Sentences with phrase «local government areas»

Only delegates from four out of the 16 local government areas of the state had voted when violence broke out.

Under the 1972 legislation the commission was given the duty of keeping local government areas under review.

There are three local government areas yet to be released by the commission.

He also thanked the state governor, other members of his cabinet and delegates from the across the 21 local government areas of the state for their peaceful conduct before and during the congress.

He said that his decision to contest was as a result of pressure being mounted on him by his supporters from the seven Local Government Areas under the district.

Tsekelewu community in Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta, today sent a strong warning to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC / Elcrest to...

The Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Kaduna South Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Alhaji Yahaya Ibrahim Shinko, has been interdicted by the state government with...

There was pandemonium on Tuesday afternoon in Ogbagi - Akoko, Akoko North West local government area of Ondo State as armed robbers attacked a branch of Skye Bank...

Lanlehin served as member from Ibadan North West while Makinde represented Ibadan North East Local Government Area in the committee.

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has given troops of 2 battalion in Kompanin - Doka, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State three weeks to flush...

Three soldiers were on Tuesday killed at Foropa, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The hoodlums thereafter stormed the NSCDC Divisional Office for Ibadan North West Local Government area at Ekotedo and vandalized it.

At least, seven persons were in the early hours of Thursday killed after suspected herdsmen entered a church in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

According to him, Troops of 151 and 202 Battalions of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, under Operation LAFIYA DOLE in furtherance of clearance and blockade Operation DEEP PUNCH II in separate but well - coordinated attacks, simultaneously on Wednesday, 4th October, 2017 at about 10:00 am laid ambush on unsuspecting Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) along Firgi - Pulka road in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

One of such prominent cases is in Ogba - Egbema - Ndoni Local government area where a Lawyer, Barr.

The police said 32 year - old Okotubo, a native of Egbenma, in Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, confessed to being one of the masterminds of the massacre.

The Benue State government has confirmed that armed herdsmen on Thursday morning attacked Umenger community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

Governor Nasir El - Rufai has condemned Friday night attack at Nindem village, Jema'a local government area by unidentified gunman.

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide on Tuesday said the recent oil spill in Odidlmodi and other surrounding communities in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta...

The Nigerian Army says it killed two female suicide bombers, who attempted to infiltrate troops in Kawuri, in Konduga Local Government Area in Borno on Friday.

The presidential aide paid tribute to three N - power volunteers who established a mini laboratory at the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) at Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area by pulling their funds together.

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state and the Shehu of Bama, Alhaji Kyari Ibn - Umar Ibrahim Elkanemi, yesterday visited Bama Local Government Area for the first...

Nwoye made this allegation when he voted in his Nsugbe Ward I in Anambra East Local Government Area on Saturday at 11:50 a.m.

Disclosing this in a statement, the Special Assistant to Wike on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, said, «Peterside directed his security details to murder an aide to the Chief of Staff to Governor Wike while fleeing with some result sheets from Ikwerre Local Government Area.

Some weeks ago, not less than six people were killed in a clash that occurred between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Gbemacha council ward of Gwer local government area of Benue state.

Somorin lamented that recurrent killing by herdsmen such as the latest invasion of Ukpabi, Nimbo Community in the Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, was becoming too many.

«On preliminary interrogation, the suspects claimed to have escaped from Boko Haram terrorists» custody at Kafa and Abagajiri villages in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno,» he said.

The Governor said, «The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai is already in the state touring flashpoints in parts of the state including Logo, Guma and Katsina - Ala Local Government Areas with a view to flushing out the marauders.

The governor said it was regrettable that in spite of the massive destruction of lives and properties in several local government areas across the state by the herdsmen, not even one person had been arrested for prosecution.

The militants were led by Ogailo Iborry Young (aka O.C) to the Collection and Documentation of Arms Centre in Ajapa community in Ese - Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The PPRO also said the suspect, who hailed from Umuchu village in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra, confessed to have burgled Sen. Nwaoboshi's residence.

The report quoted a community leader of Irigwe extraction in Bassa Local Government Area as stating that the ID card was found at the scene of an attack and that it had been submitted to the police alongside other items, including mobile telephones, recovered from the attackers.

Adeboye spoke at the RCCG inter-denominational service held at Kassa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, where he rounded up the RCCG 2017 Northern Ministers and Workers Conference, with the theme, «The Almighty.»

The lecture was organized by Gilead Medical Team, a voluntary service group of the Living Faith Church, Iriebe, Obio / Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers.

According to the Commissioner, some of the affected areas include: Kara, Isheri, Denro, Akute, Wawa and Warewa, all in Ifo and Obafemi Owode Local Government Areas of the state.

Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday, abducted three people from Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa state.

Borno state police command has confirmed that, 15 persons have been killed, including two suicide bombers that attacked Biu Market in Biu local government area of Borno state, northeast, Nigeria.

Eight bandits have been killed by troops of the One Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Gusau in an exchange of gunfire in Maru Local Government area of Zamfara.

The kingmakers of Mahin Kingdom in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday removed the monarch of the kingdom, Oba Lawrence Omowole for allegedly misusing his office.

Four teenage girls have been confirmed dead having drowned following an attempt to swim across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State have drowned.

The fully fenced camp, located at Pompamari, near the headquarters of the Garrison Commander 7 Division, Nigerian Army hosts 13,000 displaced persons from Ngala and Kukawa local government areas while two Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Ngala and Kukawa alongside policemen under their formations live at the camp as part of security measures long adopted by government.

In Oyi, Orumba North and South, Awka South local government areas as well as Onitsha, NAN correspondents report that the turnout was high in the polling units visited.

«As of October 13, 2017, there were 17 suspected cases reported from Yenagoa local government area in Bayelsa state.

A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, Yomi Ademola, was in the early hours of...

The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that the ongoing attacks on Agatu Local Government Area by suspected Fulani herdsmen was...

Reports reaching DAILY POST has it that the driver to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Tejiri Prince...

The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Muiz Banire, yesterday, shunned the sitting of a disciplinary committee set up by the Ward C chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State.