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Lagos State Police Command has apprehended Kingsley Otti, a club bouncer, following allegations that he fatally stabbed a suspected hoodlum during an altercation at a lounge on Ago Palace Way, Okota. In a statement on Wednesday, command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the incident occurred around 3:30 am on Monday. The statement read, “On Monday,…

The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has said that the proposed reforms for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will strengthen the scheme to meet challenges and opportunities while ensuring its relevance and impact for years to come. The minister made these remarks in her office while receiving the…

A coalition of Civil Societies Networks has distanced Senator Shehu Umar Buba, representing Bauchi South senatorial district, from the sponsorship of banditry and kidnapping in the country. The group, at a press conference held in Abuja on Wednesday, maintained that those behind the accusation were bent on tarnishing his image and reputation to score political…

  The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Abiodun-Oyebanji, and a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, on Wednesday urged young teachers and lecturers to be dedicated and resilient in training the next generation of teachers and policymakers in order to move the country forward. [Ad] Abiodun-Oyebanji and Olayinka…

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogudu Okwor Ward, Oshiri in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, has accused the suspended National Vice Chairman, South East of the party, Chief Ali Odefa of causing a crisis in the state chapter. This is following the arrest, prosecution, and remand of some PDP chieftains in the…

  The Kwara State government has purchased 100 electric motorcycles to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on public transportation. The Commissioner for Works and Transport, AbdulQowiy Olododo, at the quarterly inter-ministerial press briefing on Wednesday at the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Ilorin, said the government is doing its best…

The Senator representing Rivers South-West in the National Assembly, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, has charged women in Rivers State not to be left behind in politics. Banigo, former Deputy Governor of Rivers State, gave the charge at Akinima, Ahoada West Local Government Area, on Friday during a town hall meeting with women and youths. She…

Co-Chair of the National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (NEMTC) Prof Seiyefa Brisibe, has stressed the need to build a strong and resilient national emergency medical treatment system to ensure that lives are saved. Speaking at the stakeholders’ retreat, organized by NEMTC, in Abuja, Brisibe decried the low utilization of emergency medical services and emphasised the need…

Rivers State's newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Bala Mustapha, conducted an on-the-spot assessment tour of local government secretariats on Wednesday, September 9, 2024. This is in a bid to reassure citizens of their safety, as the CP embarked on a confidence-building patrol across several local government secretariats in Rivers State. This follows Monday's…

The Middle Belt Council of Elders (MBCE) Chairman General Zamani Lekwot (rtd) has criticised the call to revert to a regional system of Government in Nigeria. He said that only true federalism would save the nation from disintegration. Members of the MBCE explained that creating more states in the country will bring government to every…