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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has called on the Lagos State Government to prove that the son of an All Progressives Congress leader, Seyi Tinubu, does not own or control the Lekki ...

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested two suspects with a truckload of mattresses allegedly meant for flood victims. The mattresses, it was learned, were warehoused in an undisclosed location in Yenagoa the state capital when the suspect’s break-in and ...

Yomi Omomuwasan, the MD of Lekki Concession Conpany said he don’t know how much the company make per month. In an interview with Nigerian Info FM 99.3, Omomuwasan was asked how much the Lekki Toll Gate makes in a month. ...

A former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Friday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that his leg might be amputated if not granted bail to have adequate Medicare.   Maina, through his counsel, Sani ...

A father-of-two who ran off with his girlfriend’s mother just days after the daughter gave birth to his baby son broke his silence today to say ‘I am in love with her and I want the world to know’. Ryan ...

A Turkish man killed his pregnant wife by throwing her off a cliff after posing for selfies and then tried to cash in on her life insurance, prosecutors allege.   Hakan Aysal was arrested for murdering his 32-year-old wife, Semra ...

A fresh female ex-corp member has taken to social media to sell her market just immediately after leaving service. Rachel Atinuke took to a major road fully dressed in the NYSC uniform to say she needs a job as her ...

Counsel to the teenager who was convicted for blasphemy in Kano, Kola Alapini, has denied rumours that the minor, Omar Farouq, has relocated abroad. Mr. Alapini’s rebuttal comes against several reports in the media on Monday, stating that Omar Farouq ...

Residents of some communities in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday evening marched to the Government House, Benin City, with the corpse of one of the slain farmers killed by suspected herdsmen in the state. ...

The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual workers. The Prohibition of Casualisation Bill 2020 was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure. Akinyelure said casualisation ...

  Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that any cow seen wandering the streets of Akure, will be arrested. This came after the South West government banned open grazing. According to the Governor, his go is putting an end ...

The Ekiti Government has reports alleging that its taskforce locked up children inside their school because the school authority failed to pay up their tax. The viral video making rounds social media, shows a parent complaining about the maltreatment of ...

  Joe Biden’s administration has announced a sweeping immigration bill that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide a faster way for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children ...

877 fresh cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 273 fresh cases while Kaduna recorded 87 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Rivers-58, Akwa Ibom-47, Ebonyi-47, Edo-46, ...

  Second republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed is dead at the age of 73.   The trained medical doctor died at an isolation centre, but did not test positive for Coronavirus. His son Suleiman who confirmed the death, said Junaid died on Thursday night ...

  Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-Cultural Association, the umbrella body for Fulani community in Nigeria, has commended the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, for defending herdsmen who go about carrying AK47.   On Thursday, February 11, Governor Mohammed at a function ...

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has vowed to prosecute those who take the laws into their hands in the form of jungle justice against suspected criminals. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer ...

The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, is dead. It was learnt that the Katsina State indigene, who led the NCS from 2009 to 2015, died after a protracted illness. The former customs boss had been ...

Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered yet another underworld ‘academy’ for the grooming of internet fraudsters. The ‘academy’ located in Arab Contractors Area of Mpape Hills, a suburb of Abuja, ...

  A former Governor of Ogun state, Gbenga Daniels as officially registered as an APC member. Recall Northern Governors visiting Ogun state over herdsmen/farmer crisis had paid hi a visit asking him to join their party – APC. A broom ...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode is angry that a former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki led a team to persuade former President, Goodluck Jonathan not to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. PDP leaders, led by Saraki were ...

Legendary Jamaican reggae singer, vocalist and dance hall innovator, U-Roy, is dead. He was pronounced dead on Wednesday, at the age of 78/ Popularly known as the Originator, Ewart Beckford, Hugh Roy, the Jamaican popularized the vocal technique of toasting ...

A 28-year-old lady, Ebiere Ezekiel, has reportedly stabbed her boyfriend, Godgift Aboh, 21 to death, over an argument about missing N1,500. It was learnt that the incident occurred at Obele in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The suspect, ...

At least nine pastors and 24 church elders have been arrested by soldiers in search of the camps of the personnel of Eastern Security Network (ESN) owned by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in some parts of Orlu Senatorial ...

The former minister visited Igboho today at his home in Ibadan, Oyo state.