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The Anti-kidnap unit of the Rivers state police command has rescued a 25-year-old lawyer, Bisola Ajayi, who was kidnapped in front of her home on Sunday 4 October 2020 in Rumuokwurusi, in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State. According to reports, it was DSP Adewale that led the rescue operation that freed Bisola and another […]
Youths in Lagos led by Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu, AKA Runtown and Folarin Falana (Falz) have taken to the streets in a protest against the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad demanding that the said police unit be scrapped. This is after the IGP of police, Mohammed Adamu last week banned FSARS and other tactical units […]
Best roof Gas plant Baruwa-Ipaja area of Alimosho local government area, Lagos exploded in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed this development. Nosa Okunbor, LASEMA spokesman, in a statement said that though the cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained, four persons died while several […]
President Buhari has approved the reappointment of Engineer Fidet Edentalen Okhiria as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation for a second and final term of four years effective 20th October 2020. Engineer Fidet began his first tenure in 2016 after his predecessor, Adeseyi Sijuwade ended his tenure as the NRC Manging Director. […]
The Federal Government has approved $3.2billion contract for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge railway with new branch lines and transshipment facilities. The Minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi announced this while briefing Journalists after the weekly the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked the Minister of state for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba to resign his appointment if he has interests in agriculture and “stop displaying his cluelessness of the problems in the education sector.” This is in response to a comment by the Minister of state for Education on […]
An Ondo state high court has sentenced Babatunde Alfa, general overseer of Sotitobire Miracle Center, Akure, and five others to life imprisonment over the kidnapping of Gold Kolawole, a one-year-old child, from the church. The convicts were found guilty on two-count charges of kidnapping, aiding and abetting to kidnap preferred against them. Delivering judgment […]
The National Association of Pipeline Surveillance Maintenance Workers of Nigeria (NAPSMWN) has given the Asset Management Team of OML 42, three days to pay the salary arrears of its surveillance and Maintenance worker or risk the shutdown of its operations. In a statement, dated October 6th, 2020, president of the National Association of Pipeline […]
DCP Frank Mba, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force has said that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a special arm of the Force, cannot be scrapped because of the ongoing fight against crimes in the country. Speaking on Tuesday 6th October 2020 during an Instagram Live Chat with Nigerian artiste, Azeez Fashola, […]
The president of the Nigerian football federation, Mr Amaju Pinnick has announced Randy Waldrum as the new coach of the Super Falcons. “I’m happy to announce that Randy Waldrum will be the man tasked with taking our Women to the next level.” The 64-year-old American who has coaching experience at international level was in charge […]
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