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The Edo State government has pledged to offset the medical bills of a 22-year-old student, Elizabeth, who has been hospitalised for 11 months after being hit by an unlicensed truck allegedly belonging to Dangote Group. The intervention came after social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), raised alarm over Elizabeth’s deteriorating […]
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Gummel, and the Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, CP Rabiu Muhammad, to Zamfara State, to monitor the supplementary election for Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency. Addressing police officers and other security agencies ahead of the exercise scheduled for August 21, […]
Israel has said it has begun the first stages of its takeover of Gaza City – as the UK condemned the approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement.
The UK has condemned Israel’s approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement, which has been hailed as “erasing” the idea of a Palestinian state by an Israeli minister.
The Federal government of Nigeria has taken a significant step to bring safety to the social media space with immediate shutdown of about 13,597,057 social media accounts for offensive contents and breach of the code of practice by users of social media platforms. The government also took down a total of 58,909,112 offensive contents from […]
The inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the upgrade of the Police Medical Section to a full-fledged Directorate of Medical Services. Force PRO, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this historic elevation emphasised the Force’s renewed focus on healthcare delivery as a critical component of police welfare and operational efficiency. He said, “By establishing the […]
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria is participating in the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) with a clear mission to unlock over $1billion in trade and investment opportunities. Writing on his X handle on Wednesday, the President stated that Nigeria’s engagement at the summit, themed “Co-create innovative solutions with Africa”, […]
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, at the latter’s private residence located at Ondo Street, Bodija, Ibadan, the state capital. The visit followed the return of Oba Ladoja, who was a former governor of the State, to Ibadan after his formal nomination as the 44th Olubadan […]
The Presidency has dismissed social media claims that Nigeria’s participation at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, was reduced to an empty booth at a trade exhibition. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday, said the viral video of […]
The Federal High Court, Lagos, presided over by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a trader at the Alaba-Rago Market, Ayuba Shittu, for unlawfully dealing in 1.606 kilograms of Tramadol, a prohibited analgesic. The 31-year-old trader was sentenced to three months in prison by Justice Dipeolu after pleading guilty to a one-count charge […]