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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has lifted the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Samson Osagie, with immediate effect. It was reported that the governor had in February suspended Osagie alongside the chairman of the state Local Government Commission, Damian Lawani over alleged financial infractions. His...

The Isale Eko Descendants Union has expressed satisfaction with the court ruling ordering producers of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ to apologise to the union for how Eyo masquerade was portrayed in the popular movie. A Lagos high court approved the settlement terms between the IDU and the producers of ...

The Nigerian prisons, has revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73 per cent increase or 98 prisoners within six months. The prisons also sought strategic collaboration with the Nigeria Police, Department of State...

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said young farmers that participated in the state’s farming scheme made over N200million last year from the sale of their produce. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving food security through aggressive infrastructure development capable of turning the state into an agricultural hub in...

Aggrieved people of the Uduophori community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday barricaded the East-West road in protest against the amputation of a 28-year-old resident by suspected killer herdsmen said to have besieged the locality. For several hours, the protesters halted vehicular movement from Bomadi and...

The complaint laid by Senator Natsha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the United Nations Inter parliamentary conference in New York on Tuesday has continued to attract reactions. The Kogi Lawmaker had taken her case before the global institution for them to prevail over what she says is an injustice meted on her. After...

Lagos state government has issued a strong warning to residents against indiscriminate waste disposal, highlighting the dangers of blocked drainage systems and flooding during rainy season.  The state commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab made this known during a press briefing on the 2025 seasonal climate prediction.  He...

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command said, yesterday, that its operatives have successfully recovered of 19 vehicles stolen within Abuja.The Police said: “Between January and February 2025, these vehicles were stolen from various locations across the FCT. “The vehicles were reported stolen and subsequently recovered in Jos, Niger, Kaduna,...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Mohammed Aminu as the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a Tuesday statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new NABTEB Registrar, UBEC board Chairman, Deputy...