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Terrorists on Friday, attacked Paikon Basa community in Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja, killing a seven year-old boy identified as Ayuba. Daily Trust reports that a resident, James Gwatana, said bandits wielding sophisticated weapons invaded the community on Friday night. He said apart from the child who …

Fire engulfs Lagos sawmill

Mojec International Ltd., the leading meter manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa has successfully delivered on its meter allocation across the Distribution companies in Nigeria. This feat was achieved under the Federal Government initiated National Mass Metering Programme. The National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), was introduced by the Federal Government to provide …

A former Southwest Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Kemi Nelson, is dead. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a tweet, announced that the APC chieftain died on Sunday. “We lost a dear soul to the cold hands of death earlier today. …

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said the apex bank is currently taking difficult economic decisions that will be beneficial to Nigerians in the long run. Emefiele said this during a retreat for members of the apex bank Monetary Policy Committee with theme, “Monetary Policy Implementation …

L-R: Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi from the 2023 presidential election. The PDP, in the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1016/2022, wants the court to declare …

A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, has said that the arrogance displayed by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would backfire in tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun State. He, therefore, advised the APC’s presidential candidate …

The First Lady of Benue State, Dr. Eunice Ortom, has lamented the consequences of illicit drugs and substance abuse on society, saying that many lives have been destroyed as a result. The founder of the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF), said that the menace had lingered over the years, …

A clash between some bandits and a splinter Boko Haram sect, the Ansaru terror sect, has left two locals dead, The PUNCH reports. The Chairman of the Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Ishaq Kasai, who said this in a statement in Kaduna on Friday, said some bandits on motorbikes attacked Damari, Kazage …

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has ordered the Osun Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps to sit out Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The court order also mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission not to make use of the Amotekun Corps as part of …