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Ogun: Kidnappers fail to release abductee after payment of N5m ransom
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Matthew Oladokun, the husband of abducted businesswoman Risikat Oladokun, has expressed frustration over the failure of the kidnappers to release his wife in Ogun State after paying a ransom of N5m. Risikat was abducted by armed gunmen at her residence in Awa Ijebu, Ijebu North local government area of Ogun state, on Tuesday, March 12, aftet…
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UK donates new building to NDLEA in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael A new building has been donated by the British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Jonny Baxter, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos. In a post via the official X handle of the agency, NDLEA disclosed the inauguration was held at the NDLEA’s Area Command in Ikeja on Monday According to the agency, the…
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Kano anti-corruption commission files fresh charges against Ganduje
The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission on tuesday said it has filed fresh charges of corruption and maladministration against ex-governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Muhuyi Magaji, who was a guest on a national television disclosed this. “As I am talking to you, we are investigating a case whereby N51.3bn local government funds…
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Arrested Yoruba Nation agitators name MKO Abiola’s widow as sponsor
The arrested Yoruba nation agitators who invaded Oyo state secretariat have named their sponsors. One of the arrested Agitators, Ismaila Malomo, on Monday named Modupe Onitiri Abiola, one of the wives of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 1993 general elections, as one of their sponsors. Speaking with journalists…
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Abiodun swears-in Onasanya as 20th HoS, promises better civil service
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday said that his administration would continue to fulfil all promises made to the public service by ensuring the provision of adequate working tools for the workforce. Abiodun stated this during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya at the Executive Chambers of the…
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China’s rise to global power not accidental, says University Don
A linguistics and Asian Studies expert, Dr Adetoro Banwo, has said that China’s rise to global power was not accidental, saying that it was fueled by pragmatic policies that prioritise the well-being of its people alongside continuous reforms. Banwo, who lectures at the Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, said Nigeria could learn a valuable lesson…
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BREAKING: APC suspends National Chairman, Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The party’s ward executives led by Haruna Gwanjo, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano on Monday. Gwanjo said that the former governor has to clear his…
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Makinde’s aide labels Agodi secretariat attackers as ‘miscreants’
By Innocent Raphael The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security Matters, Mr Fatai Owoseni, has condemned the assault on the Oyo State secretariat in Agodi by suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, described them as “Miscreants”. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief program, Owoseni, a former commissioner of police, expressed his dismay over the incident. The…
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BREAKING: Oyo Police parades 21 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators
No fewer than 21 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, including a female and two elderly men in their sixties, are currently being paraded at the Oyo State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. These individuals were apprehended for their involvement in the forceful invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday. The suspected agitators were arrested by joint security operatives at…
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BREAKING: TCN restores national grid, says ‘fire disaster caused collapse’
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored the national grid after its sixth collapse in 2024. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday afternoon by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. Mbah said that the facility was successfully restored to its full capacity following a fire incident at the Afam Power Generating Station. The…
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