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Lagos inaugurates state oil company
The Lagos State Government Monday formally inaugurated the state-owned oil company, Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC, as a business arm of the state in the oil and gas industry. Speaking at the formal inauguration of the company’s corporate head office in Lagos, the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said the…
Read More »Mother, 5 others land in police net for Selling Baby for N850,000
Miss. Onyinyechi Osoneye, and five others have landed in police net for allegedly selling her day old baby for N850,000. Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command made the arrest over the weekend. Others arrested were one Mrs. Glory Ehinmi of Peninsula Hospital, Ikota,…
Read More »184 poets chase $100,000
184 entries selected to compete for this year’s edition of the prestigious Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, NLNG, were handed over to the Advisory Board of the prize. The entries for 2017 edition which focuses on poetry were formally handed over to the Board on Tuesday…
Read More »Police arrest suspect with 11 SIM cards
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has busted an armed robbery syndicate and arrested five suspects. One of the suspects was arrested with one stolen clipper and 11 (Subscriber Identity Module) SIM cards of different networks. The suspects, including motorcycle thieves and burglars, were arrested in separate incidents by…
Read More »5,500 Nigerians face deportation from Libya,
About 5,500 Nigerians are set to be deported from Mali and Libya, over various migration offences ranging from Hunan trafficking, smuggling of migrants, and non possession of valid travel documents. The first batch of 250 Nigerians from Libya will arrive the country today. An additional batch of 250 Nigerians would…
Read More »82 Chibok girls release: PDP disagrees with FG approach
The Release Peoples Democratic Party National Caretaker Committee (PDP-NCC) has described the release of 82 Chibok girls held captive by Boko Haram in the past three years as a welcome development. In a press release issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party said the ‘detention’ of…
Read More »LASG issues executive Order on master plan
Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State GovernorThe Lagos State Government has ordered an outright enforcement of the state’s original master plan, operative development plan as well as its model city plan in line with its town planning laws. Likewise, the state government has frowned at the growing trend of converting residential buildings…
Read More »Buhari travels out for medical check
President Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for London Sunday night for follow-up medical consultation with his doctors. Vanguard Newspaper reports that President Buhari had planned to leave Sunday afternoon, but decided to tarry a bit, due to the arrival of 82 Chibok girls who arrived Abuja earlier in the day. “The…
Read More »Cultists kill 4 in Rivers
Cultists in Rivers State have killed no fewer than four people in a fresh cult clashes in the state. Residents in Omudioga in Emohua Local Government Area; Omademe in Ikwerre and Ozuoba community in Obio/Akpor council woke up to the fresh clashes on Sunday which left four people dead. The…
Read More »Security summit to stem herdsmen, farmers clashes underway
Ibrahim Idris, Police IGA security summit aimed at stemming the tide of herdsmen and farmers clashes across the country is set to hold this May. The national security summit will comprise the Inspector General of Police (IG), Ibrahim K. Idris, traditional rulers and other stakeholders across board. The security summit…
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