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JUST IN: EFCC freezes account of Oyo Assembly’s Director of Finance over alleged N1bn car…
As part of its ongoing probe of purchase of vehicles by the Oyo State House of Assembly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank account of the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) of the Assembly.…
We need your support to curb insecurity, NSCDC commandant appeals to Alaafin of Oyo
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State, Michael Adaralewa, has sought the support of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, to strengthen the security being emplaced by his command.The…
FG completes 2,249 housing units across 34 states, FCT
The Federal Government has disclosed that about 2,249 of the 4,694 housing units under construction have been completed across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).This was even as he added that a total of 1,021 building…
Police arrest 11 for armed robbery, burglaries, other offences in Osun
Osun State police command, on Tuesday, said it has arrested eleven criminals whose offences range from armed robbery, stealing, cultism and burglaries.The State Police Commissioner, CP Olawale Olokode, who dropped the hint at a press…
Gombe govt imposes 24-hour curfew on some communities in Balanga LGA
Following renewed communal violence that erupted between Lunguda and Waja ethnic groups in Balanga Local Government Area, the Gombe State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on some communities in the area.The affected communities…
Unilorin rape/murder: Autopsy report shows victim was raped, strangled ― Witness
A pathologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr Kayode Adeniyi, on Tuesday, informed the Kwara State high court that the autopsy test was conducted on the raped and murdered University of Ilorin student, Blessing…
Resumption of schools in Kaduna only extended by three weeks, says Kaduna govt
Kaduna State government has said it only extended the resumption of schools to three weeks and not indefinite.a statement issued by the state Commisioner for Education, Shehu Usman, on Tuesday, said the report attributed to the state…
Lagos shuts down 18 health facilities, sensitizes Badagry residents on quackery
An agency of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) has shut down 18 health facilities for quackery and substandard practices.The Executive Secretary, Health Facilities…
UN hails Ayade on industrialisation as Cross River launches industrial policy
The United Nations (UN) has declared Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State as the Champion of Industrialisation in Nigeria.In a statement issued by Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Communications, to Ayade, said that the…
Niger Delta group partners Kano civil society on peace-building, security
A Niger Delta-based Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) and Kano State Civil Societies Forum (KCSF) have agreed to partner in organizing a National Conference that would focus on peace-building and security between the north…