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#OccupyLekkiTollgate: Lagos Police descend on protesters, many arrested

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday arrested several protesters who came to the Lekki Tollgate to protest…

Killer-herdsmen attack Ogun villages, kill two, schools, hospitals shut

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Over 100 suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly attacked Owode-Ketu and Ijoun villages in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State,…

Tight security, tension, as police take over Lekki Tollgate ahead of protest (Photos)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Ahead of today's protest, heavily armed policemen have taken over the Lekki Tollgate, in readiness to quell and deal with…

Oyo leads, as Nigeria posts second highest COVID-19 deaths in single day

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigeria posted its second highest single day COVID-19 deaths on Friday, with Oyo State reporting the highest number of deaths.

IGP Adamu: NBA sues Buhari over tenure extension

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Nigerian Bar Association announced today that it has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging…

#EndSARS: Crack in Lagos panel as Youth reps, Rinu steps down

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

A youth representatives at the Lagos Judicial Panel on SARS brutality, Rinu Oduala, has pulled out of the panel over…

Tears flow as first civilian governor of Lagos, Jakande is buried

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Tears flowed freely, as the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande was buried on Friday evening at…

Herdsmen: Ortom fights back, says Mohammed is a disappointment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has replied his counterpart from Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, for attacking him over the manner…

Outrage over Gov. Mohammed’s support for Fulani herdsmen carrying AK-47

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerians have expressed displeasure over comment made by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed defending Fulani herdsmen for carrying AK-47 rifles.

Herdsmen on rampage in Ondo, kill two, set Amotekun’s vehicle ablaze

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Suspected herdsmen are on rampage in Ondo State, killing two people and setting ablaze a vehicle belonging to Ondo State…

‘FG may not unfreeze #EndSARS protesters account’

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

The Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami has said the Federal Government is still contemplating options allowed by the law…

JUST IN: Buhari approves take-off of trillion Naira company Infra-Co

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

President Buhari has approved the establishment of a Public Private Partnership styled Infrastructure company named Infra-Co with an initial seed…

Herdsmen Crisis: Why Oyo won’t support Sunday Igboho

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said the strategy deployed by self-acclaimed Yoruba rights activist…

FG’s meeting with SSANU, NASU ends in deadlock

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union…

Lagos metroline: Jakande’s unfulfilled dream and Buhari’s complicity

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The entire nation was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji…

Soyinka: Criminal Fulani herdsmen must leave Southwest – Gani Adams

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned criminal herdsmen in the Southwest to leave or face the wrath of…

Breaking: 5 die of COVID-19 in Lagos as Nigeria’s daily cases fall

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Nigeria announced fresh eight COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, with Lagos accounting for five, taking the death toll in Nigeria's most…

Just IN: 36 governors say it’s time to abandon old style cattle rearing

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The 36 state governors have reached a consensus on the need for Nigeria to transition into modern systems of cattle…

Jakande’s last moments, how he died – Son

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Deji Jakande, son of the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has recounted his father's last moments…

The Jakande I knew: Obasanjo fires letter to deceased’s wife

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has explained what he knew about late first civilian governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande…

Gun-battle in Edo, four robbers, including escapee prisoner drop dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Four suspected armed robbers, including an escapee prisoner have been shot dead in Benin, Edo State in a gun-battle with…

Imo govt seizes Eastern Palm University from Okorocha

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Imo state government has taken over Eastern Palm University at Ogboko in Orlu, said to be owned by former governor…

Lagos CP: #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest banned, security forces deployed

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu on Thursday said security forces have been deployed to dislodge any violent…

Jakande lived for good of others, says Buhari who jailed him

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari said former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, lived for the good of others, state and…

We won’t back down: #OccupyLekkiTollgate organisers reply FG

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

#OccupyLekkiTollgate organisers said they are undaunted by efforts by threats by security operatives and the government to stop the fresh…

Senate summons CBN Governor over ban on Cryptocurrency

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele over ban on use of…

#OccupyLekkiTollGate: FG says ‘never again’, issues strong warning (full text)

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

The Federal Government says it will not allow a reenactment of the #EndSARS protest as some youths are planning to…

Soyinka breaks silence: ‘Fulani herders, cows attacked my property, police lied’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday broke the silence on purported attack by Fulani herdsmen, saying that he was…

Sanwo-Olu mourns, says Jakande’s death a colossal loss

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the death of the first civilian governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying…

Lagos 2nd Republic governor Lateef Jakande is dead

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Second Republic governor of Lagos state, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande is dead. He was 91. The legendary newspaperman died at…

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