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The Deputy Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Lagos State Police Command, Iheanachor Omuta, has lamented the rate at which officers of the Nigeria Police Force extort Nigerians. Omuta called on members of the public not to relent in reporting such cases to higher authorities in the force. The Deputy …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said 7.5 million Nigerians were out of job between January 2016 and December 30, 2017. The bureau stated this in “Labour Force Statistics Vol. 2: Employment by Sector Report,” released yesterday in Abuja. According to NBS, out of the country’s labour population of 85.1 …

Primate Ayodele The founder and Spiritual leader of INRI Evangelical and Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Isolo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against entering for the presidential race, insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari will win in 2019, if the All Progressives Congress, APC, fields him …

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, yesterday, stormed the farm of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado near Akure, the Ondo State capital, setting it on fire. Falae’s personal assistant, Captain Moshood Raji (retd) confirmed the incident to newsmen. He said the herdsmen destroyed …

Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State Governor has described President Muhammadu Buhari as “intolerant and vengeful.” The former governor made the remark while alleging that Buhari never forgave the late Musa Yar’Adua for defeating him during the 2007 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Lamido claimed that despite not attending …

Some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday killed a pregnant woman in Orin Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The eight months pregnant woman is said to be a Tiv woman from Benue State. It was learnt that the assailants also …

Founder and General overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide,David Oyedepo, has revealed that he received a letter from a coalition of Fulani herdsmen identified as, Fulani Nationality Movement saying there will be no peace until cattle colonies are established in all States in Nigeria. Bishop David Oyedepo Recall that, David …

Patience Jonathan, former Nigerian first lady   A department under  Federal capital Territory (FCT) Administration, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), has demolished a multimillion naira sprawling property belonging to former First Lady,  Mrs. Patience Jonathan. AMMC pulled down  the property for allegedly contravening the FCT Land Use Act. The demolition …

  Ndubuisi Francis and Udora Orizu in Abuja As the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially opens its first regional office in Abuja Thursday, the pan-African financial institution says it is set to embark on priority projects in Nigeria, some of which it plans to deliver this year. Some of the …

Commissioner Of Police, Lagos State, Imohimi Oluwole Edgal addressing the Press while the Suspect Kayode Abdul-Fatai looks on during his arrest at his shrine in Lagos, on Tuesday. Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Kayode Abdul-Fatai in Alakuko area of the State …