The Police command in Lagos State says it has handed over four suspected electoral offenders to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution. The Police Public Relations Officers in Lagos, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Hundeyin said that out of 23 persons arrested during the […]
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Today, March 10, marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). According to Gerald H. Smith, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at U.S. Mission Nigeria, “for 70 years, FAS has had an unwavering belief in linking U.S. agriculture to the world. As we celebrate the 70th anniversary, I am reminded […]
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has opened an investigation over allegations of maltreatment of Nigeria-bound passengers by German carrier Lufthansa Airlines. General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, disclosed this in Lagos. Adurogboye said NCAA got a complaint over the alleged maltreatment of over 200 Nigeria-bound passengers. “I just got our Consumer Department and I […]
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DR Congo Army troop Photo: AFP Fighting erupted Friday between M23 militiamen and government troops near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, sources said, hours before the expected arrival of a European mercy flight. The aid mission is the first in an airlift announced last Saturday by the European Union to help the beleaguered […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has officially opened a recruitment exercise for qualified Nigerians who are interested in joining the organisation. It said this in a statement on Friday and disclosed that the application runs from March 12 to April 8, 2023. It also stated in the tweet that graduates of […]
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Mali’s ruling junta has postponed a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to civilian rule, a government spokesperson said in a statement read to the press Friday. “The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled for March 19, 2023… will be slightly postponed,” Abdoulaye […]
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Lagos State Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says Nigerian youths are 90 per cent close to taking over governance and having their dream country materialise. The 40-year-old LP candidate disclosed this at a meeting tagged: “Youth O’ Clock” in Ikeja on Thursday. He said: “We know that the goal and what we […]
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Anti riots Police officers arrive at state headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to secure electoral materials on February 26, 2023 the day after Nigeria’s presidential and general election. The have been urged to checkmate inciteful comments from general public. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs […]
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Akere auto spare parts market fire •Warns against further attacks, seeks FG, Sanwo Olu’s intervention The National Vice President of the Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Okeke Ogene, yesterday, condemned the attack on the Akere spare parts market in Olodi Apapa, Lagos, describing the development as unhealthy for democratic process in Nigeria. […]
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Child labour Alerts on traffickers’ method in FCT The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has rescued three children hired for N3,000 daily from their parents. Director General, NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed in a press release, that the suspects specialised in collecting babies in connivance with other members of the […]
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