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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 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 […]

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, breathed his last in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja, according to family sources. Born on September 27, 1958, Na’Abba, aged 65, battled a prolonged illness before succumbing to it. Na’Abba, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, notably served as the Speaker of the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors of the safety of their funds in Nigerian banks, reiterating the health of deposit money banks in the country.  The apex bank, in a statement on Wednesday signed by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, dismissed reports that the Federal Government will take over […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, visited displaced victims of a Christmas Eve attack in the Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The plane conveying Shettima touched down at the Yakubu Gowon Airport at 1pm. The Vice President, on an on-the-spot assessment of communities that were attacked by marauders in the Bokkos and […]

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, is dead. The governor, aged 67, died on Wednesday morning after a prolonged health battle. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and ex-Attorney General of Ondo State, was a second-term governor before his death. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele […]