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Makinde approves N10,000 allowance for civil servants amid Petrol price hike

Makinde to sanction erring Amotekun personnel

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said his government is already investigating the reports of alleged highhandedness of some personnel…

Repentant cultist testifies against petitioner at Lagos judicial panel

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku A repentant cultist (name withheld) appeared in a mask before the Lagos Judicial panel to testify against…

Institute conducted over 10,000 free COVID-19 tests – DG

Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Friday, in Lagos, said the institute…
Nasarawa Govt. disburses N592m bursary to 16, 000 students

Nasarawa governor shocked over aide’s death

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed shock over the death of Stanley Buba, his Senior Special Assistant on…
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Akeredolu inaugurates waste management committee

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the constitution of a seven-man committee to tackle waste management and other…
Former LASU VC calls on NBA to boost public advocacy with media, CSOs

Sanwo-Olu cancels LASU VC selection process

Lagos State University will not have a substantive vice-chancellor for now to succeed Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun on 11 January.
Nigerian Railway Modernization Project: Lagos to close Jibowu and Yaba Level Crossing for the laying of tracks.

Lagos announces closure of critical road for railway project

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Gaskiya level crossing from Saturday to Monday for railway project modernisation. 
Abdullahi Sule, the candidate of APC was early Monday declared the winner of last Saturday's governorship election in Nasarawa State.

Nasarawa LG boss seeks more security on Ekye road

Mr Bello Akoza, the Overseer of Ekye Development Area of Nasarawa State, has appealed to the state government to provide…
Delta Government explains why it returned Ogochukwu Nwabude, a woman begging for alms in Asaba with her baby to her home state of Anambra

Delta shifts resumption date for schools

The Delta State Government has shifted the resumption date for primary and secondary schools for the second term academic session…

Rivers Taskforce sacks 11 over bribery allegations

  Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Eleven operatives of the newly formed Rivers Taskforce on Illegal Trading and Motor Parks were sacked…

Kyari convicted for stealing by Maiduguri court

Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri has convicted one Mustapha Kyari on one count charge of…

Oba Ogunsanwo commends Sanwo-Olu

Speaking with newsmen in Epe on Friday, Oba Ogunsanwo commended the government for its unalloyed support toward improving citizens’ welfare.

Gov Ugwuanyi swears in six new Judges

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sworn in six new Judges, saying the move is to enhance speedy justice…

Troops rescue 3 kidnapped persons, kill bandit in Nasarawa

By Johnson Eyiangho Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued three kidnapped persons at Mararaba Udege in Nasarawa Local Government…
Hoodlums hack Osun Amotekun Corps officer, Lamidi Abiodun to death while responding to distress call at Papa Farm Area, in Iwo LG of the State

Amotekun officers killed 2 youths in Ibarapa, Col. Olayinka confirms

The Commandant of the Oyo State Western Nigeria Security Network, Colonel Olayanju Olayinka, has clarified the incident between some residents…

Armed robbers kill Police Inspector in Benin

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Suspected armed robbers have reportedly shot and killed a police officer, Inspector Mohammed Hameed, in Benin, Edo…
Police rescue man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete leading to her death from being lynched by a mob in Kaduna metropolis

Angry youths lynch robbery suspect in Edo

A robbery suspect who allegedly broke into a premises located along Holy Rosary Catholic Church Road, Ugbowo Quarters, in Benin,…

FCMB MD adultery mess: Campaigners for late Thomas close case

Friends of late Tunde Thomas, whose wife Moyo was impregnated twice by Adam Nuru, the suspended managing director of First…

LASEMA to prosecute drivers of tanker fire

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says it will prosecute the drivers of articulated vehicles involved in accidents in…

Salary deduction not permanent, Ganduje tells workers

Kano state government has said that the deduction of its workers’ salaries for November and December 2020 was temporary.

Bandits, soldiers engage in gun battle in Kaduna; 4 dead

Security agencies have informed the Kaduna State Government that armed bandits on Wednesday attacked Katarma village in Chikun local government…
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

APC chieftain lauds Akeredolu’s COVID-19 efforts

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Steve Otaloro, has commended Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s efforts…

Amputee tells Taraba Judicial panel how NSCDC officer shot him

Suleiman Ibrahim, a 25-year-old carpenter has narrated to the Taraba State judicial panel how he was shot in his right…
FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

Yobe to recruit teachers for custodial centers’ inmates

Dr Mohammad Idris, Commissioner, Yobe Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, on Monday said the state would recruit teachers for…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti workers assured of conducive working environment

The Secretary to Ekiti Government, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, said the state government will provide a conducive working environment for the…
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NIN registration: Applicants appeal for decentralisation

Residents in Warri and environs enrolling for the National Identification Number (NIN) have appealed to the Federal Government to decentralise…

Lawmaker urges dialogue to avert future NLC strike in Kebbi

Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah, representing Kebbi South senatorial zone, has called for dialogue, maturity, cooperation and understanding in the wake…
Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists stage Gudumbali ambush

Adamawa community seeks help over Boko Haram attacks

The Garkida Town in Adamawa has called for the State and Federal Governments’ urgent measures to ameliorate the people’s plight,…

Akwa Ibom announces death of ex-Chief of Air Staff, Eduok

The Akwa Ibom Government has announced the death of a former Chief of Air Staff, rtd Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok.

Adeola condoles with Hamzat over brother’s death

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Solomon Adeola, on Thursday commiserated with the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr…