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Chuwang told the local newspaper that while Plateau state officials say «relative peace» prevails, herdsmen attacks in the past eight months saw a pastor and his five year old son injured, four Christian women raped, 12 Christians injured and two communities displaced in attacks on 17 villages in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Alocal newspaper that while Plateau state officials say «relative peace» prevails, herdsmen attacks in the past eight months saw a pastor and his five year old son injured, four Christian women raped, 12 Christians injured and two communities displaced in attacks on 17 villages in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government ALocal Government Areas.

Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Chris Ezike, said his body was discovered the following day, in a bush in Omuma Village, Oru East Local Government Area.

It said the representatives visited the SGF to demand the commencement of the second phase of the clean - up of their area in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta Starea in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta StArea of Delta State.

Confirming the attack, the state police public relations officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, said it occurred in the hometown of the lawmaker in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state.

Kukasheka said that preliminary investigations showed that the terrorist hailed from Chinade village in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Umuahia south local government area of Abia state on Sunday said it has uncovered a plan by some group of persons to make a media show on Monday as APGA members, decamping to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

He said this at the Young Managers Quiz Competition organised by the Muslim Students» Society of Nigeria Lagos State Area Unit for primary and secondary school students across the 44 Local Governments / Local Council Development Areas in Lagos.

In less than 48 hours to the supplementary poll scheduled to hold in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statIn less than 48 hours to the supplementary poll scheduled to hold in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin the state.

Addressing journalists after his endorsement for a second term as Enugu State APC chairman in Enugu East Local Government Area, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in State APC chairman in Enugu East Local Government Area, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in 2019.

A group of suspected members of Boko Haram in Marte local government area of Borno state were said to have ambushed a military vehicle, killing about...

Security officials in Bama town, Bama local government area of Borno state have said that the people were not ready to assists them in tackling issues...

Speaking at an interactive session with members of his campaign organisation and the people of Obosi community in Idemili North local Government Area of the state in appreciation of their support, Chidoka said «the journey to the Anambra Government House has just begun.»

Ajibade, an indigene of Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state was arrested in an SUV, which he said belonged to his elder brother.

Reacting, Taraba State Commissioner of Police, David Akinremi, said 54 persons were arrested following information the police received that there was a mass movement of people suspected to be the perpetrators of some violent attacks at Bawe, Panshen, Muji 1 and Muji 2 villages in Takum Local Government Area.

Mr Zakari Muhammad The chairman, Katsina State Local Governments Congress Committee, said this in a news conference in Katsina on Saturday, observing the delegates would come from the 361 wards across the 34 local government areas of the sState Local Governments Congress Committee, said this in a news conference in Katsina on Saturday, observing the delegates would come from the 361 wards across the 34 local government areas of the sLocal Governments Congress Committee, said this in a news conference in Katsina on Saturday, observing the delegates would come from the 361 wards across the 34 local government areas of the slocal government areas of the statestate.

He said: «For instance, in the last Governorship election in Anambra State, Card Readers were deployed to each of the 5,339 Polling Units and Voting Points spread across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.

The hoodlums alleged to be suspected members of the killer squad of the ruling party in Omala Local Government Area of the state said they were sent to kill him, but decided to beat him up as a warning against some of his reports considered inimical to them.

Detailing the operations which occurred at the North East epicenter, Army Headquarters in a statement said, «As part of series of successes being recorded by the Nigerian Army in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists, advancing troops of 154 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade, yesterday cleared Boko Haram terrorists camp at Matali, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Durkwa said that all the caretaker chairmen in the 27 local government areas of the state were also directed to celebrate with the displaced persons in their camps.

Governor Fayose said in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka that it was shameful that several people were killed in an election in Bayelsa State with eight Local Government areas in which more than 20,000 security personnel, including soldiers were deployed.

WARRI — LEADERS of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, said yesterday, that recent defectors to the party...

Clement, a native of Akon Itam, Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, who handed himself over to police at Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, said he slashed his cousin's throat after beating him to coma because Edet slept with his girlfriend in August 2015.

Confirming the development, Commissioner of Health, Dr Abba Zakar, said the victim who resided at Gujubaki village in Dutse Local Government area of the state had just returned from Port Harcourt in Rivers State and reported to Dutse General Hospital with signs and symptoms suggestive to Lassa fstate had just returned from Port Harcourt in Rivers State and reported to Dutse General Hospital with signs and symptoms suggestive to Lassa fState and reported to Dutse General Hospital with signs and symptoms suggestive to Lassa fever.

He said Onukaba's «s corpse was later deposited at a mortuary in Akure from where it will be brought for burial today in his hometown, Ihima, Okehi Local Government area of Kogi State.

Moshood said, «Working on actionable intelligence, the Kogi State Police Command personnel and operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad trailed and arrested two suspects — Kabiru Saidu a.k.a Osama, 31, From Dekina local government area of Kogi State but based in Anyagba (Leader of the gang) and Nuhu Salisu a.k.a Small, 25, (a member of the gang), after a gun battle with the police team that lasted for some hours on the 19th January, 2018 at Ogojueje in Dekina LGA.

Ossai said that the state was on top of the situation, adding that it had embarked on intensive sensitisation in the 17 local government areas of the state on preventive measures.

He said over 239 hectares of land had been selected and made available in seven local government areas of the state for the production of the crop.

The rain which was said to have started on Saturday ended on Sunday at Banki - Iku and Chachania communities in the Suleja local government area of the state.

He said: «Setting the records straight, the idea of siting a tertiary educational institution in the crude oil and gas - rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State was first proposed and adopted under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo as a critical component in the roadmap to peace and sustainable development of the Niger Delta.

He said the deceased drowned in the pond after they tried to swim on their way to fetch firewood in nearby Farantawa village of Albasu local government area of Kano state.

He said that the removal of debris from water channels had started in Owo Local Government Area of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with RivGovernment Area of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with River IsoArea of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with River Isoarea had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with Rivgovernment on the challenges they were facing with River Isokun.

MAIDUGURI — Two suspected Female suicide bombers, yesterday attacked Chibok Market in Chibok Local Government area of Borno State, leaving 14 persons dead and over 24 others seriously injured, All Progressives Congress, APC, chairman in Chibok, Lawan Pogu, said in Maiduguri.

«Furthermore, they stated that they escaped from the terrorists» hideout at Buk village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state,» the army spokesman quoted them as saying.

Also condemning the attacks, a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, who is now a lawmaker representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, said he was sad to hear about the «incessant violent killings going on in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rState, Jonah Jang, who is now a lawmaker representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, said he was sad to hear about the «incessant violent killings going on in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rState, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen who have become the usual suspects in this kind of coordinated attacks in the state and others in the Middle - Belt.&rstate and others in the Middle - Belt.»

The Police Command in Enugu State on Sunday says it has arrested one Nnadi Daniel, a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping suspect in Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area of the sState on Sunday says it has arrested one Nnadi Daniel, a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping suspect in Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area of the statestate.

«The command has vowed to sustain the tempo of the ongoing onslaught against crime and criminality in Adani and Nimbo axis of Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area of Nsukka Zone of Enugu State,» he said.

She appealed for the government support, saying the association will be working with the various Local Government chairmen in the state and their wives in carrying out this education and sensitisation in the grass government support, saying the association will be working with the various Local Government chairmen in the state and their wives in carrying out this education and sensitisation in the grass Government chairmen in the state and their wives in carrying out this education and sensitisation in the grass root area.

Mustapha who made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen while dispatching the returnees to their various Local Government Areas, said 33 of the returnees were foreigners while some others were from neighbouring Borno State.

Speaking at a retreat organized to sensitize youth and the community at Rigasa, lgabi local government area of Kaduna State, the Health Chairperson to the association, Pharmacist Aisha Ishaq Tukur, said it was imperative for government to impose a ban on drug hawkers for a total clampdown on drug abuse in the country.

The Police in Ebonyi State said it arrested two notorious robbery suspects at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the sState said it arrested two notorious robbery suspects at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the statestate.

Terzungwe Samuel Ali and Shimakyaa Iorkyase, President General and Secretary of Mdzough U Tiv, in a press statement in Kaduna said, «In their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Arein a press statement in Kaduna said, «In their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Arein Kaduna said, «In their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government AreIn their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Arein Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Arein Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Arein Logo Local Government Area.

The victims of the latest abduction case in Ekiti were said to have been seized while travelling in two vehicles along Ise Ekiti in Ise / Orun Local Government Area of the state.

There was jubilation in Enugu Ukwu community of Njikoka local government area of Anambra State yesterday as five persons described as very notorious criminals, and said to be on the wanted list of the Anambra State Police Command submitted themselves to police authorities.

The commissioner said that there might be need for more immunisation outreach sessions in all the 576 primary health facilities across the 18 local government areas of the state.

The agitators under the auspices of 21st Century Youth of Niger Delta in a statement by the spokesperson, W O I Izon Ebi, said: «First is what is still holding the resumption of academic activities at the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Warrior South West Local Government Area, Delta State?»

Ugwuanyi, who was speaking at Udi, during a grand reception held in Chime's honour by the people of his home Local Government Area, said Chime was God's special gift to Enugu State.

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Umuahia south local government area of Abia state on Sunday said it has uncovered a plan by some group...

Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.

The Commissioner said sample was taken from Babanla primary Health Care Centre in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State where a 10 year old boy was confirmed positive for Lassa fever.

There was jubilation in Enugu Ukwu community of Njikoka local government area of Anambra State yesterday as five persons described as very notorious criminals, and said...