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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has approved the withdrawal and revocation of houses sold to individuals by the FCT Administration but converted to other uses. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, disclosed this at…

Indigenes of Abia State have cautioned the state governor, Alex Otti, against proceeding with the proposed appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’, saying it is “not only unconstitutional, but also an aberration.” The 24 indigenous communities of Aba North and Aba South under…

Ekiti-based Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, has stated that her pastor, Prophet Adegoke Jeremiah, should be held responsible if anything happens to her. The chef, who became an internet sensation after participating in a cooking marathon organized by the…

Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Yusha’u Ahmed has directed state/FCT coordinators to enforce the dress code both during and after the orientation course for corps members. Ahmed also charged directors to monitor the level of compliance during routine inspection…

Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, of allegedly trying to scuttle the implementation of the recent agreement it had with the Federal Government. The labour movement said the minister was taking sides in the crisis rocking…

The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, on Thursday, said it intercepted 11 stowaways onboard a foreign Merchant Vessel (MV) Gwangzhou Highway Panama, heading to Ghana. In a press statement made available by the base information officer, Happiness Collins, the patrol team said, while on…

Amnesty International has said that a total of fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained three years after the #EndSARS protest that took Nigeria by storm. According to a statement by the international non-governmental organisation on the third anniversary of…

The Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, also known as Magajin Garin Zazzau, has passed away at 42. The Zazzau Emirate disclosed this in an X post on Friday. According to the post, Ambassador Mansur passed away on Friday morning at a private…

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the Third Mainland Bridge will be close to traffic from Saturday, October 21, 2023 to Sunday, October 22, 2023 for repairs. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Engr O. I. Kesha, who made this known in…

A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement made…