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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, in the Isolo area of Lagos State.The 42-year-old Ibemesi, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel, 66-68 Agbeke street, Ago palace way in the early hours of Saturda...

A former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has been elected as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Turaki emerged at the national convention of the party in Ibadan, Oyo State, where delegates from 17 states across the country cast their votes to choose national officers....

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The young Ijebu prince, banker, and business expert Prince Olaseni Oyeniyi Ottun, a proud descendant of the Adeberu lineage of the Fusengbuwa ruling house in Igboburo, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, has officially declared his intention to contest for the vacant Awujale of Ijebuland throne. This follows the formal announcement designating the next ruling house eligible to produce the next Awujale, after the glorious reign of Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, of the Anik...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now “dead,” attributing its collapse to persistent internal crises and weak leadership.Fayose said the party’s decline has become und...

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has accused business associates of former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of conspiring against the Benin Palace following his refusal to relinquish ownership rights of the repatriated Benin artefacts.Speaking while receiving a delegation of European diplomats, includi...

The Presidency is planning to restructure asset ownership in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited amid concerns over what it called its low oil production.The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, made this known on Monday at the ongoing Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Conference...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257.In a public notice, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the funds were provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Bo...

The Presidency has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to tackling insecurity and promoting peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, describing him as a leader determined to end terrorism and rebuild national unity.The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Sunday Dare, stated this in a post share...