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L-R: Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Engr. Adedamola Kuti; Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde; Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Engr. Kayode Ibrahim; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works & Infrastructure, Engr. Olujimi Hotonu and Special Adviser on Works to the Governor, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kaduna Zonal Office has re-arraigned three businessmen, Baba Alhaji Aliyu, Musa Shuaibu and Abubakar Ismaila on a seven-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and criminal breach of trust before Justice A.B. Aliyu of the Federal High Court Minna, Niger State. Aliyu and …

From Kolade Adeyemi, Kano ‘He’s guilty of disobedience, insubordination’ Govt, ACF call for calm The curtain fell Monday on the reign of Muhammed Sanusi II as the 14th Emir of Kano. After five years and nine months on the throne, Sanusi was deposed by the Kano State government. He was …

•Suspended lawmakers blocked from entering complex Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended two of its principal officers, the Chief Whip, Rotimi Abiru and Deputy Majority Leader Olumuyiwa Jimoh. Two members, Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland Constituency 2) and Kazeem Raheem Adewale (Ibeji Lekki Constituency 2) were suspended indefinitely during plenary …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked two Executive Directors of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and appointed three new ones. The sack of Rotimi Fasakin (Executive Director Operations) and Gambo Ahmed (Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services) is coming on the heels of the appointment of Dr. …

The Emir of Kano, Emir Sanusi ll is again embroiled in another fresh trouble, as The Kano State House of Assembly has set up an eight-man committee to investigate alleged violations of culture and traditions as well as religious norms of Kano against Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The committee on …

The Yoruba Unity Forum on Wednesday described the Southwest Joint Security Network known as ‘Amotekun’ as a child of necessity to reposition the region. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Governor’s Office in Osogbo, the state capital the Chairman of the Forum, Arch Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu, commended the Osun …

A detachment of armed Policemen has taken over the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress(APC) following the restraining of its national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by an FCT Court. The Police detachment, which came in two batches from the FCT Command and Wuse Divisional Police Station in 9 Hilux …

The United States Department of State has announced that it will give anyone with credible information that can lead to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgent group, $7 million (N2.5 billion) The Rewards for Justice Program (RJP), the counterterrorism rewards program of the US Department …

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Sunday celebrated the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Adeboye, on his 78th birthday. A statement by the spokesperson for the PFN, Simbo Olorunfemi, on behalf of its National President, Dr. Felix Omobude, said Adeboye was known “for his selflessness, dedication, and leadership …