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MORE victims of forced slavery, who were recently repatriated to Nigeria from Libya, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of human traffickers in the north African country. One of them, who gave his name as Lucky Akoluche, said the traffickers used migrants, including Nigerians, to test the efficacy of their firearms. Akoluche, a 28-year-old man from Ikah North-East Local Government Area of Delta State, told  Southern City News  that the armed traffickers did not value the lives of their victims. “The Libyans killed people the way they liked. When they bought new guns, they used human beings to test the guns. They call us black monkeys,” the returnee stated. Akoluche, who claimed to be a student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, said he made up his mind to drop out of school in search of better means of livelihood in Europe when he could no longer afford his school fees. He also said he was repatriated with an injury i...

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has reacted to a statement credited to the National Leader of the  APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu,  which said there would be no automatic ticket for Pres. Buhari in 2019 Presidential Election, as against the position of APC governors. Governor Okorocha who reaffirmed his position in supporting President Buhari in 2019 election, also talked about former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar exiting the All Progressive Congress ( APC ), and returning to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in his interview with Punch “I have taken a holistic view of our party, it (Atiku’s exit) is not the best because no matter how anybody thinks, Atiku carries some political weight. His leaving our party is not the best” he said. On Tinubu, Gov. Okorocha, who further revealed that Atiku’s position in the party will be filled, said; “The (Tinubu’s) statement came to me as a surprise, come to think of it, I never referred to him. I refer ...

A traditional ruler in Ise Town, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, Taibu Ogunbanjo, is currently cooling his heels in police custody for allegedly crushing his wife to death. The  baale  runs a block-moulding factory at Folu, a community in Ibeju Lekki. We learnt that Taibu and his wife, Rotimi Ogunbanjo, got married three years ago, but the marriage had been fraught with misunderstanding and fights. On Thursday, December 7, 2017, the couple reportedly had a disagreement. After the altercation, Rotimi was said to have gone to the  baale’ s factory and damaged some blocks on the premises. Taibu reportedly entered his Toyota Highlander, and was driving out of the premises in anger when he knocked down his wife. A community leader, who identified himself simply as Akinsipe, said the wife died on the spot, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the Epe General Hospital. He said, “He (Taibu) is the  baale  of the community. H...

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), gunned down a serial armed robber, kidnapper and notorious cultist after heavy shoot-out in Rivers state.  The alleged hoodlum who was reportedly nabbed with five loaded Ak47 magazines and a riffle including an asoorted charm – had his corpse displayed after being killed by the security operatives in gun battle

‎Parents and guardians have been admonished to avoid mounting undue pressure on their children in the choice of course for study when applying for admission into tertiary institutions as well as to avoid cutting corners but go through the normal process when purchasing the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for their children and wards. ‎The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Professor Is-Haq Oloyede, gave the advice while speaking at a one day critical stakeholders meeting on Plans and Modalities for the sale and registration of 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application form and seamless admission into tertiary institutions at Remo Divisional High School, Sagamu, Ogun States. ‎According to the JAMB Registrar, most candidates failed to secure admission into higher institutions not as a result of poor performance in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test, but improper...

The police have launched #SupportSARS campaign in a bid to check the massive opposition to the state anti-robbery squad (SARS). Tweeting via #EndSARS, some Nigerians have been calling on the authorities to scrap the anti-crime unit over the alleged excesses of some of its personnel. The campaign gained momentum and not even the response of Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, who ordered the reorganisation of SARS, made the protesters drop their demand. In a series of tweets, the police said members of the public have been seeing reforms in SARS after the intervention of the IGP. It, however, insisted that contrary to popular opinion, majority of police personnel attached to SARS are “good, sound, disciplined and commendable officers.” - “We assure the general public that we are sieving out the wheat from the chaff in this regard,” it said. “We must also highlight that the Federal SARS (FSARS) play a fundamental role in Nigeria’s Security...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated the December 9 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was transparent with a  credible  voting process. Addressing journalists after casting his vote for different  candidates  at the National Convention at the  Eagle  Square in Abuja on Saturday, Governor Wike said with the successful convention, PDP has been repositioned to serve as a  credible opposition against the ruling All Progressives  Congress  (APC). He said: ” This election has been quite  credible . It has been very transparent. Done in the full glare of the world. “We are prepared to be an opposition as expected to the ruling party come 2019”. Commenting on those who are still criticising the process, Governor Wike  expressed  surprise that anyone would fault the process that created room for the  exhibition  of true  democracy . “If you have not do...