The Delta State government has handed over the running of its transport company to private managers. The company, Delta Transport Company Limited, will henceforth be managed by God is Good Motors Limited, according to an agreement between the state government and the private transport company. The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa,…

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has moved the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Serena Dokubo-Spiff, to the Bayelsa State Development and Investment Corporation, BDIC. The former SSG is now head of the development body. Mr. Dickson announced the new change in his administration at the State Executive…

Some residents from the host community protested on Wednesday against the setting up of a new management for the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron. The protesters, holding placards, blocked the entrance of the academy and prevented the workers from going in. The protesters said that the Oro people felt cheated…

The Nigerian Army says it will go ahead with its planned military operation in the South-east. The army, in a statement issued at about 12:42 a.m on Friday, advised Nigerians to disregard the statement by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu which gave the impression that it was withdrawing its troops from the…

A former director of the State Security Service, SSS, Mike Ejiofor, has faulted the ongoing military operation in Nigeria’s South-east, describing it as having the potential to compound the security challenges in the country. The commencement on Sunday of the military operation codenamed “Operation Python Dance” led to a violent…

Some armed robbers struck on Wednesday in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, exactly 21 days after a similar incident jolted residents of the city. The latest incident, just like the previous one, occurred in broad daylight and in the heart of the city. The police spokesperson in the…

An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla, has been asked to furnish the Supreme Court with cases that are being delayed or pending in the apex court, as well as the Court of Appeal. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, made the request to Mr. Obono-Obla in…

Protesters on Monday dumped a red coffin at the entrance of a residential estate belonging to the American oil giant, Mobil Producing Nigeria, in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. A similar coffin was also dumped at the entrance of Mobil Air Strip in Eket. Another was kept at a major junction…

A local community in Akwa Ibom State has given an ultimatum to members of a suspected local cult group to lay down their arms and denounce cultism or be ready to face the people’s wrath, as well as the law. The people of Midim Atan, in Essien Udim Local Government…

A family in Bayelsa State is accusing the police of forcing their son at gunpoint to jump into a river where he eventually got drowned. Joseph Uzoukwu and Christiana Uzoukwu, who are the grandparents of the victim, are suing the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State, the Inspector General of Police,…

The police have re-arrested the alleged rapist and killer of an eight-year-old girl after he escaped from their custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Force spokesperson in Abuja, Jimoh Moshood, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES Friday evening that Ifeanyi Dike, 23, was re-arrested in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, exactly…

The civil suit filed against Shell in the Netherlands for its alleged complicity in the killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists by the Nigerian government has taken an interesting turn, as lawyers to the oil giant are being accused of refusing to hand over evidence said to…

The Nigerian priest, who resigned recently from the Catholic Church in Nigeria, has officially launched his own church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Patrick Edet, while serving in the Catholic Diocese of Uyo, ran a 'Pentecostal-styled' fellowship called Grace Family Outreach within the Catholic structure. Mr. Edet, who had been a…

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, says it will soon be holding “name and shame” rallies against governors in the states where workers are being owed salaries and pensions for several months. The rally would be taken to the affected states in the country, the NLC said. The union had in…

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said that the Super Eagles’ victory on Friday against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon was a “testament” to the power of prayers. The Eagles whipped their arch rival, the Lions 4-0, in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium,…

The University of Port Harcourt has reacted to reports in the media that Ifeanyi Dike, a suspected murderer who is on the run, is a 200-level Physics student of the university. Mr. Dike escaped Saturday from police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Port Harcourt, few hours after…

The officer under whose watch a suspected rapist and murderer escaped from the police custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has been dismissed and subsequently arraigned in court by the Nigerian police. Johnbosco Okoroeze, a sergeant, was in handcuffs when he was brought before a Chief Magistrate in Port Harcourt,…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has offered N500,000 for information that would lead to the arrest of Ifeanyi Dike, a murder suspect who escaped from police custody in Rivers State. Mr. Dike, was arrested on Saturday by local vigilante with a…

Some women and youth of Eliozu community, Port Harcourt, have given a seven-day ultimatum to the police in Rivers State to either produce Ifeanyi Dike, a suspected rapist and ritual killer, who escaped from custody on Saturday, or face their wrath. Mr. Dike, 23, identified as a 200-level student of…

Some dare-devil armed robbers struck on Wednesday in broad daylight in the city of Uyo, few metres from the Akwa Ibom Government House. The robbery incident took place at about 11 a.m. at Dominic Utuk Avenue, near Christ the King Primary School, Wellington Bassey Way, which is not far from…

The Nigerian navy has announced the release of the list of successful candidates in the aptitude test that was held nationwide on August 12, 2017. The spokesperson of the Navy, Suleman Dahun, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said that “successful candidates are to report at the Nigerian Navy Secondary…

The police in Rivers State have declared a manhunt for Ifeanyi Dike, 23, who escaped from the police custody on Saturday night, few hours after he was arrested for the alleged ritual killing of an eight-year-old girl in Port Harcourt. The fleeing suspect, Mr. Dike, was arrested on Saturday by…

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has rejected Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ termination of its contract with the state government. Starwood, which is the operator of the state-owned Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort in Akwa Ibom, had notified the governor that it would cease to manage the five-star…

The police in Rivers State have arrested a man for allegedly killing an eight-year-old girl in the state for ritual purpose. The police spokesperson in the state, Omoni Nnamdi, said in a statement issued on Saturday that Ifeanyi Dike, 23, allegedly abducted the little girl, Chikamso Victory, on Friday. The…

The government of Bayelsa State has condemned the death which occurred in the state, Friday, during the inauguration of the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. The government said it would not stand by and watch the APC members unleash terror and violence on innocent…