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says Makinde’ll put in place proper LG leadership soon The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo, on Monday, stated that the intervention of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the dissolution of local government leadership in Oyo...

There is an ongoing deliberate and comprehensive consolidation of the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies in order to contain the threats and security concerns in the land, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN....

  By Michael Owhoko Where is the map of Biafra? This is the question I have often asked the promoters and sympathizers of the Biafra cause, and up till this moment, their responses have been feeble, vague, evasive and suspicious, failing to provide specific drawing showing a clearly defined territorial...

laments Buhari govt’s inability to bring killer-herdsmen to justice The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on governors of the six states in the geopolitical zone to expedite action on the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun by recruiting and deploying personnel to the nooks and...

The House of Representatives on Monday threatened to expose the amount of generated public funds unaccounted for by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and several other agencies not remitting into the government covers in the country. Chairman of the House Public Accounts Committee,...

  Police and protesters clashed at Ijora bus stop following the implementation of the ban on motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (keke) in the state. In the viral videos, the Okada riders were seen protesting, attacking bus drivers and passengers. Some protesters were also seen breaking the glasses of danfo buses....

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on Sunday departed Nigeria to attend a three-day meeting of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission in Washington DC. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations in the Office of the Minister disclosed this...

  Mr Lanre Ogunsuyi, former Commissioner for Information and Communication in Ekiti, has urged the Federal Government to strengthen its data base before it can effectively implement its “Free Entry Visa Policy” for Africans. Ogunsuyi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday...

  The Lagos State Government says it has approved free Health Insurance Scheme for its retirees above 60 years. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson for Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs M.A. Eko and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) on Friday...

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, on Friday, ruled in favour of Denki Wire and Cable Nigeria Limited, saying it could not be indebted to the tune of N51 million to Unity Bank Plc. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bank had dragged the company...