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The Lagos State Police Command has exonerated the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin of wrongdoing following its investigation on a viral video where he was seen holding what appeared to be a firearm. Police said the object seen with the cleric in the viral video was a stun gun and […]

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden showed no signs of fatigue as she stormed into the women’s 200 metres semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships (WAC) on Wednesday, three days after winning the 100m gold medal. Jefferson-Wooden dominated her heat in 22.24, second fastest on this muggy evening to march on to Friday’s semis at the National Stadium. No […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu who is also the Walin Lafiya, on his birthday on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The President praised the 20th inspector general of Police for his decades of service to the nation. He noted Adamu’s steady leadership in maintaining law and order as […]

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have smashed a notorious syndicate which specialised in breaking into churches and stealing musical instruments. The breakthrough was achieved following weeks of discrete intelligence gathering and surveillance. The gang leader and another member of the syndicate who were arrested by the Police confessed to the crime. Police Public […]

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations on Wednesday underlined the urgent need to close a $6 billion funding shortfall to expand irrigation across West Africa and the Sahel region. FAO Subregional Coordinator for West Africa and acting representative for Senegal, Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya who stated this at the Hand-in-Hand Sub-Regional Investment Forum […]

Ekiti State government has expressed confidence that its various investment in ease of doing business, road construction and rural electrification will address high inflation rate of the state. The assurance was in reaction to the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) August 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI), revealing that the State recorded an all-item inflation rate […]

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 60.26 percent of candidates recording five credits and above in English and Mathematics. Releasing the result at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State capital on Wednesday, NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi announced, “Number of candidates with […]

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, Hon. Ajayi Alfred Agboola has withdrawn his appeal before the Supreme Court. In a letter dated September 16, 2025, and addressed to the Chief Registrar of the apex court, Agboola acknowledged his awareness of the appeal filed on […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked Nigerians to disregard a fake recruitment advertisement presently circulating on the social media. INEC in a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday, said the fraudulent notice falsely claimed that the Commission was recruiting for various positions and directed applicants to a fake portal, inecrecruitment.com, to […]