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#EndSARS: Lagos Govt invited troops, no protester was shot -Army

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday evening that the Lagos Government invited the military to be involved in…

Governor Lalong lifts curfew on Jos

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, has directed the lifting of 24-hour curfew imposed on Jos North and South Local Government…

EFCC tightens noose against internet fraudsters, others

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has strengthened the onslaught against the ubiquitous internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘yahoo…

NYSC tightens security on orientation camps

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The National Youths Service Scheme, NYSC has directed its State Coordinators to liaise with security agencies in their respective states…

EndSARS protest: Two policemen, one other killed in Ondo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of two policemen and a civilian in the aftermath of the…

IYC to IPOB: We’ll not allow you to cause chaos in Niger Delta

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Okafor Ofiebor The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has warned that it will not allow any secessionist group such…

Police brutalize newspapers’ circulation officers in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

Okafor Ifiebor/Port Harcourt In what seemed like a case of transferred aggression, officers of Rivers State Police Command have become…

FG declares Thursday public holiday for Eid-El Maulud celebration

Muhamin Olowoporoku

6 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29, 2020, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-El Maulud celebration.

Communal clash: Sanwo-Olu reads riot act to miscreants in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has read the riot act to miscreants and hoodlums in Lagos, urging them to be…

Breaking: Buhari re-nominates Prof. Yakubu as INEC chairman

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second…

Atiku loses custody of children to ex-wife

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to hand…

Court strikes out Police charge against 47 suspected ‘homosexuals’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has freed 47 alleged homosexual defendants arraigned by the police in November last…

‘How I became paralysed when SARS pushed me off from two-storey building’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A victim, Ndukwe Ekekwere, has narrated how operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, pushed him off a two-storey…

#EndSARS: Social media has come to stay but must be regulated – Govt

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news…

Fayose’s ex-aide, ex-lawmaker, others arraigned for arson

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Afolabi Ariyo, a former aide of Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, former House of Assembly member, Dayo Akinleye, and…

NURTW boss Baruwa speaks on #EndSARS protest

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has appealed to #EndSARS protesters to discontinue the protests “in view of…

Just In: FIFA President Infantino contracts Coronavirus

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, football’s world governing body said in a statement on Tuesday.

#EndSARS: Inflation may rise if looting continues — Economist

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Dr Aminu Usman, an Economist says inflation may worsen if looting continues and states are forced to shut down, especially…

#EndSARS: 520 hoodlums paraded in Lagos

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

No fewer than 520 suspects accused of arson, robbery, murder, rioting, malicious damage and unlawful possession of firearms were paraded…

Troops repel attack in Borno, kill 38 Boko Haram fighters, lose 5 soldiers

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

Troops of the Nigerian military successfully prevented attempts by members of Boko Haram insurgency group to attack their base in…

#EndSARS: Akwa Ibom NSCDC, youths to protect critical infrastructure

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will collaborate with youth leaders…

CAC free business registration turnout impressive — Niger Coordinator

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Niger on Tuesday said that the turnout for the ongoing free business registration in…

Lagos approves full reopening of markets

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday approved the full resumption of trading at all markets in the state.

Buratai tasks army officers on accountability, transparency

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has tasked officers and men of the Nigerian Army to imbibe the…

Sokoto Assembly confirms 31-year-old Bashir Gorau as commissioner

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Muhammad Bello The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of 31-year-old Bashir Gorau as member…

#EndSARS violence: Lagos police release names of six policemen killed by hoodlums

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command has released the names of six policemen killed by hoodlums in the aftermath of #EndSARS…

#EndSARS: Hoodlums stole 110 tractors, others in Adamawa

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Hawa Lawal Alhaji Sadiq Umar-Daware, the Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS) says hoodlums who took advantage of the…

Breaking: Supreme Court strikes out Bayelsa’s suit against Rivers on Soku oilfield

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Bayelsa State Government over the disputed Soku oilfield belonging…

Video: Hoodlums loot NYSC camp in Abuja

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Hoodlums on Tuesday crashed into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Kubwa, Abuja to cart away federal government's…

PHOTOS: Buhari in virtual farwell audience with Bangladesh Commissioner

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the outgoing High Commissioner of Bangladesh, His Excellency, MD Shameen Ashan, in a virtual…

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