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ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – The former Governor of Bayelsa State and current Senator  representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Senator Seriake Dickson, has alleged that oil theft is being perpetrated deliberately in the country by bigwigs from Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are masterminds of the criminal …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In a bid to set a new World Record as the Largest Mathematics Lesson involving 5000 Nigerian Students, the International Academy for the Gifted (IAGIFTED) in collaboration with Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and State tertiary institutions has organised camping system for …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – The trial of Christopher Jackson Edeh, accused of involvement in a N2.7 billion fraud case at Fidelity Bank, is set to begin on May 30, 2024. This was disclosed by Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Edeh is facing nine charges brought …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – Following his pledge to ensure that perpetrators of crime are brought to justice swiftly and fairly, the Nigeria Police Force under the focused leadership of the 22nd indigenous Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has successfully prosecuted a total number of twenty-nine …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Housing Corporation (OGSHC) has given contravention notice to 36 illegal occupants, who erected structures on the extension of Ikangba Estate, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode.  The Director of Estate and Planning in the Corporation, Mr. Nafiu Olaleye, who led an enforcement team on a survey …

A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has made startling revelations during an interview on Nigeria Info FM, asserting that security forces possess knowledge of bandits’ hideouts in Nigeria’s northern regions. Gumi, recognized for his controversial perspectives, revealed that security personnel have accompanied him on missions to negotiate with these bandits, …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Panic and confusion grip the residents of Aduralere community in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital as land grabbers plan to invade the area, laying claim to hectares of land. Comprising six Community Development Associations (CDAs) and housing over 5,000 households with a resident population exceeding 15,000, …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has strongly condemned the brutal murder of 16 personnel of the 181 Amphibious Battalion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. AANI has demanded justice for the fallen soldiers, emphasizing that leniency should not be shown to …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has remained silent and failed to take disciplinary action against seven senior officials implicated in allegedly accepting multi-billion naira bribes from smugglers operating along the country’s borders. Reported by PREMIUM TIMES, several high-ranking officials of the service were apprehended and held in …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) announced on Monday, February 26, 2024, that it is taking disciplinary measures against one of its personnel over allegations of extorting N500,000 from a car buyer named Muhammad Ahmad along the Mokwa-Jebba Road in Niger State on Thursday, February 22, 2024. In …