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The Lagos State House of Assembly has reduced the pension of former governors of the state by 50 per cent. A statement signed by Mr. Eromosele Ebhomele, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of ...

Daredevil armed robbers on Thursday stormed two banks in Iree in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State killing a yet to be identified person believed to be a student of the Osun State Polytechnic located in the town. The ...

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ondo State Command have arrested two suspects dealing in Cannabis Sativa, commonly referred to as Indian Hemp. The suspects were arrested with no fewer than 524 bags of Indian Hemp following ...

Participation in the ongoing continuous voter registration has continued to be on the increase, as the number of online pre-registrants has now reached 1,377,733, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Wednesday. The commission also said 120,600 citizens completed their ...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says he does not know the residence of embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an alleged role in a $1.1m fraud allegedly committed by ...

The Federal Government has explained its decision to cease all negotiations with bandits and kidnappers, saying that ransoms are used to procure arms. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, revealed this while addressing the press at the close ...

The family of late Nollywood Actress, Rachel Oniga has fixed August 26 and 27, 2021, for her burial. The deceased’s son, Mr Tunji Oniga, made the announcement on Wednesday in Lagos. Oniga told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ...

The Nigerian government has announced a reward of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 dollars for gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics. The Director, Federation and Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Simon Ebohdjaiye, ...

Nigeria businesses may have lost N150.46bn ($366.88m) since the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter took effect in the country on June 5. This figure was calculated based on the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool. According to the tool, it costs ...

A notorious cult leader, Qudus Balogun, was arrested on Wednesday by the Odua People’s Congress (OPC) at Ita-Opo in the Epe area of Lagos. Balogun, popularly known as “Ewe”, has been handed over to the police. The suspect, a member ...

A husband, Abdullahi Mustafa on Wednesday demanded N200,000 from his divorce-seeking spouse, Asma’u Muhammad The 40-year-old made the request after his wife prayed a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, to dissolve their 10-year-old marriage. The union is to be ...

President Buhari has declared zero tolerance to rape, calling on the Inspector General of Police to deal with perpetrators of rape and other gender-based violence in the country. This was disclosed by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, during the launching ...

Katsina State Government today confirmed the outbreak of Cholera in some local government areas of the state, assuring that the situation is under control. Dr Shamsuddeen Yahaya, the Executive Secretary, Katsina State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), disclosed this ...

There was pandemonium in Idiroko area of Ipokia Local Government of Osun State on Tuesday as Oro worshippers clashed with Muslims in the border town. The clash, Daily Post learnt, followed the alleged imposition of a 24-hour curfew on Idiroko ...

A suspected kidnapper has been shot dead during a gun battle with the police in Benue State. One victim was also rescued in the incident, which took place in Logo Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesperson for Benue ...

The bodies of five prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who died in a road accident have been returned to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The remains were transported from Abuja in a military aircraft, drawing angry reactions from Nigerians. ...

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the detained 12 associates of Yoruba nation advocate Sunday Igboho.   Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling a moment ago, granted eight of them, whose bail application was not ...

A Senegalese student has been detained for fraud after allegedly disguising himself as a woman and sitting his girlfriend’s high school exams, his lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. The girlfriend has also been detained. Both are due in court on ...

Eighteen members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Niger State have been confirmed with COVID-19 positive. Their status was confirmed after the Ministry of Health conducted its compulsory COVID-19 testing on them. Niger Commissioner of Information, Sani ...

Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring the groom, officials said. The group had just left a boat at the riverside town of Shibganj to take shelter from the ...

  Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has deleted a Facebook post of his statement denying taking a bribe from Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi. Hushpuppi had alleged he gave Kyari money to jail the rival after a ...

A Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Bolanle Ibrahim has been killed by suspected assailants in his church at the Mile 12 area of Lagos State. The deceased, who was an assistant pastor at the King of ...

Abba Kyari on Tuesday Abbdenied collecting bribes from Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas to detain a gang member Chibuzo Vincent, saying the notorious fraudster only sent him receipts of N8 million transaction to help him recover a loan. Mr Kyari’s comment marked ...

Gunmen raided Kwankwashe, a community located along Suleja/Madalla road, Niger State, in the wee hours of Wednesday, abducting residents, including children. A witness said the victims were taken from 3 houses and a hotel within Unguwar Fulani area of the ...

  Tears As Abba Kyari Writes Appreciation Letter, Says It’s Opportunity To Spend Good Time With Family Following his suspension, Abba Kyari Writes Appreciation Letter, Congratulates His Successor, Thanks His Fans   Below is the full text. To all my ...