•Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has called for the creation of a natural disaster fund by the federal government for the state to mitigate the impact of Disasters on the people. He made the appeal when he received members of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission [&he...
•Police The Edo State Police Command today said it has arrested three bouncers involved in the Children’s Day chaos at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. In a press statement by the Command’s PPRO, Eno Ikoedem, today, another operative was also arrested for using tear gas that led to the death of a citizen of […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has adjourned further hearing in a suit filed by the Supreme Egbesu Assembly (SEA) against the Federal Government and the National Assembly over resource control and the proposed creation of additional local government areas in Bayelsa State to July 1. Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel fixed the new date [&helli...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State government has sealed no fewer than 827 construction sites across the state in the last 12 months as part of intensified efforts to curb building collapses and enforce compliance with construction safety standards. The government said the enforcement drive is part of a broader strateg...
•Policemen At least two persons were killed and several others injured following a violent clash between soldiers and participants in the ongoing Echane Masquerade Festival in Ogaminana, headquarters of Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident, which occurred yesterday, has prompted the Kogi State Government to suspend the festi...
•Take-It-Back Movement protesting Oyo abductions Members of the Take-It-Back Movement are today staging a protest at Mokola Roundabout in Ibadan, Oyo State, over the worsening security situation in the state and the continued captivity of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The protesters, who converged on the busy ju...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned against reprisal attacks on South Africans residing in Nigeria over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in the former apartheid country. The police issued the warning yesterday in a statement signed by its spokesman, Anthony Placid, saying anyone who attacks South African nationals or businesses...
•Scene of the accident Tragedy struck in the early hours of today, following a fatal lone vehicular accident along the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway at Charity Bus Stop, inward Iyana Isolo, Lagos, claiming the life of the driver. Preliminary findings indicate that the driver of Honda Pilot Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) involved in the incid...
•President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and some APC governors President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s economy is recovering, with states no longer depending on federal government interventions to pay workers’ salaries. Tinubu stated this yesterday while receiving members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by Vice President K...
•Bashir El-Rufai and Halima Nwakaego Kazuare Bashir el-Rufai, the son of Nasir el-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna, has announced that his marriage to Halima Nwakaego Kazuare is over. The couple tied the knot in a traditional ceremony held in Abuja in November 2020, reports The Nation. Bashir spoke about his current marital status during [&h...

