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Bamise: Lagos Mortuary Requests N500,000, Family Laments Debt

The family of late Bamise Ayanwola, who died after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Lagos State, have said the Mainland Hospital mortuary, Yaba, where her corpse was deposited, is demanding N500,000 from them. The deceased’s elder brother, Pelumi, who spoke to…

12/10/2022

Sanwo-Olu Launches Health Insurance Scheme for Nollywood Veterans

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has launched a health insurance scheme for veteran Nollywood actors and filmmakers. He made the disclosure when he hosted some of the veterans to a dinner on Monday night. This was contained in a statement shared by…

12/10/2022

Why Imo Radio Staff Is Still In DSS Custody – Imo Govt

The Imo State Government has thrown more light on why the Department of State Services (DSS) was still keeping in its custody a staff of the Imo State Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Casmir Chinonye Uzomah. It will be recalled that in the past few…

12/10/2022

Oil Theft: Probe Military, NNPC Officials, Edwin Clark Tells FG

An elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked the federal government to constitute a judicial panel of inquiry to probe the military and officials of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over activities of oil theft in…

11/10/2022

Customs Hands Over 86 Impounded Drones To Navy

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, handed over 86 units of forfeited drones to the Nigerian Navy in Abuja. Presenting the drones, the Comptroller, NCS, Federal Capital Territory Command, Suleiman Bomoi, said the drones were intercepted and seized at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…

11/10/2022

Army Intercepts Cannabis Worth N4.9m in Yobe

The North-East Joint Task Force, Damaturu, Yobe State has handed 98 parcel of cannabis sativa worth N4.9 million to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The Sector Commander, Major General Koko Isoni, stated this while handing over the seized substances to the Agency…

11/10/2022

Strike: ASUU Branches Set to Vote Today, Wednesday

Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence traditional voting today (Tuesday)and tomorrow (Wednesday) over the ongoing strike by the union, according to The PUNCH. The decision of the various branches will be transmitted to the National Executive Council for final…

11/10/2022

NEITI: Mismanagement of Extractive Resources Constitutes Violation of Human Rights

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said that the mismanagement of extractive revenues and other infractions in the country’s extractive sector is a violation of human rights. Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji stated this in Abuja when he led…

11/10/2022

NAF Kills Bandits kingpin, Others in Kaduna Airstrikes

A notorious bandit leader in Kaduna State, Ali Dogo, and 30 of his foot soldiers have been neutralised by Nigerian troops in an airstrike over the weekend. An impeccable military source confirmed press that Dogo, also known as Yellow, and his gang members,…

11/10/2022

Provide Proof of Obajana Ownership, Kogi Replies Dangote

The Kogi State Government has warned the Dangote Group against venting its frustration on the state government in the ongoing Obajana Cement ownership tussle.The warning from the state government is coming especially, following the fire incident that razed the Kogi House of…

11/10/2022

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