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Enugu govt expresses concern over Ekweremadu’s ordeal in UK
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has expressed deep concern over the ordeal…
Ekweremadu: UK Prosecutor Insists ‘Kidney Donor’ Is 15 Years Old, Trial May Be Moved To Nigeria
Prosecutors in the trial of Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, are insisting that Ukpo David, the alleged kidney donor, is 15 years old. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the…
Woman, Daughter, 8Yr-Old Granddaughter Raped, Strangled To Death In South Africa
A 29-year-old man has been arrested after a grandmother, her daughter and grandchild were found dead in Sobantu,…
Abiru empowers 1,250 women with N62.5m, builds mini-stadium, others
The lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru on Thursday empowered 1,250 market women and traders with the sum of N50,000 business grants. This amounted to N62.5 million…
Nigerians In U.S Bemoan 7,000 Passports Backlog
Nigerians in New York, under the aegis of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN Inc.), have expressed dissatisfaction over the shortage of passport booklets at Nigeria Consulates in the U.S.…
Ekweremadu’s Wife Denied Access To Him As Sons Appear In Court
Two sons of Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, were at Uxbridgemagistrate’s court in the United Kingdom when their father reappeared on Thursday. Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife, were arrested…
Assault: Hip hop artiste, Portable reports self to police
Hip-hop artist Habib Okikiola a.k.a Portable who was requested to report himself at the nearest police station over…
Civil Defence Deputy Commandant In Multimillion Naira Fraud Scandal
A Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Edike Mboutidem Akpan, is currently enmeshed in alleged N26.7 million fraud scandal. Akpan, who has already been charged to the…
Call to arm in Zamfara: Group supports military’s position against move
Unity Advocacy Group (UAG), a non-partisan group has urged Nigerians to support the Nigerian Army’s position that it is not right for citizens to carry arms for self defence. The Convener of UAG, Mr Ifeanyi…
Another abducted Chibok schoolgirl rescued — with child
Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly rescued another abducted Chibok girl — with a male child. The abductee, identified as Ruth Bitrus, was among the over 200 female students abducted by insurgents from…
Buhari reappoints Patience Oniha as DMO DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Patience Oniha as the director-general of the Debt Management Office…
INEC directs officials to continue voter registration ‘pending further directives’
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has directed its officials to…
Anambra confirms first case of monkeypox
Anambra State Government has said that one out of the two suspected cases of monkeypox reported in the state has been confirmed positive. Dr Afam Obidike, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure at a news conference in…
4,770 terrorists surrender, 18 killed in two weeks – Army
Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said 4,770 terrorists comprising 864 adult male, 1,415 women and 2,490 children surrendered to the Nigerian troops between June 1 and June 15, in the North East. The Director,…
Lagos announces hike in BRT fare, fixes date for commencement
The Lagos State Government has jacked up the fare of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) with effect from July 13, 2022 across all routes in the metropolis. The new fare sees an addition of N100 to the old fare being…
NDLEA Launches Toll-free Call Centre For Drug Abusers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has launched a 24/7 toll-free call centre for drug abusers, who need help. NDLEA chairman and chief executive, Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd), who spoke at the launch,…
AVOID NIGHT JOURNEYS, DG COUNSELS CORPS MEMBERS
Corps Members have been advised against travelling at night and boarding vehicles from unauthorised…
Ekweremadu: Kinsmen Seek ECOWAS, FG, CAN Intervention
Kinsmen of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu have backed the lawmaker in his current…
Don’t Use Social Media To Destabilise Nigeria From Abroad – Buhari Tells Citizens In…
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has warned Nigerians abroad to desist from using social media from destabilising the country. Buhari, who described the world as a global village, cautioned Nigerians in…
Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court, Date Fixed To Decide Location Of Trial
Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate court in the UK over allegations of organ harvesting. The Enugu West senator was arrested alongside his…
Promotion Of Osinbajo, Aisha Buhari’s ADCs Raises Dust
There is growing disquiet among ranks of the Nigeria Police Force following “undue” promotions given to Ayoola Oladunni and Usman Shugaba, the aides-de-camp to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the…
How Asiwaju Bola Tinubu discovered me – Fashola
The minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola was 59 years old last Tuesday. The two terms Governor of Lagos State from 29 May 2007 to 29 May 2015 was born on 28 June 1963 in Lagos. In an…
Abducted Zamfara NULGE chairman’s wife gives birth in captivity
Ramatu Yunusa, the wife of the chairman of the Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Sanusi Gusau Yunusa, abducted last Tuesday, has delivered a baby while in captivity.…
38 Nigerians deported from UK arrive Lagos
At least 38 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom will arrive in Lagos today according to authorities in Nigeria. Those deported to Nigeria include mothers and grandmothers. Some members of LGBTQ+…