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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot dead a driver and abducted 13 others at Sabon-Gari village, along Abuja-Lokoja road. A driver, Ibrahim, who narrowly escaped the attack, said the incident happened around 6:12 pm yesterday when the gunmen suddenly emerged from the bush. Read Also: Court Jails 15 for Internet Fraud In Enugu According … Read more

Akwa Ibom State government has debunked claims by some House of Assembly members that roads constructed by Governor Emmanuel administration have failed. Two members of the Assembly, Victor Ekwere and Mark Esset, had confronted the Commissioner for Works, Ephraim Inyang-Eyen with the allegation that about 97 percent of all roads constructed in local government areas … Read more

Seyi Makinde, on Monday declared a State of Emergency on refuse collection and waste management in the state. The Governor, who was speaking at an extraordinary meeting held inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, said that waste management has become a matter of emergency which he said is the business … Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the strong determination of his administration to forge a strong , united nation from the diverse religious and ethnic communities in the country. The president stated this when he received the Tijjaniyya Muslim Religious Movement at the State House , Abuja , on Monday. Buhari lauded mutual understanding among the … Read more

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on governors on the party’s platform to implement the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustments. Oshiomhole made the plea on Monday in Jos at the Federal Government-Progressives Governors Forum parley in Jos, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said, “As progressives, let … Read more

The Minister of Special Duties and Inter -Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume , has said the National Lottery Regulatory Commission can generate a lot of money for the government if well managed. The minister, while urging the agency to increase its capacity , said lottery could create a huge revenue base for the country. Akume … Read more

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his administration had started taking steps towards building a new orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos State to accommodate the large number of corps members sent to the state. Speaking at the closing of the Batch C Stream 1 Orientation programme Monday, … Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, on his 74th birthday anniversary. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina wished Obaseki longer life, and good health. The statement reads, ”Buhari joins family members, friends and professional colleagues in celebrating … Read more

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja bail to the chairman of the defunct pension reform task team Mr. Abdulrashid Maina in the sum of one billion naira with two sureties in like sum. Read Also: Ariori/Ijaiye CDA Commences Community Mini Project Maina is standing trial on alleged money laundering charge to the tune of … Read more

Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday ordered that alleged internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha be kept in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services. The Court ordered that Mompha be kept behind bars after he pleaded not guilty to a 14-count charge of laundering N33 billion. The court had … Read more

Police in Zamfara State has arrested fourteen members of the Yansakai group for allegedly killing Fulani bandits. The suspects had allegedly carried out the act under the guise of protecting lives and properties of indigenes of Zamfara state. The state commissioner of police, Alhaji Usman Nagogo, said he was not happy with the development, especially … Read more

Sponsor of the Anti-Hate Speech Bill, Senator Abdullahi Sabi, has said that the Senate will review the death penalty proposed for offenders in the bill. The Bill, which has generated a lot of criticisms from Nigerians, proposes the death penalty for anyone found guilty of hate speech Read Also: Command Nabs Five Policemen For Extortion … Read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday arraigned suspected internet fraudster, Mompha, in Federal High Court, Lagos. Read Also: Man Drowns At Lagos Swimming Pool The accused whose real name is Ismaila Mustapha was charged with 14 counts bordering on cyber fraud and money laundering, following his arrest in Abuja.