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BREAKING: Lagos, Ogun declare today public holiday to mark Isese Day
Maureen Aguta
The Lagos and Ogun states government have declared today a work-free for public servants to mark this year’s Isese Day celebration, a Yoruba traditional festival.
This was…
Ex-President Obasanjo speaks on his Igbo paternity claims
Maureen Aguta
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for the first time, reacted to the claim of his Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation makes him laugh.
The disclosure came even as the former president…
French Court seizes Nigerian Presidential Jet over Ogun State’s $74.5million debt to Chinese firm
Maureen Aguta
Reports emerged on Wednesday indicating that a French court has granted an order for the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court’s decision comes as part…
Finland commences legal action against IPOB’s Simon Ekpa
Maureen Aguta
The Finnish Government has disclosed that it is taking action in the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his seccesionist activities with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the…
Customs, NCCSALW deepen collaboration to tackle proliferation of small arms
Maureen Aguta
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has, on Tuesday, restated its readiness to intensify surveillance and strict enforcement measures to ensure greater security and stability for all Nigerians by curbing…
Man in court for allegedly stealing pot of soup in Ibadan
One Adewale Ogundeji, 27, on Wednesday, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, charged with stealing a pot of soup and other valuables.
Ogundeji, whose address was not provided, was charged with house…
WATERLOO: Lagos Police foil kidnapping attempt on high-net-worth individuals, neutralise 9 gang…
Maureen Aguta
The Lagos State Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt on high-net-worth individuals in the city.
The breakthrough operation, which occurred on Thursday, was announced during a press…
Fulani herdsmen attack: Benue records 135 attacks, over 2,600 deaths in one year
Joseph Irikefe
The Amnesty International has disclosed that between January 2023 and February 2024, Benue State recorded at least 135 attacks and over 2600 deaths including women and children.
The Programme Manager of…
Miyetti Allah rejects bill banning open grazing
Maureen Aguta
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected a bill that seeks to establish a national agency for the regulation and management.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle…
Alarm over cholera outbreak as Lagos records 24 deaths
Maureen Aguta
Abayomi
Lagos State has recorded additional three deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities recorded in the cholera outbreak to 24.
Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi disclosed…