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Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested one 41-year- old AbdulKadir Bolaji and two other suspects for alleged burglary in Lakele community, Oro in Irepodun local government area. Abdulkadir, the command added, has been parading himself as a soldier before his arrest. …

Bukola Saraki Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against setting dangerous ‘constitutional and political precedents’ through its alleged intimidation of individuals to join its party. Saraki was reacting to the recent impeachment of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau, who had claimed that …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Unicorn Group, a company dedicated to the incubation of business ideas, as a true representation of the Nigerian spirit, giving hope and helping to build a new Nigeria. ”Unicorn is watering the seeds of innovation. Unicorn is showing …

UEFA, the European soccer’s governing body, has moved this season’s Champions League final to Paris from St. Petersburg as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UEFA announced the decision at an emergency executive committee meeting on Friday morning. The final, on May 28, was initially scheduled to be played at …

Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed …

Lagos| Nigeria: Adewale Opaleye, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alerzo LTD., a business-to-business e-commerce platform in Nigeria, has won the Fintech Personality Leadership Prize at the 2021 edition of the African Prize for Leadership Excellence award ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday, 24th February 2022. The award was …

Ekiti State map A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Jide Awe, on Wednesday, received scores of Peoples Democratic Party members in the Efon Alaaye Local Government Area into the ruling party. Efon Alaaye is the home town of the PDP candidate in the June 18 …

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila • Committee recommends pension for Senate president, Speaker, deputies A fresh move by the National Assembly to grant life pension for its presiding officers, including the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives …

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said all appointed public officials nursing political ambitions in 2023 must resign from their present positions before joining the partisan politics train. Delivering a paper, titled: Uthman Danfodiyo: A Legacy of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 255 hectares of hemp farms in five councils of Ondo State, spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement yesterday. He said 13 suspects were arrested while large quantities of the weed were recovered during the operation that lasted seven days in …