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Ogun state, where violence have broken out in Agosasa, a town in Ipokia Local Government Area, which occurred over the selection process of a new king. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI, confirmed the incident. Residents say that at least 3 people were killed, with some youths also burning down the cars and houses of some of prominent ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ATIKU ABUBAKAR, says his administration will address the nation’s security challenges by taking tough decisions if elected in the coming general elections. With about six months to the polls, the PDP candidate promised to prioritize the revival of the economy, especially through private sector participation. H...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has delisted 1.1 million newly registered voters ahead of the 2023 general elections.  INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, FESTUS OKOYE, said this in a statement today, noting that Nigerians are aware of the cleaning up of the register of voters with the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).&n...

Several unions reportedly took to the streets in major cities to protest against the recently passed Aviation Act, 2022. The General Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, FRANCES AKINJOLE, says the workers are kicking against an Essential Service clause in the Aviation Law which categorized aviation workers as essential service providers. The...

Some residents of Lagos State has lamented the impact of heavy rainfall and the attendant floods that affected several parts of Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. The early morning rainfall, which lasted about four hours, caused floods in many Lagos communities and forced motorists and road users to wade through gridlock and flooded roads to get to their respective destinations and handle their businesses....

The National Industrial Court has adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities till Friday, September 16. In the suit, the Federal Government is seeking a court order to mandate the striking university lecturers to call off their strike and resume work. The lecturers have been on strike since February 14. After the court heari...

Police officers in Kaduna State have rescued three people who were kidnapped by bandits in the Ikara Local Government Area of the state. The officers also recovered firearms and ammunitions as well as vehicles and motorcycles used by the bandits for their operations. In a statement by the spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP MOHAMMED JALIGE, said one of the rescued v...

Pensioners of the defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have taken to the streets to protest the non-payment of their gratuity and pension arrears running into billions of Naira for over 20 years. The pensioners were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions, asking the Federal Government’s agency in charge, the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorates (PT...

The Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the National Industrial Court over the union’s ongoing strike which is in its seventh month.In a statement, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, OLAJIDE OSHUNDUN, said the Federal Government took the decision after dialogue between it and ASUU failed.The government has requested that the National Industrial Court order ASUU...

Ahead of the 2023 elections, the Minister of Works and Housing, BABATUNDE FASHOLA, has said elections can be won without politicians delving into negative comments against one another.He said such developments will bring the nation towards global disrepute. The Former Lagos Governor made this known at a lecture held in Lagos to discuss Nigeria’s democracy for 23 years....