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Assures motorists of free flow of traffic The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) at the weekend created a 24-hour Special Intervention and Rapid Response Unit to mitigate the impact of partial closure of adjoining roads in Agege area of the State on traffic owing to the ongoing construction of …

Prof. Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday urged millions of Nigerians angry over the slaughter of innocent victims by the calamitous herdsmen to remain calm and not seek revenge. Osinbajo also said that politicization of these tragedies, will put the nation’s unity and stability in danger. “We must not …

Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State has won 22 out of the 25 local government councils where elections took place in the state on Saturday. The Chairman of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr. Mike Ogbodu, who supervised the declaration of results …

Ben Bruce The representative of Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, said Nigeria has been in reverse gear since the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress took over on May 29, 2015. Murray-Bruce said this on his Twitter handle, adding that this can only lead to a crash. He …

The North West Zone of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has dispensed over 2,000 litres of petrol free to motorists in Kaduna. Mr Ibrahim Chiroma, Chairman of the DPR joint task force, told the Newsmen that the fuel was found hoarded at SUL Nigeria Limited filling station at Rigachikun. According …

 The Nasarawa State Government, on Sunday, donated relief materials worth N50 million to displaced persons from Benue to the state’s border communities as a result of the attacks by suspected herdsmen. The state deputy governor, Mr Silas Agara, who announced the items for distribution in Lafia, explained that the materials …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appeal to Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urging him to use his leadership position to “urgently call for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to address persistent killings apparently by herdsmen in Benue State …

  Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to insinuations in certain quarters that he’s in support of Atiku Abubakar’s 2019 presidential ambition. Reacting to the insinuations, Tinubu’s spokesperson, Tunde Rahman dismissed the claim, saying both Tinubu and the former Vice President belong to different …

GUNSHOTS and protests at about 8:40am today, rocked the Ughelli office of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, as party loyalists who had kept vigil at the office protested what they termed as the non-availability of result sheets for today’s local council election holding across the 25 local government …

  A non governmental organization known as Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative (GOPRI) has described as irresponsible, unprofessional and misleading, the statement credited to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday suggesting that the recent massacre in Benue State was a communal clashes and not a herdsmen …