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The Federal Government has approved the release of N2 billion for the commencement of Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta state. This was made known by the Nigerian Presidency on its Twitter handle on Tuesday afternoon. According to the tweet to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the announcement while speaking at the opening of the National Council on Niger Delta in Ondo State. “VP @ProfOsinbajo announces approval of the release of 2 billion Naira for the take-off of the Maritime Uni, Okerenkoko, Delta State,” the tweet read. Presidency Nigeria ✔ @NGRPresident NEWS: VP @ProfOsinbajo announces approval of the release of 2…

Fear gripped residents of Mobil Housing Estate and Airstrip in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom over five mock coffins placed at their gates by Afigh Iwaad Ekid, a socio-cultural group in Eket. It was gathered that the group used the mock coffins wrapped with such traditional injunctions as red cloth and raffia palms to serve as a warning protest over the refusal of the company to relocate its corporate headquarters to its operational base in the state. Activities of the company yesterday were almost paralysed as vehicles belonging to the company, workers and visitors were seen parked outside…

The Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SPACS), Anambra Police Command, said it had arrested two siblings, Njideka and Chiemeka Onyebukpo, and six others in connection with alleged cult activities.  The other suspects are: Chidinma Arinze, Ezedindu Chidubem, Chinedu Chukwuka, Chinedu Ikediaso, Nwabueze  Ifechukwu and Arinze Obinka. Briefing newsmen in Enugu-Ukwu, the Commander of the squad, Mr Christopher Bassey, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Bassey advised parents to monitor activities of their children, and appealed to members of the public to provide information that could lead to arrest of suspected cultists and…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has said that it arrested a total of one hundred and forty criminal suspects in the last one month.  The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zubairu Muazu, disclosed this last Tuesday while parading some of the suspects during his maiden press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. Muazu added that two members of the armed robbery gang including the principal suspect that attacked government vehicle along Wellington Bassey Way Uyo three weeks ago and carted away money withdrawn from a bank were among those arrested.  According to him the two…

The Benue Flood Camp recently opened for people displaced by the flood disaster in Makurdi town and its environs has been hit by cases of Malaria fever and fungal infections. Also rampant in the camp are cases of respiratory and unitary track infections due to poor and inadequate toilet facilities for use in the camp. Cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders commonly found among the adults inmates also abound among the displaced persons. In a report by Vanguard, StraightNews learnt that the situation could be as a result of the camp being overwhelmed by the number of persons pouring into the…

At least 852 domestic violence, rape and attempted cases, child neglect and abuse, defilement, among others, were recorded in Lagos State between January 1 and August 31, this year.  However, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), secured four conviction including two, who were sentenced to four years imprisonment for child abuse and two others to 14 years and 10 years for sexual violence in the state. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, who stated the statistics Monday, at a media parley to commemorate domestic and sexual violence awareness month, noted that there was an increase in cases…

A total of 55 husbands have reported to the Lagos State Government how their wives battered them in renewed cases of domestic violence in the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Adeniji Kazeem at a media briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, Monday, revealed that more men were now coming forward to report cases of violence against them by their womenfolk. Kazeem, who is the Chairman, Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, said there had been 55 cases of men reporting domestic violence against them by their wives between January 2017 and now as against 14 that…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Monday, remanded two bureau de change operators to prison custody over alleged N162 million fraud, pending the hearing of their bail application.  The defendants- Uju Izuogu and Richard Owegie alongside their company, Reoworld Enterprises Ltd- were remanded in prison by Justice Chuka Obiozor. The trio who are facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, false representation and fraud were arraigned before the court by Special Fraud Unit SFU.  They were alleged to have between January and May 2016, conspired among themselves and obtained N162million from a lawyer, Nwosu Maduabuchi, under false pretence that…

Seven National Diploma (ND) students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ogun State, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged internet scam, forgery of financial instruments and lottery scam.The suspects are: Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni.  It was gathered that their offenses borders on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretenses and possession of forged documents. The anti-graft agency explained that the suspects are studying various courses in MAPOLY and were living flamboyantly. According to EFCC, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Commission within Abeokuta…

A 40 year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife, a staff of Globacom, to death at the Kpansia suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.  Briefing newsmen at the headquarters of the Bayelsa Police Command in Yenagoa, the state Police Commissioner, Asuqo Amba said the suspect, Stephen Ogho-Oghene Akpata, who fled to Gbana last month after killing the wife, Onyinye Faustina Eze was apprehended two weeks later in Lagos by security operatives on his trail. According to the police commissioner, the suspect confessed to the police that he made love to the deceased for an hour and shortly…