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The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has banned workers in the state civil service from wearing native wears like Kaftan, Babanriga and flowing gowns during work hours The ban takes immediate effect and applies to both male and female workers. ...

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike have agreed to end the political crisis rocking the state. The agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions on Monday. A ...

  Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Monday, kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu, in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa,idu and the Chief Imam of the village, Malam Abdullahi. According to a local, the community leaders ...

A yet-to-be identified husband allegedly murdered his wife in the Olota area of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos over her failure to cook his meal last Thursday Punch Metro learnt that trouble started when the husband, who was ...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has issued an order freezing the accounts of the Oyo State Government in 10 commercial banks in the country he order was issued by Justice Anitte Ebong in a ruling on ...

Two persons were killed on Monday following a fire incident in the house of a former governor of Oyo State, the late Adebayo Alao-Akala, in Ogbomoso The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Akinyinka Akinyemiju, announced the fire incident ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 19, reserved judgments in two appeals filed by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Azeez Adediran against the election of Lagos state governor, ...

An Inspector in the Rivers State Police Command has committed suicide after he reportedly shot his colleague – Monday Gbaramana – dead The police operative identified as Inspector Nelson Abuante reportedly shot his colleague on Sunday at Nyogor-Lueku in the ...

At least 118 people have been killed and hundreds injured after an earthquake hit northwestern China in a remote and mountainous region while many were asleep at home The authorities quickly mobilised several emergency responses, but their work was complicated ...

Nasarawa state has lost its former health commissioner, Dr Bawa Ahmed Abimiku A family source, who confirmed the news, revealed that Abimiku, who also held the traditional title of Durbin Eggon, succumbed to a prolonged illness in the early hours ...

The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), has advised potential migrants to be cautious of a syndicate that specializes in offering fake employment letters to Nigerians seeking to work in the United Kingdom, UK Urging them to ...

  The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a couple trafficking a one-month-old baby from Lagos to Anambra state. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the interception was made ...

Religious leaders in the country have been admonished to refrain from cursing and fighting political leaders for their shortcomings or failed campaign promises, rather, they should continue to pray for them The Pastor-in-charge of Region 12 of the Redeemed Christian Church ...

  Adron Homes announces 50% off on all it’s properties to media partners nationwide   ……Gifts Media partners Car, Apple Macbook, Apple Iphone as appreciation By Solanke Ayomideji Taiwo   LAGOS — The African giant property firm, Adron Homes in ...

    The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Banks (ACAMB)     ACAMB Mourns Transition of Abdul Imoyo its esteemed Publicity Secretary   Lagos, Nigeria – December 18, 2023 – The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulroseed Akanbi, has appealed to Nigerians to be patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the hardship brought by the removal of fuel subsidy Oba Akanbi during the 32nd Iwo Day Celebration on ...

The new head of Turkey’s central bank said she has been priced out of Istanbul’s property market by rampant inflation, leaving no choice for the former finance executive but to move back in with her parents “We haven’t found a ...

The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Ali Pate has dismissed the rumoured resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, stating that there is no scientific research record to back the claims   Professor Pate disclosed this at the ...

Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has frozen the accounts of the 18 local government areas and 33 local council development areas, LCDAs   Reports also state that the acting governor told the newly created LCDA not to open new ...

  The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has warned residents against the use of knockouts, fireworks and firecrackers in the territory during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations ...

Former APC National Chairman Adamu retires from politics The former All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has retired from partisan politics. Adamu said he’s developing allergies for political activities, hence the need for retirement. He spoke on Saturday ...

  The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said he will support whoever emerges as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the State Governorship Elections slated for September 21, 2024. Obaseki, who stated this in Abuja on Thursday ...

  The Benue State Government has demanded N5 billion damages from the publishers of New Telegraph Newspaper over a news report it referred to as a defamatory publication against the person of the Governor, Hyacinth Alia. This was contained in ...

Further deepening the crisis in Rivers State as four commissioners have so far resigned Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet   The state Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Inime Chinwenwo-Aguma, and the Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo, are the latest among ...

A Russian man has flown to the US without a passport or ticket. The man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles in November without a passport or ticket told U.S. authorities he didn’t remember how he ...