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Four men docked for allegedly stoning police officers
Four men who allegedly attacked a police patrol team by throwing stones at the officers appeared on Thursday before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Abiodun Oke, 25; Jamiu Aminulahi,
Contractors responsible for failure of PAP – Ijaw leaders lament
By Davies Iheamnachor Ijaw leaders have lamented that contractors to the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, were responsible for the failure of the programme to deliver on its mandates. The leaders
Akwa Ibom group accuses Gov Emmanuel of bias in board appointments
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo A pressure group, Oro Think Tank has accused governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State of marginalising the Oro ethnic group in his recent board
Six Children Killed While Playing With Old Bomb In Uganda
Six children were killed and five others injured in northwest Uganda after an old explosive they found in the bushes detonated as they played with it, police said Thursday. Three
EndSARS: Youth Rep, Fasipe demands N50m damages, apology from Kolawole over false accusations
By Idowu Bankole Youth representative, in the Police Brutality panel set up by the Ondo State government, Oluyemi Fasipe has taken legal action against one Mr Olawunmi Peter Kolawole who
Rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressway 88% completed ― FERMA
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) says the ongoing rehabilitation of a section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is 88 per cent completed. FERMA South West 2 Zonal Coordinator, Mr Rufus
Ambassadors: Senate begins closed-door screening of Buratai, other ex-service chiefs
By Henry Umoru— ABUJA The Senate has begun the screening of the immediate past Service Chiefs behind closed doors. The former Service Chiefs appeared today (Thursday), for screening as non-career ambassadorial
I taught my wife how to cook and respect her father, man tells court
An interior decorator, Ibrahim Kuku, on Thursday told a Customary Court sitting in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan, that his wife, Fatima, was ill-bred when he married her. Kuku, who resides in Odo-ona, Kekere,
Minimum Wage: We are being sidelined, Delta primary school teachers cry out
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Primary School Teachers, under the aegis of Basic Education Staff Association of Nigeria, BESAN, Delta State Chapter, have protested against the non-implementation of the N30,000
Kwara loses N27.6m property to bush burning
Kwara State lost about N27.6 million property to indiscriminate bush burning across its 16 local government areas, from January till date. The Director of Kwara Fire Service, Mr John Falade,
