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A viral video on Sunday showed the demolition of houses at Rockview, Ajao Estate, Lagos State. In the video, a female resident was heard crying about the demolition, stating that she couldn’t bring out her property from the rubble. She said, “They have demolished my house. I was in the...

The gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has worsened dueto the lingering road reconstruction. The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, said that he had extracted a commitment from the contractors handling the Kara end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, promising that the part of the road would be completed and open to...

Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima paid a visit to the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Muhammed Buba Marwa (retd.), following the latter’s back surgery. Pictures from the visit were shared on the NDLEA’s Facebook page on Sunday. The photos were captioned, “Vice President-Elect, His Excellency Kashim...

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has unveiled a new female hostel in the University of Benin, the state capital. The hostel, named after Senator Daisy Danjuma, was unveiled on Saturday with the senator present at the event. General T.Y Danjuma was named as the donor of the hostel,...

Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, in a statement on Saturday, said the troops acted on credible intelligence. Danmadami said the troops on Friday recovered...

The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has called for  territorial protection of all Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) across the country to avoid the issue of land grabbing. The President-General of the association, Mr Michael Magaji, made this call at the 2023 National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting of the association...

A retired FIFA-badged referee, Sani Zubair, has been elected the new President of Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), taking over from  Tade Azeez. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zubair was elected in Ilorin on Saturday after he polled 53 votes from the available 54 accredited delegates to beat...

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Wednesday, blessed and prayed for God’s continuous support for the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This was made known in a statement signed and released by the spokesperson for the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, which was...

The UN SDG is set to hold this year’s edition of its Action Awards. It is slated to hold on July 24, in Rome, Italy. In an article making the announcement, the UN referenced a young Nigerian anti-corruption crusader – Hamzat Lawal. He is the founder of Follow The Money,...

… assures of continual support Global Peace Movement International, UK has congratulates the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya on the successful unavailing of the parade and Army unit Colours by President Muhammadu Buhari. President General of the group, Dr. Mike Uyi in a statement on Friday...