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In a strict compliance with the directives of the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammad Abubakar, the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, have vacated all the road blocks within its command with the exception of those at ...
Police officers attached to the Homicide Department at Panti, Yaba, in Lagos State have discovered two decomposed corpses in an apartment in Lagos. The decomposed corpses were found in a three-bedroom apartment at 18, Aina Road, Agiliti, Mile 12 area o...
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has rejected the an application by automobile spare parts dealers at the Aguiyi Ironsi International Trade Centre, Lagos, (popularly known as Ladipo Market), seeking for the reopening of the market. The&nbs...
The genuine intervention of the Dr Olusegun Mimiko’s administration in the health sector has yeilded positive result in the state. The success recorded by the governor snowballed into a celebration of rare achievements in Akure on Mon...
The Nigerian Medical Association in Anambra has suspended its 13-month old strike following an agreement with the state government The Chairman of the association in Anambra, Dr Emmanuel Ekwesianya, said in Awka on Monday that the agreement was arrived...
Gov. Henry Dickson of Bayelsa has appointed Mr Stanley Damabide, a former Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), as Senior Special Assistant, Legal Matters. The news of the appointment is contained in a statement signed by...
The Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday dismissed the application brought before it by former Gov. Segun Oni seeking a review of the judgment that ousted him from office. The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin had on Oct. 15, 2010 sa...
Rev. Soja Bewarang, the President of Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), has dismissed a report that some members in Bauchi State attempted to bomb a branch of the church. Addressing newsmen in Jos on Monday, Bewarang described the report that some me...
A 68-year-old retiree, Alhaji Kamoru Aiyedun, on Monday asked a Grade `B` Customary Court, Oshodi, Lagos, to dissolve his 21-year-old marriage to prevent him from having high blood pressure. “My wife is an arrogant woman and she has passed it on ...
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has stressed the need for fervent prayers as the weapon that will bring a lasting solution to the security challenges in the country. Dankwambo made the statement on Monday while inspecting the Gombe Division...
A second round seems inevitable, given the trend of early results of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, as published by the local media, reported Monday. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade has reportedly garnered only 31 per cent of the vot...
The Abia Police Commissioner, Mr Bala Hassan, is to lead a 2500-strong contingent to provide security in Aba during the lying-in-state of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Tuesday. The command’s spokesman, Mr Geoffrey Ogb...
Hundreds of women and youths on Monday, staged a two-hour protest in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state, following the killing of six villagers by unknown Gunmen in two separate communities in the state. The protesters were demanding an end to...
Adamawa Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has suspended indefinitely the March 31 local government elections in the state. A statement by the chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zailani Ahmed, said the development was due to circumstances beyond...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the re-election of Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River in last Saturday’s election is a testimony to people’s unwavering confidence in his performance in office. Prof. Rufai Alkali, the National ...