Lagos – A total of 1.8 tons cocaine with the street value worth of 194 billion naira, about (278.25million dollars) was set ablazed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Badagry area of Lagos on Tuesday. The set ablazed of drugs carried out by the NDLEA on September, …
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Lagos – A 20-year old youth, Tosin Kolade is presently cooling his feet in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo town for allegedly raping a 17 year old girl to death inside a Church premises in Ibadan. The suspect who was arraigned before a magistrate court in Ibadan was denied bail and …
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Lagos – A 40-year old self-acclaimed human rights activist, Chamberlain Uwandi has been arrested and arraigned for allegedly operating illegal Police station, where innocent victims were arrested and granted bail for undisclosed amounts. Authoritative source revealed that the suspect who was learnt to have been operating the illegal station was …
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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday inaugurated an ad hoc Committee set up by the Senate to investigate the non compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act and the Oil Mining Lease. The seven-member panel is headed by the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi. Other …
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, launched the Edo State Tourism Master Plan, a thoroughly designed plan to make the state the choice destination among global tourists. With the master plan, the state plans to generate N2 trillion in the next 10 years from the sector. Obaseki …
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The Nigerian Senate, Tuesday passed a bill amending the Court of Appeal Act, 2013 increasing the number of Justices of Court of Appeal from ninety to one hundred and ten. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and legal Matters by Sen.Bamidele …
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…vows to prosecute persons who attack govt officials The Edo State Government has vowed to prosecute individuals who harass and attack its officials in the line of duty, noting that such attacks will no longer be condoned. The Commissioner for Physical Planning, Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, Isoken Omo, gave …
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BoI), has extended credit lines to local manufacturers seeking loans of up to N20 million to expand their businesses and contribute to the state’s economic diversification drive. The loans, which are meant for production and small-scale …
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A Bill seeking to legalise power rotation in Nigeria across the six geo -political zones in the country has suffered set back in Senate during plenary on Tuesday. The Bill sponsored by Senator Patrick Abba Moro ( PDP Benue South), was to pass second reading after his lead debate , …
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A Bill to prune the powers of governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN, ) sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar representing Kwara North Senatorial district scaled second reading in the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja. The lawmaker sought for amendment to the Central Bank has Nigeria’s (CBN) Act …
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