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Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested. Soludo revealed this yesterday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area, the same community where the…

Gunmen on Friday attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State, and allegedly killed seven persons including three policemen. Suleman returned from a foreign trip and was heading to a destination in Edo State when the gunmen…

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 313 illegal patent medicine shops and 33 unregistered pharmacies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and its environs. The council said the clampdown was made when its national enforcement team visited the state, where about 386 patent…

A social justice peace advocate, Rev. Gideon Para-Mallam on Friday said neither he nor his wife, Prof. Funmi Para-Mallam was aware of their nomination as members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress as their consent was not sought. While…

The Anambra State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of operations of all casinos and gaming centres in the state. The directive followed alleged fraudulent and criminal activities observed in their operations. This directive was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Commissioner…

The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has accused the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo – Agege, of blackmailing and undermining the powers of the Assemblies. Chairperson of the conference, Abubakar Sulaiman, who is also the Speaker of the Bauchi House…

Another tanker laden with fuel exploded on Thursday morning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The explosion, which occurred at Araromi Town before the Interchange, is causing traffic gridlock. Some motorists close to the scene, it was learnt, have scampered to safety. According to the Federal Road Safety…