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Traders relocate from Alade market Ikeja

Kazeem Ugbodaga After 20 years of sustained resistance, all traders in Alade Market, Ikeja have begun relocating to a newly…

Amnesty Stipends: Dickson begs ex-militants for patience

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appealed to ex-militants to be calm and exercise patience…

Pictures: Prof Wole Soyinka in Ebedi

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was recently a guest at the Ebedi International Writers Residency in Iseyin, Oyo State. Here…

Soyinka in Ebedi: Of hunters and storytellers

WALE OKEDIRAN ‘’Wale, No formal programme please. I was alarmed when I read, in one of your earlier mail, something…

Police recover 8 stolen vehicles from trans-border thieves

Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has recovered eight stolen vehicles…

Police alert Lagos residents of robbers’ new tricks

The Lagos State Police Command has alerted residents on the new antics of criminals, particularly at night, before carrying out…
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Abia governorship: AGF advises Ikpeazu, Ogah on what to do

Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has advised parties involved in the Abia governorship…

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara, said on Sunday that it had deployed 2,500 personnel across…

NANS Ultimatum: Our stand – Kogi Govt

The Kogi State Government has reacted to the seven day ultimatum given to the governor, Yahaya Bello, by the National…

SON impounds 500 expired tyres in Calabar

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized 500 expired tyres and suspended the sale of 1,000 suspected substandard steel…

We are not owing pensioners – Ogun Govt

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Osinowo has declared that the state government is not owing pensioners…

Lawmaker’s Murder: Gov Ajimobi seeks information

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has appealed to members of the public with information on the murder…

Niger Delta Avengers bomb Chevron oil wells again

Niger Delta Avengers are far from sheathing their swords as they went on the attack over the weekend destroying oil…

4,000 passports uncollected at Ikoyi Passport Office

The Passport Control Officer (PCO) in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Mr Kayode Eniolorunda, on Saturday said that there were more than…

NANS gives 7 days ultimatum to Gov. Bello to reopen Kogi varsity

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Saturday gave seven days ultimatum to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State…

Pictures: Osinbajo condoles with Prince Bola Ajibola

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN paid a condolence visit to Prince Bola Ajibola, former Attorney General and Minister of…

Pictures: Governor Wike leads war against cultism in Rivers

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday led security agents to demolish hideouts of suspected cultists at Eagle Island,…

Bayelsa releases funds for payment of teachers’ salaries

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Government has expressed appreciation to teachers in the state for their co-operation during the on-going…

No absolute immunity for president, governors in Nigeria’s constitution – Falana

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has argued that Nigeria’s Constitution does not guarantee absolute freedom for…

Life Beer rewards 30 winners with N7.5 million

Following the kick-off of the 2nd edition of its Progress Booster show, Life Continental Beer has rewarded 30 winners with…

Pictures: Osinbajo at Command and Staff College, Jaji

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji on Friday 1 July, 2016 for…

IGP visits Delta, evaluates security

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, has conducted on-the-spot assessment and evaluation of security situation in some flash…

Assassination of Oyo lawmaker, APC seeks probe

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has called for a thorough investigation into the murder of a member…

Oyo lawmaker shot dead at home

Mr Gideon Aremu, Chairman, Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Security, has been shot to death by…

Bodies of dead oil workers recovered in Bayelsa

The search and rescue team raised following attack by gunmen suspected to be militants at oilfield in Bayelsa has recovered…

20 people killed inside café by Islamic militants

Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, were killed during an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in…

Gov Wike visits Late Captain Elechi Amadi family

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday led members of the State Executive Council on a…

Rivers State: Kidnapped lecturer rescued, medical doctor abducted

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The abducted lecturer in the Department of Science and Laboratory Technology of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Abiye…

21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) retired

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG) senior to the Acting…

Sallah: Watch out for new moon 5 July

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has predicted that the appearance of the first moon crescent for July…