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Lokoja

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KGIRS seeks support for implementation of land use charge in Kogi LGAs

Enehe made the call on Tuesday during a stakeholders' engagement on the implementation of the Land Use Charge Law, 2024…
Ogun

News

Ogun lawmakers move to resolve land dispute between Ashimolowo, firm

Arc- View investment limited led by the CEO, Segun Oshundairo had petitioned the Ogun Assembly over the land dispute with…
CBN

Business

Restructuring: CBN appoints 16 new directors

The appointment of directors to head key departments came following internal advertisement published in September 2024 to fill strategic departments…
Court jails two Abuja men after they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on internet fraud levelled against them by EFCC.

News

Two jailed for internet fraud in Abuja

They were jailed on Friday, February 28, 2025 Christopher’s charge reads, ‘That you Godwin Christopher sometime in 2024 at Abuja…
EFCC, French government express commitment to strengthening cooperation in the areas of asset tracking, cybercrime investigation and training

News

EFCC, France to collaborate on asset tracking, cybersecurity training

Colombet highlighted France’s extensive collaboration across various security domains, particularly in the establishment of specialized academic and training centres. He…
INEC

Politics

INEC denies report on CVR, PVC resumption date

The clarification was made by Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, in a statement issued…
PDP NWC faults suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, by the Abia Chapter of the party

Headlines, Politics

PDP expels BOT chairman Adolphus Wabara

According to a statement by Abraham Amah, the chairman of PDP in Abia, Wabara was suspended by State Working Committee…
Lagos Taskforce impounds 82 commercial motorcycles, commonly called okadas, during its routine enforcement in parts of the state.

News

Lagos Taskforce impounds 82 commercial motorcycles

Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, the enforcements were…
Fubara

Politics

Rivers: Fresh confusion as LG Chairs sacked in 2015 vow to take over councils

The former Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area (LGA), Benson Imie, disclosed this on behalf of the 23 LGAs Chairmen…
Governor Seyi Makinde charges Muslim faithful to use the opportunity of Eid-el-Fitri celebration to pray for Oyo State and Nigeria

News

Makinde re-appoints monarch sacked by Supreme Court

Oyo Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyelade also recalled…
Thugs stab Mohammed Abo’ore to death assisting to apprehend miscreants smoking cannabis in Fadikpe community of Minna, Niger State

News

Ogun teenager arrested for stabbing friend to death

Spokesperson for Ogun Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspect engaged…
13 packs of alcoholic drinks – was sent by a woman in Lagos to a recipient in Kano.

News

Jigawa Assembly passes Hisbah Board establishment into law

By Muhammad Bashir The Jigawa State House of Assembly has revoked the Hisbah Advisory Committee Law of 2004 to pave…
PSC appoints 1 DIG, promotes 2 AIGs, 26,119 Inspectors

News

PSC appoints DIGs, Police Commissioners

Head of Press and Public Relations at PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He…
EFCC arrests Emmanuel Udom, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State over alleged N700 billion fraud.

News

EFCC detains ex-Gov Emmanuel Udom over alleged ₦700bn fraud

EFCC had invited Udom Emmanuel to its Abuja headquarters over a petition by a group identified as Network Against Corruption…
Fubara

Headlines, News

We’ll not hesitate to take action -Ijaw Youths spit fire over alleged attempt to impeach Fubara

“The so-called 48-hour ultimatum issued to Gov. Fubara to re-present the 2025 budget is a calculated attempt to create chaos…
LASTMA averts disaster as a fully loaded tanker overturns, spills fuel across the main Oshodi-Gbagada Expressway in Lagos

News

LASTMA averts disaster as fully loaded tanker spills fuel

The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement was signed…
The police in Benin, Edo State arrests Iyayi Omokaro, for allegedly hacking his 38-year-old brother Friday Omokaro, to death with a cutlass.

Metro

Protest trails gruesome murder of hearing-impaired Edo man, Efe Ogbeide

The victim was said to have been gruesomely murdered at a construction site where he was supervising a building project…
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle recalls ex-captain Ahmed Musa for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe

Sports

W/Cup Qualifier: Chelle names Musa, 3 other home-based players in provisional list

Also included in the 39-man list are three other home-based players, namely; goalkeeper Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars), defender Ifeanyi Onyebuchi…
Kano government constitutes White Paper Drafting Committee on recommendations of Commission of Inquiry on 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest

News

#EndBadGovernance probe: Kano govt constitutes white paper committee

Chairing the inaugural session on behalf of the state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG),…
Fubara

Headlines, News

You’ll be impeached! Fubara warned not to defy Rivers Assembly on 2025 budget

The Supreme Court had in the ruling delivered last Friday directed Fubara to re-present the Appropriation Bill to the duly…
Magistrates

Metro

Five docked for hacking WhatsApp account to commit N650k fraud

Kehinde, 18, Adisa, 18; Yakub Ojo,18; John, 18 and Victor, 22, who all reside in Eleyele area of Ibadan, are…
Police

Metro

Bauchi man arrested for pounding mother to death with pestle

Ahmad Wakili, the spokesperson for the Bauchi Police Command announced this in a statement. According to the statement, Dalhatu's pounding…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc generates N1.0 trillion in service revenue in first quarter of 2025, a 40.5 per cent increase from Q1 2024.

News

Alleged breach of FCCPC Act: Court sets date for arraignment of MTN CEO, others

Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by…
Pope Francis

World News

Vatican: Pope slept well after suffering 2 respiratory episodes

The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is suffering from bilateral pneumonia and has been treated as an inpatient at…
Police detain 43-year-old Ekiti mother, Damilola Clement, for allegedly hitting her 9-year-old son on the head with a pestle.

Metro

Ekiti mother in police net for hitting 9-yr old son with pestle

This was revealed in a statement by Adewale Adeleye, the Head of Communications vigilance group, Amotekun Security Network made available…
Gov. Dikko Radda signs MoU with UK company to provide environmentally friendly power solutions for economic growth of Katsina State.

News

Radda signs MoU with UK energy company to boost power supply in Katsina

The Governor noted that the MoU covered the completion of the 10MW Wind Power Plant at Lambar Rimi, with potential…
Court admits former manager of P-Square, Jude Okoye, charged with stealing $1 million and £34,537, to N50 million bail.

Headlines, Metro

Court sends Jude Okoye back to prison after arraignment on fresh charges

In the fresh charges, EFCC accused Jude Okoye of fraudulently converting royalties for digital music distribution of P-Square to his…
Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf mourns Abdullatif Abdussalam, who until his death, served as his Special Adviser on Yoruba Community Affairs

Metro

Irreparable loss – Gov. Yusuf mourns Special Adviser on Yoruba Community Affairs

Yusuf said this during a condolence visit to the Jaba community in Ungogo Local Government Area where the late Abdullatif…
Information Minister Mohammed Idris says 2025 N54.2 tr budget recently signed into law by President Tinubu is a roadmap for national progress.

News

2025 Budget a roadmap for economic resilience, national progress – Minister

dris said this at the opening of ministerial briefing session addressed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr.…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Ekiti Prophet to rot in jail over rape of 13-year-old girl

Akingbaso was first arraigned in September, 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion. Delivering…
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