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NSCDC chief condemns assault on VIO personnel

Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Gana, has condemned Tuesday’s attack by members of…
IGP Mohammed Adamu sends detectives to Benue to probe attack on Samuel Ortom

IGP launches anti-cultism police campaign in Edo

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu has directed the launch of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and other Vices…

Woman locked up by husband for 4 years, had 3 kids while caged

A mother of eight reportedly locked up in a room for four years by her husband in Orerokpe, Delta State…
The two-week nationwide warning strike declared by ASUU disrupts ongoing second semester examinations of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

UNIBEN urges graduates to collect their certificates

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo state has urged graduates of the higher institution of learning to…
Lagos State House of Assembly

Lagos 2021 Appropriation Bill scales second reading

The Lagos 2021 Appropriation Bill of N1.16 trillion has scaled second reading on the floor of Lagos State House of…

Cult gangs on rampage in Edo, kill 20, take control of 3 LGAs

By Jethro Ibileke No fewer than 20 persons have been killed in battle between cult gangs in Benin,  following the…
An eyewitness reveals how gunmen abducted nine passengers between on Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.

Gunmen kidnap 8 passengers in Edo

By Jethro Ibileke Eight passengers traveling in a commercial bus between Okhuessan and Emu, in Esan south-east local government area…

Lagos shuts 16 health facilities over quackery, others

The Lagos State Government has shutdown 16 health facilities across the State for non-compliance with regulatory standards. 

Lagos traffic nuisance: 1,000 policemen deployed; 357 vehicles impounded

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday deployed 1,000 policemen to different parts of Lagos to control traffic and enforce…

Okada riders, Task Force clash in Lagos: Vehicles vandalised, one injured

Irate Okada riders clashed with Task Force officials on Tuesday at Rainbow area on Oshodi-Mile 2 Expressway with three vehicles…
Airlines suspend flights to Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu following closure of the runway of the facility for repairs by FAAN.

Ugwuanyi lauds Dana Air flight resumption to Enugu

Enugu State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has commended Dana Air Services for its decision to restart flights to the Akanu…

Enugu govt begins Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium maintenance work

Enugu State Government has commenced the maintenance of facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, the Commissioner for Youths and Sport,…
Oil rich Delta State turns into one party with defection of House of Assembly Speaker, Dennis Guwor, 21 other lawmakers from PDP to APC

Delta assembly passes N384bn 2021 appropriation bill

The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N384 billion.

Woman in tears at SARS judicial inquiry in Lagos

The mother of paralysed 34-year-old Ndukwe Ekekwe, wept before a Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry as the case of…

National Theatre set to host Festival of Unity

The National Arts Theatre, Lagos says it will host Festival of Unity between Dec. 18 and Dec. 20 to celebrate…

Niger govt inaugurates committee on peace, security

The Niger Government on Tuesday inaugurated 34-member Government and Community Youth Leaders Relation Committee (GCYLRC) to ensure peace and security…
Nasarawa Govt. disburses N592m bursary to 16, 000 students

2021 Budget: Nasarawa governor presents N112.92bn

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, presented the 2021 budget of N112.92 billion to the state House of…
Mosquitoes

Yellow fever outbreak: Lawmaker lauds Enugu govt’s quick intervention

Hon. Ezenta Ezeani, the lawmaker representing Igboetiti East State Constituency in Enugu State, has lauded the state Ministry of Health…

Ben Ekpo surety in EFCC case sent to jail

Promise Ben Ekpo, a surety in a fraud case the EFCC is prosecuting in Uyo, has been remanded in correctional…
President Tinubu appoints retired DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo Coordinator National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Edo CP justifies use of firearms

The Edo State Police Commissioner, Johnson Kokumo, on Monday, November 16, 2020, said that there is justification for police officers…
Hoodlums

12 suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with Mushin mayhem

The police in Lagos have arrested 12 suspected hoodlums in the crisis that engulfed Mushin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria…
Lagos

Lagos shuts Maryland-Ojota service lane for repairs

The Lagos State Government has announced a six-week partial closure of the service lane inbound Maryland from Ojota, effective from…

Adamawa governor assures NYSC members of security

Adamawa’s Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri said in Yola on Monday that special security arrangements had been made for the protection of…
Five corps members recently abducted on Ifon/Owo road in Ondo State explain how they were kidnapped and released after paying N5m ransom

Guests undergo COVID-19 tests in Nasarawa NYSC orientation camp

Guests attending the inauguration ceremony for 2020 Batch B, Stream 1 Corps members at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…

Many Abuja residents flout COVID-19 protocols

More than eight months after the emergence of the novel Coronavirus in Nigeria, many people no longer observe the safety…

9 kidnapped persons on Kaduna-Abuja highway rescued

The Kaduna State Government says troops on internal security operations have rescued nine persons kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday…

Ecobank, Ogun govt to partner on agriculture, empowerment, health

The management of Ecobank Nigeria has made a firm commitment to partner and collaborate with the Ogun state government in…
Babatunde Ogala

Sanwo-Olu congratulates Ogala on elevation as SAN

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Babatunde…

PDP sends message to Fayose

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated a former Governor of Ekiti, Chief Ayodele Fayose, as he attained the age…
Plateau massacre: Lalong hits Jos North with 24 hours curfew again

Youths destroyed employment opportunities during protest – Lalong

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has assured youths of participation in his administration in order to address their problems and…