire for fire operation between the armed bandits and the

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Plateau: Coronavirus: 4 Chinese, 39 Nigerians Quarantined

March 2, 2020 3:21 am

Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Lar Ndam Nimkong said 43 persons including Chinese national have been isolated in mining sites in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.

He said among those isolated, were four Chinese National and 39 Nigerians who are working with the Chinese in the two mining sites.

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Dr. Nimkong disclosed this on Sunday during a press briefing with the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Dan Manjang in Jos and said the Chinese who came from China through Adis-Ababa to Abuja were examined and have

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