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TWO middle aged men died, weekend in Odukpani, near Calabar, Cross River State, following a knife fight where both inflicted severe knife cuts on each other. The knife fight took place in a community called  Akpap -Okoyong  in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. An eye witness, Ettenma, who is a resident of the community gave the  names of the two men  as Edet and Effiong.   According to him,  the altercation between the two men began when Effiong went to Edet’s residence with a machete, fuming over the disappearance of a bunch of plantation from his farm and in the ensuing argument, inflicted Edet with  knife cuts prompting Edet to also pick up his machete, which was lying beside him to cut his assailant. He said: “Effiong went to his farm and observed that someone had cut his bunch of plantain and while complaining loudly, someone told him he saw Edet with a bunch of plantain coming from the farm's  direction.  "Effiong then w...

TRAGEDY was averted in Apapa, Lagos, after a team of policemen from Area Command, Apapa and officials of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, succeeded in chasing away some residents of the area and onlookers that gathered to scoop diesel from a fallen tanker at Liverpool area of Apapa.  The tanker fully loaded with diesel had fallen off the bridge at Liverpool, mid day, spilling its content on the road and blocking easy flow of traffic, which resulted in a gridlock that lasted for some hours.  The incident saw residents of the area and passersby rushing to the scene to scoop the inflammable contents without considering the associated risks. It was gathered that soon after the incident, a detachment of policemen and officials of LASTMA  arrived the scene and on seeing the large number of people scoping the inflammable content, descended on them and succeeded in chasing them away.   Confirming this in a statement via X, LASTMA said traffic has been d...

*Regrets current political crisis in state *You must protect Fubara, INC tells APC  GOVERNOR Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reaffirmed his position as the substantive governor of the state, amid renewed political tension and impeachment threats, lamenting the persistent crises that have continued to cast a shadow over his administration. Fubara, who spoke at the weekend at the finals of the 2026 Port Harcourt Polo Tournament in the state capital, expressed deep regret that political instability has become a recurring feature of governance in Rivers State, particularly at the beginning of every year. According to him, each year of his administration has opened on a troubled note, a situation he described as unfortunate and unhealthy for governance and development.  He noted that the early days of 2026, which he had hoped would usher in calm and progress, instead brought what he cryptically referred to as a “love letter,” a remark widely interpreted as a reference to the ...

*Ondo APC chieftain kidnapped  *Amotekun arrests 32 suspected kidnappers, others GUNMEN have killed a police officer and abducted a Chinese expatriate during an attack on Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, Oyo State. The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the incident on Saturday, describing it as a coordinated, commando-style operation. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the assailants stormed the company’s premises and engaged security personnel on duty. “One police officer was killed while repelling the attack, and a Chinese expatriate was abducted. Some of the attackers were also injured,” Olayinka said. He added that the Commissioner of Police immediately directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations to lead the Anti-Kidnapping Squad and other tactical teams to the scene. A bush-combing operation and full investigation are ongoing to rescue the victim and apprehend the perpetrators. In a related development, su...

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued governors of the 36 states and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, over their failure to account for the spending of billions of naira of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ since May 29, 2023. The suit followed reports of the Benue massacre and well-documented ongoing cases of insecurity in several states and the FCT, despite the over N400 billion budgeted yearly as ‘security votes.’ Ten governors reportedly budgeted about N140 billion as security votes in 2026. In the suit filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is asking the court to “direct and compel the governors and Mr Wike to disclose the details of the spending of security votes by them since May 29, 2023, to date, which are intended to ensure the security of life and property of Nigerians.” SERAP is also asking the court to “compel the governors and Mr Wike to provide detailed reports on th...

AS Nigeria   accounts for the world’s highest burden of sickle-cell disease, the Oyo State government and the Seyifara Foundation have raised the alarm over the scale of preventable suffering, calling for compulsory genotype awareness, premarital counselling, and early education beginning in secondary school. The foundation also urged the National Assembly to consider legislation on sickle cell disease that would encourage collaboration between relevant government institutions and religious bodies, to promote stricter premarital screening and informed consent among intending couples. Raising the concern at an awareness programme in Ibadan over the weekend, officials said Nigeria’s estimated 150,000 sickle-cell births every year remain a stark indicator of weak preventive culture, poor public understanding and late policy response to a largely avoidable genetic condition. The event, themed ‘Know your genotype, know your power,’ was organised by the Oyo State Ministries of Health and...