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23/04/2023

The national emergency management agency, NEMA southwest zone says no casualty was recorded in the building collapse that occured at Sango police barracks, Ibadan.

Southwest Zonal coordinator, NEMA, Mr Saheed Akiode disclosed this while giving update on the incident to newsarena.ng
Mr Akiode said the 2 storey building collapse affected a total of 28 flats and Over 168 persons were displaced.

The national emergency management agency, NEMA southwest zone says no casualty was recorded in the building collapse that occured at Sango police barracks, Ibad

16/04/2023

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 14, 2023, arrested forty-four (44) suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The fraudsters were arrested at Apete and Bodija areas of Ibadan following actionable intelligence on their fraudulent cyber activities.

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 14, 2023, arrested forty-four (44) suspected inte

16/04/2023

Dr. Adeniran Tella, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, says the supplementary election conducted in two Federal Constituencies in the state on Saturday was hitch-free.

Tella madethis known while addressing newsmen after monitoring the exercise in the eight polling units spread across the two affected Federal Constituencies in Oluyole and Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East

Dr. Adeniran Tella, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, says the supplementary election conducted in two Federal Constituencies in the state

07/04/2023

The crisis rocking the Labour Party deepened on Thursday as seven members of the National Working Committee of the Party, announced the National Vice-Chairman (South), Lamidi Bashir Apapa, as the acting chairman of the party, replacing the suspended chairman, Julius Abure.

As of the time of this report, stern-looking police officers have taken over the secretariat of the party.

The crisis rocking the Labour Party deepened on Thursday as seven members of the National Working Committee of the Party, announced the National Vice-Chairman (

06/04/2023

The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.

While making the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love,

The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. While making the announ

01/04/2023

Frank Nwajugu, who threatened to bring The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos State, has been arrested by the police.

On Friday 31st March 2023, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos State, in a video claimed he was going to invite IPOB to secure South Easterners and their property in Lagos State.

Boldly making the proclamation he said:

“IPOB, we will invite them. They have no job.

Frank Nwajugu, who threatened to bring The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos State, has been arrested by the police. On Friday 31st March 2023, the

31/03/2023

The Appeal Court in Sokoto on Friday sentenced two Chinese nationals to six years imprisonment for fraud and attempting to bribe officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with N50 million.

Justice Abubakar Mahmud Talba of the Court of Appeal, sentenced Meng Wei Kun and Mr.

The Appeal Court in Sokoto on Friday sentenced two Chinese nationals to six years imprisonment for fraud and attempting to bribe officials of the Economic and F

31/03/2023

Finally, police have arrested controversial Nigerian artist Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable at the expiration of an ultimatum to submit himself.

Ogun State police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed that Portable has been arrested and held at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

This coming after Portable has refused five invitations, Oyeyemi disclosed.

Finally, police have arrested controversial Nigerian artist Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable at the expiration of an ultimatum to submit himself.

22/03/2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Alex Otti winner of the March 18 governorship election in Abia.

Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972.

The LP candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Alex Otti winner of the March 18 governorship