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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has waded into the rift among ex-militant leaders over the multi-billion Naira pipeline surveillance contract awarded to High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo last month. Diri, who convened a meeting alongside leaders of the Ijaw…

A former Deputy Inspector General of Police and senatorial aspirant for the Akwa Ibom North West (Ikot Ekpene) district, Udom Ekpoudom, has said that he would appeal the two judgments which declared Senator Godswill Akpabio, as the authentic candidate for the senatorial…

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will probe the mismanagement of the state’s water corporation, noting that all the staff members found culpable will be prosecuted accordingly. Obaseki said this when he inspected the building and…

In a press statement, the members of the Lagos State Executive Council have celebrated the Attorney General and Honourable Commissioner for Justice Hon. Comm. Moyosore Onigbanjo Jubril (SAN) on his birthday. Below is the press statement: "There are two days in a person's life;…

The Lagos State Government is collaborating with the Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) to observe the first ever ‘Car Free Day' in Lagos this Sunday, September 25, 2022 to encourage road users and motorists set aside their cars for a day and…

The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ekiti State Branch, Olatunde Kolapo, has urged the outgoing governor of the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to ensure that he extends the minimum wage to higher levels of civil servants not benefitting from it at present before…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday warned against reported moves by the Federal Government to withdraw the registration license of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, over non-submission of its audited financial returns  for over five year. While dismissing the claims that ASUU…

The federal government has appointed Bulus Yakubu as Nigeria’s acting postmaster-general following the suspension of Ismail Adewusi. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced the appointment on Friday, according to a statement released by the Nigerian Postal Service‘s spokesperson, Franklin Alao. Mr Adewusi’s suspension…

A yet-to-be-identified person and a child have been rescued from the rubble of the three-storey building that collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said the Integrated Personnel Payment and Information System (IPPIS) failed the integrity test ordered by the federal government. Usman Abdulahi, the director of information infrastructure, disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting between the leadership of the…