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The Ogun State Police Command on Friday said it has launched a probe into a case of arson involving some cattle herders who allegedly set ablaze a vast cassava farm in Adao Village, via Alabata, Abeokuta, the state capital.The spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Friday.Odutola said, “On February 20, 2025, one Mr. Ogunbay...

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has denied involvement in the death of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, Dele Giwa.Giwa, a vocal critic of Babangida’s military government, was assassinated via a parcel bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos State on October 19, 1986.Two days before the incident, a senior official of the Directorate of Military Intelligence, ...

Nigeria’s latest treasury bills auction, conducted on February 19, 2025, saw total subscriptions hit N2.41tn, reflecting sustained investor interest across the three tenors on offer.However, this marked a decline from the N3.22tn recorded in the previous auction held on February 5, 2025. This is according to the auction results seen by Journalists.The Central Bank of Nigeria increased allotments, par...

Two flow stations belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), located around the Cawthorne Channel area on Western Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers State, went up in flames.It was gathered that an unknown number of crew members working on the flow stations before the explosion occurred were yet to be seen.The cause of the inferno is suspected to be failure to adhere to safet...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian military would go after the wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji.He made this statement on Thursday in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.Briefing journalists at the Headquarters of Operation Fansan Yamma, the army chief reiterated the troops’ commitment to securing Zamfara, vowing that Turji would soon be eliminated....

32 years after the June 12, 1993 presidential election, former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has finally admitted that Chief Moshood Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the election.In his newly launched autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service,’ unveiled in Abuja, Babangida revealed that the annulment of the election was orchestrated by forces within his administration, led...

The Federal Government is seeking $81 billion as compensation from cryptocurrency company, Binance Holdings Limited over alleged economic losses linked to its operations in Nigeria.The Federal Government claimed that Binance deliberately operated in secrecy despite having a significant economic presence in Nigeria.The Federal Government is also alleging that the company violated several financial and tax r...

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing environmental laws and ensuring public safety, noting that the move is at the heart of the state Government’s to ensure a cleaner and safer Lagos for all.Restating the commitment, the state environmental sanitation corps has commenced clearance operation under Idumota Bridge, noting that the bridge is said to be harbouring criminal elements and othe...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Dr Saviour Enyiekere's appointment as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for a five-year renewable term.Until his appointment, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy chief of staff to the Senate President.President Tinubu also approved the appointment of two commission members from each of the six geopolitical zones....

The ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has denied reports linking him to stockpiling guns at his office at the assembly.This is as the current Speaker of the House, Mojisola Meranda, denied resigning from her position.Online reports alleged that 47 pump-action guns were discovered by officials of the Department of State Services during a visit to the assembly on Monday....