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There are indications that the police might conduct an autopsy to determine whether Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of popular music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, died as a result of drowning in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in the…

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has debunked a report that the Lagos State government is planning to ban the sale of plastic bottled drinks exposed to sunlight in the state. The Lagos State government, in a statement signed by the General Manager…

At least four persons died after fire gutted a bank building under construction on Adeola Odeku Street in the Victoria Island of Lagos State. Nine persons were also injured in the incident. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the nine injured persons,…

Kebbi Governor Atiku Bagudu has approved the release of N2,566,580,098.35 for payment of a two-year leave grant covering 2021 and 2022 for the staff of State, Local Government and Local Government Education Authorities. This was contained in a statement by Commissioner of Finance, Alh.…

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the three-year-old son of famous Nigerian popstar, Davido. The PPRO in a telephone conversation stated that after the incident, eight people were brought in for questioning…

The Federal Government has said that 650, 000 international passport booklets were produced in 2022. This is 100,000 fewer than 750, 000 applications within the year. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who said this on Thursday at an event to mark the 30th…

The deposed Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi, has insisted that the Arabic inscription, also known as “Ajami” will not be removed from the redesigned Naira notes. Sanusi who is also the  Khalifa of the…

The Kogi State Government has directed the stoppage and operation of miners using crude methods of mining in the state following the death of two persons at a mining site in the Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The directive was issued…