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Fire destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Alaba Rago market in the Ojo area of Lagos state on Wednesday. Lagos State Emergency Management Authority’s (LASEMA) Permanent Secretary, Femi Oke-Osayintolu, in a statement, said the fire started at midnight. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filing…
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Nigerians on social media have leapt into a row surrounding the head of Britain's Conservative party, Nigeria-raised Kemi Badenoch, after their vice president condemned her for her harsh comments about the country. Badenoch, a Conservative MP since 2017, was born in London to Nigerian parents but raised in Lagos, where she spent most of her…
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The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has trained 50 households within its neighbourhood in Ibadan on home gardening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the one-day training, held on Wednesday, is tagged “Sensitization Training on Community Home Gardening for Residents in NIHORT Neighbourhood”. NIHORT Executive Director, Prof. Muhammed Attanda, reiterated the institute’s commitment to…
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Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday met with Nigerian leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the capital Abuja during a two-day visit aimed at enhancing the countries' "energy partnership". Steinmeier was joined by a delegation of German firms operating in the energy (Siemens, Enertrag, Off-Grid Europe, Neuman & Esser), finance (Exficon), distribution (C. Woermann) and technology…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to host the 18th yearly Lagos State town hall meeting on security. The state commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday via X. Omotoso said the town hall meeting will be held at Lagos House Ikeja on the 18th of December, 2024. He…
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The Nigeria National Grid has suffered collapses and disturbances twelve times in 2024, with the latest incident reported today, Wednesday, December 11. This string of disruptions has sparked nationwide frustration, leaving Nigerians questioning the stability of the country’s power infrastructure. READ ALSO: Blackout as national grid collapses Here’s a rundown of all the grid collapses…
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Traders at the popular Agaka spare parts market in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday closed shops for hours in honour of a late Islamic leader, Yahaya Olayiwola Ajia. Speaking at the eighth-day Fidau jointly organised by the Kuranga-Ajia family and leaders of traders' unions in the market for the reposed of the soul of…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that his government is all about service to the people , to continue to improve the quality of life of the citizens. The governor said the benefits of politics and focus of government should not only be to identify supporters from non-supporters for accruable favours but to also…
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Delta State Task Force on fake and counterfeit herbal drugs was reconstituted on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Delta State Traditional Medicine Board, Dr Ogbogodor Ogumu. Ogumu who announced the reconstitution in a statement gave the name of the new chairman as Chief, Dr Alex Eguda. Other members of the task force are Dr.…
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Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adebayo Adenipekun, has filed a lawsuit against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. This is coming amid the ongoing legal battles between Farotimi and another prominent lawyer, Afe Babalola. The Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, reserved its ruling and…
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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has ordered an order of interim injunction, restraining the further sale and publication of Lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi's book titled "Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”. The court granted the order pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for…