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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, on Thursday, disclosed that it arrested no fewer than 82 suspected vandals and 22 illegal miners in the last four months. Mr. Olusola Odumosu, the NSCDC Commandant in FCT, disclosed these figures during an interview in Abuja on Thursday. Odumosu said that […]
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was on Wednesday sworn in as the substantive governor of the state following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu earlier in the day. Akeredolu, aged 67, passed away on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer in a German hospital. Born on July 21, 1956, Akeredolu studied […]
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited (BATN) and affiliated companies will pay a $110 million penalty over multiple infractions, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the affiliated companies that contravened the laws include British American Tobacco Marketing (Nigeria) Limited (BATMN), British American Tobacco Plc, and British […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has raised questions over the intelligence gathering of security agencies in Nigeria following incessant attacks on communities in different parts of the country. He said that bandits and other criminal elements attacking Nigerians are always a step ahead of security agencies in gathering intelligence, urging the military […]
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two armed robbery suspects in Enugu metropolis. Police recovered two firearms with eight live ammunition of .9mm calibre from the suspects. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. According to Ndukwe, police operatives serving in Unity […]
The traditional ruler of Umunya community in Oyi local government area of Anambra state, Chris Onyekwuluje is dead. He was aged 61. The monarch, who was coronated 25 years ago, died in Abuja two days ago after a long battle with cancer related issues. The president general of the community, Chief Innocent Nwabueze (Oyi of […]
Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, says the state’s economy performed impressively in the outgoing year in spite of macroeconomic shocks. Ms Nnake, who spoke in Awka, the state capital on Wednesday, said the implementation rate of the 2023 budget was up to 70 percent. She said the setbacks on the optimal implementation […]
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has stated that the prospect of a safe and secured Nigeria is in sight, as long as the Armed Forces of Nigeria continue to collectively keep their ‘eyes on the ball’ in getting the job done. He also noted that aside kinetic means of curbing […]
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that in 2023, 12 individuals lost their lives, and 1,793 others were affected due to floods, building collapses, and fire incidents in the territory. During a year-end briefing on the agency’s activities in Abuja on Wednesday, FEMA’s acting director, Mohammed Sabo, said that 24 emergency […]
Four persons on Wednesday sustained various injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filling station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos. The attendants were dispensing petrol inside jerry cans and sacks around 1.00.a.m at the back of the station when the explosion occurred. According to a source, those who sustained […]
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