Nigeria
22 Jan
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command have rescued kidnap victims in the Bwari Area Council and reunited them with their families.
22 Jan
Sensing subterranean motives to cause uprising, invade farming communities and capture lands of natives for grazing, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked President Bola Tinubu to disband the Nomad Volunteer Vigilante Group launched in Nasarawa State.
22 Jan
Goods estimated at several millions of naira were destroyed by a fire which gutted a warehouse at Mandilas Building, Broad Street, Lagos Island, yesterday
22 Jan
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on states to abolish pension payment to former governors, noting that Nigeria can no longer afford to pay ‘scandalous’ pension.
22 Jan
The Federal Government has said that it is awaiting the outcome of the forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the Ibadan tragic explosion that happened last week.
22 Jan
The life of a 17-year-old boy, Abiodun Fagbemi, is currently under threat as a result of tuberculosis of the spine, which has left him incapacitated.
22 Jan
Vice Chancellor (VC) of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, has said that the management and members of staff of the university are determined to work towards making the institution one of the best 100 in the world.
22 Jan
Strikes by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) have neutralised a notorious terrorist and kidnap kingpin, popularly known as Janari, and other members of his syndicate.
22 Jan
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned against recent plot to replace Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu, an Ijaw indigene, with a retired Major General from the Urhobo ethnic nationality, as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), saying that any attempt to change the status quo will cause chaos in the region.
22 Jan
In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been ordered to grant the Freedom of Information request by Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) by providing details concerning the resolution between CBN...
22 Jan
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described election litigations in the state, which ended at the Supreme Court on Friday, as unnecessary distractions.
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At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by bandits on the Anguwar Danko community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, according to a community leader. The attack, which occurred Wednesday night, has yet to be confirmed by Kaduna State Police authorities. A leader in the community, Zubairu Abdulrahuf, told…
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist. Immigration took this step after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared Bello wanted. NIS placed Bello on the watchlist in a circular dated April 18 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, DS Umar, for…
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The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) says it is targeting over 2.8 million children for the second round of polio outbreak response immunisation in the state.
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The Nigerian Army, on Friday morning, released the monarch, Prince Clement Ikolo Ogenerukevwe, declared wanted a few weeks ago over the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama, Delta State. It specifically said although it has not exonerated anybody regarding the incident but decided to release the monarch after the intervention of a highly-placed personality…
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The Lagos State Government said its food security initiative is fully on track. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotosho said with the Ounje Eko intervention programme (discount weekly market), the food security initiative of the state is solid. READ ALSO: Lagos requires N50b…
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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The Lagos State Government said it will test run the Redline Rail from Agbado to Iddo next week. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotoso said that for two months, various interest groups and stakeholders will be invited to take a ride on…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.