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PRESIDENT of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday faulted the Southern Governors Forum for calling for restructuring of the country, saying it is wrong for elected […]

A 14-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped by seven suspected cultists at Ogboli village in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her rapists. The girl […]

By Godwin Oritse & Godfrey Bivbere DESPITE efforts by various stakeholders in the maritime industry to free the port access roads of the perennial gridlock, the situation has defied all solutions, as criminal elements, aided […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, with cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The spokesman […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said $153 million and over 80 properties have been recovered from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Mr Bawa said the 80 […]

Seven All Progressives Congress (APC) governors were among the 17 southern governors who on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the security situation in the country. The governors, 15 of whom were personally in […]

On September 12, 2019, Tomi Waziri, an Uber driver, was driving from 1004, Victoria Island to Ajao Estate to drop off a passenger when in a traffic jam at the popular Apongbon Bridge, known for […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) registration would create a sustainable digital identity for Nigerians. Speaking in Lagos during a facility tour of SecureID, manufacturing, personalisation/fulfilment and digital […]

Good morning gentlemen, and thank you for once again honouring our invitation. 2. It is no longer news that our dear nation is facing security challenges. However, I have read comments saying the Federal Government […]

About 28 years after it was abandoned, Nigeria’s primary centre for the performing arts – National Arts Theatre is now undergoing reconstruction, courtesy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Bankers Committee. The […]

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that the Ramadan fast would continue on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday evening […]

Chris Okotie, senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, has urged citizens not to relocate from Nigeria over insecurity. Social media has been abuzz with talks of people wanting to flee the […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied a claim by the police that it was planning to attack Lagos state. Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, said in a statement on Monday that the claim was […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says the 2023 presidential ticket must be given to a Yoruba Muslim. In a statement on Monday, Ishaq Akintola, director of MURIC, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is making plans […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced that the state will launch “last mile buses” next week to serve as alternatives to commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada. In January 2020, the Lagos government banned […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to further limit the use of motorcycles or Okada as a means of transportation. He did not announce an outright ban. But he said that the first 500 […]

The Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi has told Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to outrightly ban ‘Okada’ in the state if he wants to win the war against insecurity. The traditional ruler insisted that now is […]

Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has donated N60 million to families of slain policemen by unknown gunmen in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor’s donation was contained in […]