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CP: We’re After Foreigners Operating Okada In Lagos

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State with police officers
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, has said that the command is after foreigners operating as commercial motorcyclists in the state. Alabi disclosed this on Friday inRead More

Orji Kalu: Nine APC Presidential Aspirants Set To Step Down For Lawan

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday disclosed that nine presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to step down and supportRead More

Nigeria’s Box Office Records N4.8bn Revenue In 2021

Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), Mr. Patrick Lee
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) has generated N4.8 billion in revenue through ticket sales in 2021. CEAN Chairman, Mr. Patrick Lee, disclosed this in an interview with theRead More

Gunmen Abduct Journalists Covering Enugu Local Council Elections

Gunmen
The news crew of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service, ESBS, who were covering the 2022 local government elections were attacked by gunmen on Wednesday but later released. It was learntRead More

COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 269 Cases, 256 Discharged, 1 Death On Oct 8

COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 269 new infections, 256 discharged and one COVID-19 related death, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 207,479. TheRead More

Passport Application: Nigeria Mission In South Africa Warns Cyber Fraudsters

Consul-General of Nigeria to South Africa, Mr Abdukmalik Ahmed
The Nigeria mission in Johannesburg, South Africa, has vowed to remain vigilant against all forms of cyber criminal activities, including the fake website for passport applications. Mr Abdukmalik Ahmed, Consul-GeneralRead More

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Infection Rate Hits 199,333, Says NCDC

COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country now has 199,333 COVID-19 infections as at Friday, August 27 across all the 36 states of the federation andRead More

Lagos COVID-19-related Deaths Hit 506, Says Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the number of persons in the state that have died from COVID-19 related complications has increased to 506, theRead More

Non-payment Of Salary: Civil Servants Shun Offices In Nigeria’s Capital City After Sallah Break

Federal Capital Territory
Many civil servants failed to resume work at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday after a two-day break for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Offices at the Secretariat were empty, and aRead More

Abduction: Kebbi Shuts Down 7 Schools, Tells Principals To Close Others They Consider Unsafe

Kebbi State
The Kebbi State Government has indefinitely shut down seven schools in the wake of the armed attack of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri on Thursday, the Nigerian Union of TeachersRead More