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Seme Border Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Seme Border Control Post and Mazanya Border Patrol, have arrested four suspected human traffickers with four victims respectively. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. James said that three of the suspected human traffickers and three…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected results of Saturday’s rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa-Ibom, where its officials were abducted and forced to compromise the processes. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman,…
Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthening surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The five international airports are in Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja,…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru SPONSOR of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019 and Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has assured that the death penalty will now be expunged from it. The bill prescribes death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading a falsehood that leads to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday said his administration is committed to providing an enabling environment for businesses to succeed in Nigeria. President Buhari said the partnerships between the public and private sectors remained the most viable means of bringing prosperity to the masses. The President gave the assurance when he…
Lassa Fever By Luminous Jannamike Federal Government has expressed its resolve to tackle the spread of Lassa fever disease which has claimed 41 lives in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who spoke at press briefing in Abuja, gave an update on the raging outbreak of…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Adeola Badru The sacked local government chairmen in Oyo State, on Monday, defied Governor Seyi Makinde and resumed to their respective local government secretariats amid tight security. Controversy trailed the administration of local governments in the state, following the immediate sack of the chairmen elected under former Governor Abiola…
*Some commercial motorcyclists during operation Lagos State Government has announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in six local government areas of the state with effect from Feb. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in Ikeja while addressing newsmen after the State Security…
The Commercial Motorcycle Operators in Ekiti State holding a rally to support the candidature of Professor Olubunmi Olusola Eleka as the next state governor in Ado Ekiti today By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to commence total enforcement of the 2012 state Traffic Law on activities of motorcyclists, popularly called…
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja sentenced one Oluwaseyi Anifowoshe to eight years imprisonment for drug trafficking. Anifowoshe who was arraigned on a two-count charge was sentenced to four years in prison each on the two counts. Justice Okon Abang said that both terms are to run concurrently from October 25, 2017, when…