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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have resolved to include the National Identification Number (NIN) in the new e-passport. The agencies made the resolution when Aliyu Aziz, director general […]

Many primary school pupils were feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am. The school was said to be on the last floor. A resident of the […]

THE Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, on Tuesday, impounded 115 motorcycles, including 22 branded commercial motorcycles called ‘Gokada’ and ‘Maxokada’, for violating the state road traffic laws. The Chairman of […]

A passenger on Delta Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta to Lagos yesterday died onboard. The airlines’ crew, according to the airlines, found the deceased unresponsive before landing. The development, however, caused other passengers to be […]

The Directorate of the Lagos Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) has debunked claims that it had increased the price for the issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate. In a statement yesterday, Director of the VIS, Abdul-Hafeez Toriola, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Darius Ishaku, as the winner of the 2019 governorship election held on Saturday in Taraba State. The Returning […]

The electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric, has threatened to withdraw its services from communities in Lagos where their workers are assaulted and physically harmed. Felix Ofulue, the head of corporate communications, said in a statement […]

IBADAN-THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde has emerged the governor-elect after his party cleared twenty-eight out of the thirty-three local governments announced in the Governorship and House of […]

Carleton University has expressed shock over the death of Professor Pius Adesanmi, a member of its staff, whom it descried as “one of the canadians” killed in Sunday’s plane crash. SaharaReporters had earlier confirmed that […]

Dapo Abiodun, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the race to succeed Ibikunle Amosun as Governor of Ogun State. To achieve the feat, Abiodun defeated Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied People’s Movement […]

Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Lagos State governorship election, says he lost the election due to low turnout of voters. Agbaje, in an interview with The Punch […]

Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday congratulated Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for emerging winner of the March 9 governorship election in the state. Similarly, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, […]

The Ethiopian Airlines management has confirmed that a retired Nigerian Ambassador, Abiodun Bashua, was among other nationalities aboard the ill-fated Ethiopian air which crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Addis Ababa on […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje has conceded defeat by congratulating the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for winning the governorship poll in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu polled 739,445 votes to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared the All Progressives, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the governorship election held in Lagos State on Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice […]

The Oyo State Police Command says it has obtained firsthand information on the identity of the suspected killer of Hon. Temitope Olatoye, House of Representatives member for Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency. Olatoye popularly known as “Sugar’’, […]

An Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed with 149 passengers and 8 crew onboard, minutes after take-off. The plane heading to Nairobi is left Ethiopia earlier this morning but according to reports came down within six […]

A prominent politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Hon Temitope Olatoye Sugar has been shot dead. Sugar, who was the Action Democratic Party, ADP, Oyo Central […]

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Paul Ogwuma, and his wife have acquired property worth £33 million (N15.6 billion), a UK investigative journalism magazine reports. Mr Ogwuma was CBN governor between […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may bar individuals or corporate convicted of committing economic crimes from opening bank accounts. In a statement released on Thursday by […]