The Federal Government has ordered the reintroduction of partial lockdowns across the thirty-six states due to Covid-19. The lockdown begins from midnight today, and will last until June, when a review would be done to determine the next line of action. During the period, mass gatherings in public spaces will be limited to fifty people, while anyone…
The Northern Elders Forum has challenged the Federal Government to stop issuing statements and perform the functions for which it was elected into office. The NEF Secretary, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, threw the challenge following recent alarms over an alleged coup plot by the Presidency and other agents of government. Baba-Ahmed said the coup allegation by the Presidency is…
Gunmen have killed two police officers in an attack on the Obosi Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, told Lasgidi FM News Desk that the attackers also burned the police station and two operational vehicles. Ikenga Tochukwu also said the State Commissioner of…
The Imo State Government has strengthened the state’s combined security outfit, codenamed “Operation Search and Flush”. Governor Hope Uzodinma announced the donation of one hundred patrol vehicles and security gadgets to boost the security outfit. The launch of the new vehicles and equipment took place Wednesday, May 5, 2021; a day after a Commissioner of Police was…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have uncovered a gang that is involved in the buying and selling of human organs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. EFCC operatives also arrested a suspect, identified as John Emeka Ukaeje, who is alleged to be the leader of the gang, which allegedly has foreign connections. In a statement…
The International Criminal Court has jailed a former Ugandan child solider, Dominic Ongwen, for war crimes. Ongwen, who went on to become a commander of a notorious rebel group, was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for murder, rape and torture. The forty-five-years-old is the first former Ugandan child solider to be convicted and sentenced by the…