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Senate Condemns Air Mishaps, Orders Probe
The Senate has condemned what it described as the resurgence of air mishaps in the country, and mandated its committees…
Nasarawa To Flush Out Fake Teachers
The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Hussaini Abubakar, has said that the government will check the increasing cases of…
Customs Destroys N70m Poultry Products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) destroyed about 20,000 cartons of smuggled poultry products worth over N70 million impounded by both…
Obasanjo: Nigeria In A Toxic Situation
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm over the insecurity in the country and called on the present leaders…
VISA Scammer Jailed 16 Years
Justice Adebunkola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on November 21, 2012, convicted Femi Maurice who was arraigned…
Ogbemudia Loses Daughter-In-Law To Cancer
The house of two-time governor of the defunct Midwest and Bendel states, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia was yesterday thrown into mourning…
Man Jailed For Fraud, Impersonation
Justice Call Garba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on December 7, 2012, sentenced Fidelis Teseer Tule, who was…
Okonjo: Army Release 63 Suspects
The 63 suspects arrested last Saturday at Osanogoho, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in connection with the…
Ayo Elmar Gives Succour To Children
Nigerian-born female fashion designer, Ayo Van Elmar, has embarked on a charity initiative dubbed Sunshine Project. It is aimed at…
Tears As Yakowa’s Remains Arrive Kaduna
Tears flowed freely this afternoon as the remains of the former Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa arrived Kaduna Airport.…
Lagos Impounds 6,972 Motorcycles In 3 Months
The Lagos State Government has impounded 6,972 motorcycles between September and November for plying restricted roads in the state. Lagos…
Deputy Governor: Yakowa’s Associates Nominate Widow
In a bid to compensate for the loss of her husband, wife of the late Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna…
Nigeria’s Ex-LG Boss In Police Net Over Fake Projects
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday arrested Alhaji Umar Ibrahim-Rabagaddama, the immediate-past Chairman of the…
Conmen Target Lagos Lawmakers
Probably to reap their own dividends of democracy, fraudsters have devised several ways of swindling members of the Lagos State…
Local Councils Revive Lagos Municipal Transport Service
The two council areas on the Lagos Island, the Lagos Island Local Government and Lagos Island East Local Council Development…