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Bayelsa Gov. recommends additional Local Govt. creation for revenue formula correction
The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has recommended that the creation of additional local governments across Nigeria would help address and put an end to agitations that had trailed the current revenue sharing formula in the country.…
Ogun residents set Dangote truck on fire after crushing two commercial motorcyclists
Activities in the Yewa axis of Ogun State was reported to have been crippled after dozens of youth set ablaze a cement truck belonging to Dangote Cement Company for allegedly crushing two commercial motorcyclists to death.
The irate…
18yrs-old pregnant girl arrested during EndSARS protest to face theft charges
Following reactions that had continued to trail 18-year-old EndSARS protesters, Kemisola Oguniyi, who recently gave birth in prison, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) has said that the mother was held back after been charged with…
Lagos Govt. to prosecute Lagosians vandalising public facilities across business districts
The Lagos State Government has said that anyone caught vandalising iron barriers, railings and other government road infrastructures across Central Business Districts (CBDs) would be prosecuted in accordance with the state laws.
It added…
Court remands property manager over N132m fraud
A High Court, sitting in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has remanded a property manager, Ifeanyi Israel, in prison for allegedly misappropriating funds to the tune of N132 million.
As gathered, Isreal, who was said to be the owner…
Ekiti man to face court after raping 85yrs-old stepmother
The Nigerian Police has promised to arraign a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, before court if found culpable of raping his 85-year-old stepmother (name withheld) in Ekiti state.
As gathered, the suspect, who was identified as son of…
Navy Intercepts boat conveying over 250 smuggled rice bags in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a boat conveying over 250 bags of smuggled foreign rice in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, the Uyo state capital.
As stated, the bags of rice were seized from smugglers on June 15, during routine…
Updated: Lagos tanker explosion death toll jumps to five, other victims on admission
No fewer than two of the 13 persons that sustained varying degrees of burns during a tanker explosion along Mobolaji Bank Anthony way in Ikeja were reported have died in transit to the hospital, increasing the death toll from three to five…
22yrs-old man bags death sentence in Ekiti
A State High Court sitting in Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has sentenced a 22 years old convicted armed robber, identified as Kehinde Olajide, to death by hanging.
Presiding Judge, Judge Lekan Ogunmoye, while delivering his judgment…
16yrs-old boy drowns while bathing in Kano
A 16-year-old boy, identified as Muhammad Ghali, drowned in open water popularly known as "Promise" at Janbulo, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano state.
Confirming the tragedy, Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…