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Governor Bello Matawalle

Repentant bandits surrender 203 firearms in Zamfara

The Zamfara Government has said that repentant bandits have surrendered 203 sophisticated firearms, under the state government peace accord.
Boat capsizes with 22 passengers in Niger

5 bodies recovered from Kebbi boat mishap

The Chairman, Ngaski Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi, Alhaji Abdullahi Warrah, says five bodies have been recovered in the…

Gov. Zulum hails UNFPA, KOICA

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has commended the efforts of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and Korea International Cooperation Agency…

Nine suspected cultists busted during supremacy battle in Ogun

By Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested nine suspected members of Eiye cult group…

Lagos shuts Chinese firm over teenager’s death

The Lagos State Government has sealed a Chinese firm, Mingy Trading Company Limited where a teenager was killed in an…

Sanwo-Olu commissions Mafoluku bus terminal

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has delivered a world-class bus terminal for passengers distribution around the international gateway.
One of the students of the College of Health Technology Ijero-Ekiti being carried by others to the hospital

Mystery illness: 100 students hospitalised in Ekiti

About 100 students of the College of Health Technology, Ijero Ekiti, were hospitalised on Wednesday over a strange ailment
Governor Bello Matawalle

Zamfara secures release of 53 kidnap victims

The Zamfara government has secured the release of 53 victims who were kidnapped from Bungudu local government area of the…

Kaduna varsity students protest hike in fees

Students of the Kaduna State University (KASU) on Wednesday in Kaduna protested the hike in school fees by the authorities…
Mr Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

Lovers arrested for impersonating FIRS chairman

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said two lovers have been arrested for impersonating its Executive Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami,…
Nigerian Senate told to explain delay in clearance of Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai sacks 19 political aides

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees.
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

Agency to sanction Kaduna environmental sanitation defaulters

The Kaduna Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) will appropriately sanction defaulters of environmental sanitation and indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drains…
Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), expresses concerns over proposals from police to exit Contributory Pension Scheme

N4.2bn pension arrears paid in two years: Lagos Commissioner

The Lagos State Government said it has paid over N4.2 billion to its pensioners, under the Defined Benefits Scheme, otherwise…

Boko Haram fuel supplier nabbed in Yobe

Troops of Operation "Hadin Kai" in conjunction with local vigilantes, on Tuesday, raided a suspected Boko Haram logistics stockpile in…
Nigeria Police

5 bandits neutralized, 6 others arrested in Katsina

The Police in Katsina State has neutralised five suspected bandits, arrested 16 others and recovered 69 rustled cows and some…
Gunmen

Gunmen kidnap 2 persons from their Kubwa residence

gunmen Gunmen have kidnapped two people from their houses in Byazhin, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The…
Oba of Lagos, HRM Babatunde Akiolu and British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn-Jones in a chat during the courtesy visit to Iga Idunganran Palace.

Insecurity: Akiolu solicits for British Govt assistance

The Oba of Lagos,  Oba Rilwan Babatunde Akiolu, has solicited the support of the British Government towards ending insecurity in…

Hisbah destroys 8,400 bottles of beers in Kano

No fewer than 8,400 bottles of beer have been destroyed in Dawakin Kudu and Kura Local Government Areas (LGAs) by…
policemen

Gun duel in Delta: Police foil kidnapping attempt

Police in Delta said on Tuesday in Warri that they foiled a kidnap or robbery attempt at Oghara in Ethiope…
Peter Timothy Igbifa suspended by IYC as president

Gunmen abduct Ijaw Youth Council President Igbifa 

The President of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC,  worldwide, Comrade Peter Timothy Igbifa has been kidnapped by masked gunmen.
Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bay; Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Gaming and Lotteries Authority, Mr Bashir Are; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Wife of Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Dr Aina Olugbemiga; and ; Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Panti, Adegoke Fayoade, during the official presentation of vehicles to support the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

Sanwo-Olu’s wife donates cars to agancies fighting rape, defilement

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday presented three utility vehicles to critical agencies of government as…

Tanker driver dead, five others injured in Edo accident

A tanker driver has reportedly lost his life in a head-on collision involving two articulated trucks, that occurred on Tuesday,…
Police rescue wife of retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu who was abducted in her residence in Arepo area of Ogun State about a week ago

Irate mob kills, sets mentally challenged woman ablaze in Lagos

A mentally challenged woman has been burnt to death by irate mob for allegedly being in possession of a stolen…

Massive gun-battle in Imo: Army, air force, police confront gunmen

Security forces have engaged gunmen in massive gun-battle in Imo as the gunmen attempted to burn down the Orji Divisional…
A voter casting his ballot

Lagos LG poll: Ikorodu youths seek inclusiveness

Some youth groups in Ikorodu have appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring more young people on board…
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No bomb explosion in Ebonyi – PPRO

The Police Command in Ebonyi said there was no incident of suicide bombing in the state as being circulated on…
Prof. Ivara Esu

Cross River deputy governor dumps PDP for APC

Cross River Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Esu, has said his decision to join the APC after dumping the PDP was…
Former Ebonyi governor David Umahi says he is not quarrelling with his successor, Gov. Nwifuru

Suicide bomber blows off self in Ebonyi

A suicide bomber has reportedly blown up himself in Afikpo town, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

Borno uncovers 21 health workers with fake certificates

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State has directed disciplinary action after a verification committee uncovered 21 health workers with fake…
Cholera

20 dead as Cholera outbreak hits Bauchi

At least 20 persons have been confirmed dead in a fresh cholera outbreak ravaging different parts of Bauchi State.