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An international search by the FBI has identified more than 400 people from 10 countries who lost relatives in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 or suffered emotional injury in its aftermath....

Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied ever signing any deal with the Chinese government to the tune of 45.21 million dollars for the construction of flyover bridges in the state.  ...

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The Federal Government through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that it is moving towards phasing out wooden boats on inland waterways.The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, made this known to editors during an interaction in Lagos.Speaking during the interaction, which focused largely on the safety of the waterways and the expansion of water travel, Oyebamiji explained that wooden boats constituted over 90 percent of boats on...

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The Lagos State Government has formally launched an advanced e-call-up system meticulously designed to streamline and regulate the movement of trucks within the Lekki Free Trade Zone.Hon. Sola Giwa, Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, revealed that Ministry of Transportation officials held extensive discussions with key stakeholders, including Primacle, Dangote, Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki Ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and the Ibeju-Lekki Local C...

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Jigawa State has withdrawn from the high-profile Supreme Court case initiated by Kogi State against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The case, marked SC/CV/178/2023, challenges the constitutionality of the EFCC’s authority to investigate state funds.At a press briefing, Jigawa’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Fanini, confirmed the state’s withdrawa...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game.The development comes after the CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, said a thorough probe was ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya.Motsepe had maintained that the continental body would not tolerate any lack of s...

Public Health experts and food sovereignty activists have called on the federal government to halt the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Nigerian food system as their use deprive Nigerians the right to safe food for better life and better future according to the day’s theme.This call was made during an online event organized by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on the occasion of 2...