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Soldiers went to Lekki toll gate with both live and blank bullets – General The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, has explained that Phase Four of the military internal security operation, which was deployed in the Lekki toll gate on the night …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has reassured Nigerians that the ongoing construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge will be completed in 2022. Fashola who gave the assurance during a town hall meeting to host communities of Anambra and Delta States, regretted that some grounds had been …

The Federal Government has debunked the report that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, platform. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige told Sunday Vanguard that government was quoted out of context on the matter, saying, …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of economist and stockbroker, Mr. Albert Okumagba. Newsextra24 reports that Okumagba, who died at the age of 56 years, was an investment banker and Obaseki’s ally, who hailed from Delta State. In a statement forwarded …

The efforts of the government of Senator Hope Uzodinma to boost the economy of Imo State has received a huge boost following the move by the government to recover some oil wells wrongly ceded to Rivers State. Imo and her neighboring Rivers have been in a protracted battle over oil …

Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday reveal that Nigeria is officially in a Recession. The nation has recorded a contraction of 3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020. This is the second consecutive quarterly GDP decline since the recession of 2016. The cumulative GDP for …

DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has picked holes in the increasing outcry by stakeholders in Niger Delta for the Federal Government to pay 13 per cent derivation fund directly to oil communities, describing the agitation as illogical. Governor Okowa, interacting with journalists at Asaba, the state capital, cautioned the …

says gov ‘is a factor’, must respond to military allegations Panel has power to invite anybody –Commissioner We’ve given AGF, others evidence against 33 indicted SARS men –NHRC Counsel for some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos State, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will have to appear before the …

There have been massive traffic jams this morning as Lagosians suffer the effects of multiple road closures in the city. Two of the three major bridges that connect the Island to the Mainland have been closed this morning. The Third Mainland Bridge is partially closed for repair works, the Eko …

Barely a week after being inaugurated for a second term and two months after winning re-election, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has rolled out tough decisions in the state on governance. Newsextra24 reports that on Friday, the governor ordered contractors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to …