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Stop Fortifying Cultists – Lagos Police Commissioner Warns Ikorodu Traditionalists The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has warned traditionalists in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of the state to stop fortifying cultists and criminals in the area, Newsextra24 reports. The police chief gave the warning while speaking …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, his media aide Paul Ibe said on Wednesday, Newsextra24 reports. The former number two citizen, who is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had received the first shot on January 6. “H.E @atiku earlier today …

LINAS International Limited and former Member, House of Representatives, Hon Ned Nwoko, have disclosed how they were threatened in their bid to untangle the excess charges and over deductions in Paris Club advances for which the Federal Government had refunded $13 billion to States and Local Governments Areas. An Interim …

 Ooni cautions against politicisation of insecurity, Aregbesola urges unity Chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum and Ondo chief executive, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and his Oyo counterpart, Seyi Makinde, yesterday, separately briefed President Muhammadu Buhari s on the security situation in their states at the State House, Abuja. While Akeredolu declined comments at …

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed says apart from body protection, his orderly provides him updates of happenings in the country. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a ceremony to decorate his Police Orderly, Lucky Moses. Moses was recently promoted by the Police Service Commission (PSC) from the rank …

CYNICALLY exploiting the defective enforcement of the law, commercial motorcycle operators, known in common parlance as okada, are running riot all over Lagos State. Although their operations have been restricted on major highways and bridges by law, they continue to constitute an ever-frustrating menace in the hectic transport ecosystem of …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, told journalists in Abuja on …

After months of intense calls by the National Assembly, socio-cultural organisations and pressure groups, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday bowed to pressure on the country’s service chiefs. Sources around the Presidency and the security chiefs said Buhari bowed to pressure following the failure of the service chiefs to ‘properly tackle’ the …

Mrs. Obiano Mourns Nollywood Actor, Ernest Asuzu The wife of Governor of Anambra State and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), a charity-based organization, Dr. (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) has commiserated with Jennifer, the wife of Ernest Asuzu and entire Asuzu family, over the sudden demise of Nollywood actor …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met the new service chiefs for the first time since he announced their appointment, Newsextra24 reports. The new service chiefs are Major-Gen. Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice …