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Hijab: Police restore normalcy in Ilorin, sue for peace

Kwara Police Command has restored peace and order after violence erupted on Wednesday in some of the Mission grant-aided schools…
ADEFILA OLUWASEGUN SADIQ

Court jails 5 for internet fraud in Ibadan

Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, convicted five…
Fredinand Chikelue Iloka

3 internet fraudsters jailed in Enugu

Justice I.N Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu, on Monday, March 15, 2021, convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters,…
Osun Assembly summons Staff Audit Consultant accused of calling a professor 'bastard'

Osun Assembly passes HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination bill

The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed the state HIV and AIDS anti-discriminatory bill.
Gov. Seyi Makinde: big blow from Supreme Court over Oyo councils

Makinde flags off N1bn flyover in Ibadan

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of a flyover bridge at General Gas, on…
COVID-19 Vaccine

Anambra to begin COVID-19 vaccination Thursday

Anambra State Government will roll out the COVID-19 vaccination programme from March 18 to March 27.
DPR

DPR seals 2 Lagos filling stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed two filling stations in Lagos for under-dispensing of petrol.
Court

Jimoh Falola to wash public toilets for 30 days for rudeness

A cantakerous man based in Ibadan, Jimoh Falola, now knows how to restrain his mouth, after he was punished for…
accident

2 dead, 5 injured in Ogun auto crash

Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said two persons died and five others injured when a truck and a…
Police: rescue Joy Fatoba's twins after they were locked up for three days in Igbara-odo, Ekiti State

Enugu man, Gabriel Arum, 2 sons arrested over theft of iron gate

Police arraign Gabriel Arum, his son, Kenechukwu and Ifeanyi Obasi for allegedly stealing security gate valued at N100,000 in Enugu
Fraud

Falola to wash public toilets for contempt of court

An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, ordered a man, Jimoh Falola, to wash public toilets for 30 days…
Oyo RTEAN Executives dissolved

Road transport employers donate medical equipment to Ogun govt

The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), on Wednesday, donated medical equipment to the Ogun government.
Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog - Group

DPR cautions Kwara residents against panic buying

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kwara Office, has advised residents against panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
Kano State Government enrolls over 3.8 million pupils in schools.

Free education: 3.8m pupils enrolled – Kano govt

The Kano State Government said it has enrolled over 3.8 million pupils in schools since the inception of the Free…
gas

Abakaliki residents lament high cost of cooking gas

A cross-section of Abakaliki residents has urged the Federal Government and Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agencies to urgently address the…
Hijab: The scene at Surulere Baptist Secondary school in Ilorin on Wednesday

Hijab: Schools defy Gov. Abdulrazaq, violence at Baptist Surulere

Violence erupted between Christians and Muslims at Surulere Baptist Secondary Ilorin today, as officials turned back Hijab-wearing students.
Chude Jideonwo

Chude Jideonwo reveals struggles with mental illness, Tourette’s syndrome

Red Media Africa boss, Chude Jideonwo reveals shocking personal health struggles in an interview with actress Elvina Ibru
Lagos night clubs

Night club owners appeal to Lagos govt over COVID closure

Night club owners have appealed to the Lagos State Government to lift the ban on their business, in a petition…
Lagos Red Line Rail Project

Lagos Red Line Rail begins operation late 2022

Lagos Red Line Rail will become operational latest by the fourth quarter of 2022, the managing director of LAMATA, Abimbola…
Hakeem Odumosu with the rescued baby

Lagos police boss Odumosu keen to adopt rescued baby

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, said he would adopt a baby boy who was rescued…
Dr Stephen Ukenna

Covenant lecturer Stephen Ukenna arrested for raping 17-year-old student

Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a lecturer in Covenant University, Ota, has been arrested by for raping a 17-year-old student of the…

Lagos police rescue abandoned day old baby

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued an abandoned day old baby boy at Oko Oba area of Lagos, Southwest…

Five suspects escape from NSCDC cell in Kogi

An undisclosed number of operatives of the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have…
General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, Mr Olufunsho Elulade

Lagos Govt to partner NIOB on regulation of construction materials

The Lagos State Government is set to partner with professional builders as part of its measures to checkmate the use…
Scammer Ajibola Hammed

Ibadan scammer Hammed who calls himself white woman Jessica Mercy

Nigerian scammers can go to any length to assume false identity online, like Ajibola Hammed, based in Ibadan, Oyo state.
Ezekiel Oluwadare James

68 year-old Oluwadare James sent to Oyo prison over N25m fraud

A 68 year-old man, Ezekiel Oluwadare James will spend the next one week at the Nigerian Correctional Facility, Abolongo, Oyo.
Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola receives first jab of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Lagos HoS receives first jab of COVID-19 vaccine

The Lagos State Head of Service Hakeem Muri-Okunola and some members of the Lagos Executive Council and Body of Permanent…
Ogun moves to boost income of cocoa farmers

Ogun inaugurates agricultural sector technical team

As part of steps to fulfil the mandate of 'Building our Future Together' agenda, the Ogun State Government has inaugurated…

Drug war: US, UK pledge more support for NDLEA

The United States and the United Kingdom governments have pledged more support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (left) being honoured as fellow of Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society by the President of the Society, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom at the 56th Annual International Conference of the society held in Ibadan.

PHOTO: Makinde honoured as NMGS Fellow

Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor, was on Tuesday, 16th Mar 2021, honoured as a fellow of Nigeria Mining and…