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A fruit seller identified simply as Gideon has been killed by suspected armed robbers at his 7B, Egbede Street residence in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the victim, who sells apples, was waylaid by armed men at about 10pm and shot after collecting his mobile phones and money. Witness said the victim had collected money from his customers and was to travel to Lagos the following morning to purchase goods. When contacted, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Nkombe, said he was yet to be briefed about the incident.  

In furtherance of the state's investment in the security of lives on her waterways, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday  donated eight security  Gunboats to the Nigerian Navy. Governor Wike  also announced the further acquisition  of 13 Special Boats to be distributed to the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police for enhanced maritime security. The security gunboats donated to the  the Nigerian Navy are fitted with special security features, 200 horse power engine, 12.7mm guns, autonomatic grenade launchers and communication  facilities  to navigate Rivers Waterways and creeks. Launching the security gunboats at the Federal Lighter Terminal, Onne, Governor Wike said that his administration remains committed to the promotion of security of lives and property across the state. He stated that his administration's  deliberate investments  in the security  architecture  of  the  state ...

BIRNIN KEBBI- THE Nigerian Police Force is set to recruit 30,000 Police officers nation wide before the end of this year aimed at beefing up security in the country. IGP-Idris It also said arrangements has been almost concluded to construct 500 housing units in each state of the Federation in order to bring an end the problem of accommodation shortage by the personnel of the force most especially after retirement from service. Deputy Inspector General DIG in charge of north-west zone, Maigari A, Dikko disclosed these in Birnin Kebbi yesterday when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Abubakar Bagudu at the Government House. ” Our memo on this recruitment exercise was before the presidency for approval and immediately we get the approval we will start the exercise nation wide” said the DIG Dikko however seek for the cooperation of state governments to educate traditional rulers, local government chairmen and Ulamas about the excercise so that the force at the end will recruit cred...

  The wedding between one Miss Taiwo Orimoloye and Aboidun Isaac was stalled on Saturday in Ondo town, Ondo State, as the bride, Taiwo allegedly failed to show up for church service. The reason for the action of the bride was unknown as at the press time but it was gathered that the development caused confusion in both families as all efforts to know the whereabouts of Taiwo by the groom’s family proved abortive. It was also gathered that all the guests that attended the ceremony were disappointed by the bride’s allegedly disappearance, with many of them in the state of disbelief. A family source said the couple began wedding ceremony in December 2016 at the residence of bride’s parent as the families of the bride and groom had a traditional introduction ceremony and Saturday, April 9, 2017, was fixed for the church service and reception. He said there was no premonition that the final part of the wedding would not hold. A friend of the groom, who did not want his name i...

Ondo State governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has announced scholarship awards for students who won trophies n the 20th edition of the National Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) competition held in Lagos. Ondo State Governor Akeredolu, who said the students deserved the encouragement of the state government, promised that his administration would  always support excellent performance by students in the state. Speaking during the formal presentation of the trophies won by the students who excelled in various categories of the competition by the Ministry of Education in Akure, Governor Akeredolu said functional and qualitative education would be the hallmark of his administration. He lauded the excellent performance of the students who he said had brilliantly done the state proud in the highly knowledgeable realm of science and engineering. Akeredolu, who enjoined the JETS champions not to rest on their oars promised to continue to monitor them ...

A fresh move has begun to restore electricity supply to four local councils in Ondo south district that were disconnected from the national grid since 2014 by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) over alleged indebtedness. In the vanguard of the latest effort is a voluntary group, Bring Back Our Light (BBOL), which convened a meeting of stakeholders from the affected Okitipupa, Irele, Ilaje and Ese-Odo local councils where far-reaching resolutions on the issue were made. The stakeholders expressed worry that the stoppage of electricity supply has destroyed the economies of the Ondo south which is the industrial base of the state. The situation has made artisans, institutions and others who depend solely on electricity supply to have no means of livelihood since 2014 thereby increasing the level of criminality, social vices and poverty in the affected communities.

  Not fewer than four PDP Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly defected to the all progressives Congress. The defectors led by the new speaker of the assembly Hon Bamidele Oleyelogun cited the leadership crisis rocking the PDP at the national level and Ondo State as the reason for defecting. Hon Oleyelogun said other lawmakers in the Jumoke Akindele group have indicated interest in joining the APC. The speaker said their defection process would be concluded at the floor of the house tomorrow. Secretary to the State government, Ifedayo Abegunde, received the lawmakers into the all progressives Congress. The defectors are; speaker, Bamidele oleyelogun, deputy speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, Ayo arowele and Segun ajimotokin.