President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, from office. Mr Obono-Obla’s suspension letter, signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, directed the embattled official to step down and …
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says it has yet to recover the bodies of two persons involved in boat accident at Irewe Community in Ojo, near Lagos late on Tuesday. Its General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that rescue …
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Anthony Oko, the Edo Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety commission (FRSC), has cautioned motorists plying Benin-Ore-Lagos expressway against impatience and reckless driving. Oko, who gave this warning on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, identified Benin-Ore- road as the major road, …
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A 32-year-old applicant, Tajudeen Adedipe, who allegedly stole electrical cables worth N2.5 million on Wednesday appear in an Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun. The police charged Adedipe who lives at No.26 Tolani St., Iyana-Iyesi Ota, with two counts of theft and burglary. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court …
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German authorities in Berlin have launched a hate crime investigation after a Jewish man was pushed to the ground from behind by two men, police said on Wednesday. The 55-year-old victim told police he was wearing clothing that identified him as a Jew when the incident occurred on Tuesday in …
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The Federal Government said that the political will demonstrated in the execution of the N-Power programme, insulated it from corruption and other forms of sharp practices that marred similar youth empowerment endeavours in the past. Communications Manager, National Social Investment Office (NSIO) Justice Bibiye, in a statement on Wednesday in …
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The DPO was freed after allegedly paying the sum of the M3 million to the kidnappers. The DPO who was simply identified as Okoro, was abducted by the kidnappers and taken away to an undisclosed location. He was however, freed on Sunday after his relatives were said to have paid …
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The police yesterday , a memo issued by the Nigerian Army warning officers and men to steer clear of police personnel over fear of likely reprisal in the wake of last week’s killing of three policemen by soldiers in Taraba State. In the memo, the army had warned its personnel …
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Members of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON) have declared as unacceptable the federal government’s continuous withholding of the N98 billion gas flare penalty money owed oil producing communities. It was learnt that the money, which was allegedly paid by the IOCS to the Department of …
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Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) reaction to the Federal Government’s move to ban the importation of milk is curious and should not be allowed to go unchallenged. There appears to be more to the MACBAN’s strange response than meets the eye because the policy instrument is supposed …
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