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Ondo State: Akeredolu sworn in as 6th Governor
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Rotimi Akeredolu has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State. Akeredolu who replaces Olusegun Mimiko was sworn in by 11:34pm on Friday. He is the 6th elected Governor of the state.
Read More »FCT: Senate to evacuate beggars, prostitutes
Security agencies within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has been mandated to evacuate beggars, hoodlums and commercial sex workers from the region. The Senate said on Thursday it gave the order because it is uncomfortable with the increasing rate of hoodlums within the region. Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, Senator…
Read More »Man to be hanged for Killing Wife
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced one Sulaiman Olalekan to death by hanging for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Chika Egbo in November 20, 2012 in a case of domestic violence. Olalekan, on the fateful day, had poured acid on his Wife, having become overwhelmed by the…
Read More »517 Nigerian refugees repatriated from Cameroon
More than 500 Nigerian refugees have been repatriated to the country from Cameroon says United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The refugees had fled the country due to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east. Of the 517 Nigerians repatriated, 313 had applied for asylum. Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group…
Read More »Sen. Oduah bars from withdrawing from 21 banks
The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Senator Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company Ltd from making any withdrawals from its account and those of three other companies in 21 banks. The decision of the court is premised over an alleged debt of $16.4million and N100.5 million…
Read More »Dare-devil robbers raid bank in broad day, kill 5
Five persons have allegedly lost their lives in a broad-day bank robbery, in one of the new generation banks On Wednesday along Wethedral Road in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. However, one of the suspected armed robbers was also gunned down in crossfire with security men attached to the…
Read More »7 planets with earth-size shape discovered
Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water, bolstering the prospect of discovering extraterrestrial life, research published on Wednesday showed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reported that the star, known as…
Read More »Health minister caution Nigerians against ‘Indian garri’
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has warned Nigerians against the consumption of ‘Indian garri’. Vanguard reported that, the National Agency for Food and drug Administration, NAFDAC, has begun investigations into the alleged importation of the product. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who spoke on the development in…
Read More »PDP seeks replacement of Uba
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking the replacement of Senator Andy Uba as chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts without delay. The PDP caucus in the Senate on Tuesday asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to replace Senator Andy Uba following his defection from PDP to the All Progressives Alliance…
Read More »FG, States, LGs share N465bn
The three tiers of government shared a total of N465.149 billion as January 2017 allocation from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), a N65.149 billion increase over what they shared in December 2016. Briefing journalists at the end of the FAAC meeting in Abuja Tuesday, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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