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Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 16 kidnapped victims and recovered two AK-47 rifles, three rocket-propelled grenade bombs, 33 motorcycles, ammunition and over ₦4.7m during operations against terrorists and kidnappers in Niger State.The Army disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 18 Brigade, Captain Adebayo Adewumi, on Friday.The statement said the first operation was conducted on November 5, ...

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate and senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, says contractors have been mobilised to begin construction of the Ofada-Owode road and a general hospital in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.Adeola disclosed this on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ engagement with critical stakeholders in Obafemi-Owode LGA, held at the City Hall, Owode.T...

Some residents of Lagos and Ogun states have lamented prolonged power outages in their communities, saying the situation has worsened the intense heat and made sleeping at night unbearable.The development came as hundreds of residents of Somolu, Lagos State, took to the streets on Thursday to protest the prolonged blackout, calling for the immediate restoration of electricity.The protesters were seen marching through the streets in a viral video circulating...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Akinola Damilare, popularly known as “General Don”, for allegedly impersonating military personnel. The suspect was arrested at about 2am on Tuesday, at Kajola, Elega, Abeokuta, following credible intelligence from a community leader and discreet surveillance by operatives of the command’s Special Weapons and Tactics Unit. Items recovered from him included a military face cap, thr...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has declared his administration’s readiness to establish a state police force, describing it as a critical step towards strengthening security, protecting investments and sustaining the state’s growing economic activities.Abiodun also announced the immediate commencement of a social investment cash transfer programme for vulnerable residents to cushion the effects of rising food and transportation costs.He made t...

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The Universal Basic Education Commission has moved to enlist traditional rulers and religious leaders in the campaign against out-of-school children, seeking to leverage theirq influence to identify children not attending school and facilitate their enrolment across theq country.The commission said the initiative would alsoq involve community-level monitoring of pupils’ attendance, retention andq completion to ensure that children enrolled in schools did not drop out....

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, their wives, and Judges from across the country, on Wednesday, bid farewell to the husband of the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Elder Freeman Ayemieye.At the funeral service held at the Saint Peter’s Deanery, Yenagoa, the former president and the Bayelsa governor paid tributes to the late Anglican Layreader.In his tribute, Dr. Jonathan charged political leaders to live lives worth...

At least four persons, including a clergyman, have reportedly been killed in a fresh attack by suspected armed herders on Abeda Shitile community in Gaambe-Tiev Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.Eight others were also reportedly injured in the attack, which occurred on Tuesday.A resident of the community, who identified himself simply as Andy, said the attackers invaded the area at about 5pm, when traders and other residents were preparing to ...

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Wednesday said that the illegal refinery recently discovered at Ogere Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State was operating on over three hectares of land, with an underground storage tank estimated to have a capacity of more than 90,000 litres.The State Coordinator of NMDPRA, Dr Atilola Akinyemi, disclosed this on Wednesday during a joint inspection of the facility by officials of the authori...