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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has vowed that no stones will be left unturned in the investigations and arrest of everyone found culpable in the kidnap and death of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, a 22-year-old fashion designer who boarded a ...

The price of automotive gas oil, also known as diesel, has hit N625 per litre in some fuel stations. This is 4 percent higher than the N540/litre it sold last week — and about a 30 percent increase in the ...

  Actress Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi has lent her voice to demand justice for the late Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole. 22-year-old Bamise went missing on the night of Friday, February 26, 2022, after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos. Bamise’s ...

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil and other energy products. The move is expected to trigger sharply higher gasoline and other energy prices in the U.S. and worldwide. Speaking from the White ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he remains the governor of the state and will not vacate office for anyone. He described the judgment sacking him, his deputy and 16 lawmakers as sham. The Federal High Court sitting ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the killing of 63 vigilante members by terrorists in Kebbi State, saying security forces must do more. He described the killing as “the brutal murder of tens of vigilante members in Kebbi State ...

  Consumer giants including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have joined the list of firms halting business in Russia due to the invasion in Ukraine. McDonald’s said it was temporarily closing its roughly 850 restaurants in Russia, while Starbucks also said ...

The Oluwo of Iwo land, Adewale Akanbi (Telu 1), is set to marry Princess Firdauz Abdullahi of the royal family in Kano. The wedding is billed to hold on March 19, 2022, at the residence of the Madakin of Kano, ...

  Motorists and commuters were stranded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday when some students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, protested against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and the fuel ...

  A baby has become the first person in the world to receive a combined heart and thymus transplant — offering hope to millions of patients. Easton Sinnamon was born with a weak heart and immune system and spent his ...

    Ecobank Nigeria has entered into partnership agreement with Ogun State government to provide mortgage financing to interested civil servants who are allotees of the state’s housing scheme. Under the housing scheme, the Ogun State Government has developed an ...

Facility to strengthen FirstBank’s commitment to gender financing with US$30 million targeted to women-owned and led businesses Partnership will enhance funding to local SMEs to boost growth and promote financial and social inclusion across Nigeria The facility adds US$100 million ...

Policemen have swarmed the Gani Fawehinmi Garden in Ojota, the start-off point of the #JusticeForBamise protest scheduled to hold on today. Bamise Ayanwole went missing after boarding a BRT in Chevron, Lekki. Her body was found on Monday. It was ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress. The judgement, delivered by Justice ...

The Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the release of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, from detention in Benin Republic as a personal liberty and victory for those who believe in personal liberty and right of ...

A tea seller, identified only as Hamidu, has been arrested for allegedly killing one of his customers at Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Punch Metro gathered that the victim, Musa, bought a cup of ...

Sixty-three vigilantes otherwise known as ‘Yan Sa Kai, have reportedly been killed by bandits. According to BBC, the tragic incident occurred after the local guards launched an onslaught against the bandits in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State. The victims, who ...

Another traditional ruler in Ogun State, the Baale of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Chief Akin Muheedeen, has been reportedly burnt to death. Daily Trust reports that on January 24, the Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, ...

Vladimir Putin’s alleged 18-year-old ‘love child’ has suddenly closed her social media account after being on the receiving end of a wave of trolling over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since Putin ordered the invasion, Luiza Rozova, a student in St ...

The Federal Government has said it will not allow the recruitment of Nigerians as fighters in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. According to a statement signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, and released on Monday, March 7, ...

Nice Andrew Omininikoron, the 47-year-old BRT driver, that was suspected to have murdered the 22 year old lady, Bamise, said he was a victim of kidnappers that hijacked his bus and subsequently murdered the lady. He revealed this, while he ...

  Gbade, elder brother to the late Masters’ student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, has said he was approached by one Idmund on the telephone phone to accept N50 million, while wife of the deceased, was offered N70 million ...

  Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Ighoho, has been released from the detention of the Benin Republic government. Communications Secretary, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Maxwell Adeleye made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Igboho was reportedly released ...

Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five people trapped under a heap of sand at Yanlami Village in the Bichi Local Government Area. A statement issued on Sunday, to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the ...

Police in Nairobi Count, Kenya on Sunday night apprehended a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officer following the demise of his girlfriend. John Gitau allegedly took the life of his girlfriend Esuron Phoebe Kaele, who is also a KDF officer, after ...