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The Lagos State Government has arrested four suspected hoodlums in some parts of the state over extortion. The suspects named Tunji Oyedeji, Allison Ozin, Taiwo Olubodun and Awotunde Ahmed, were arrested in Amuwo-Odofin area of the state while attempting to extort motorists illegally. The Commissioner for Transportation in the state, Dr Fredric Oladeinde, while parading

  The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has frowned on the comment made by the Chairman of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, “ridiculing the Yoruba race”. The group said it had received several complaints from sons and daughters of the ethnic group over Iwuanyanwu’s comment. The National Organising Secretary of the group,

Former President Mr Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the people and government of Ogun State over the death of a former Chief of General Staff, Lt General Oladipo Diya (retd.), describing him as a committed patriot and courageous soldier. In a condolence message signed by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan lauded Diya for serving

Gareth Southgate hailed “ruthless” Bukayo Saka as the England forward’s breathtaking goal inspired a 2-0 win against Ukraine that maintained his side’s perfect start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on Sunday. Southgate’s team followed an impressive victory against Italy in their Group C opener with another composed display highlighted by Saka’s brilliance and the

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Sunday raised an alarm over the possibility of thermal discomfort across some cities in the country. In a statement released by the Nimet General Manager, Public Relations, Muntari Ibrahim, the agency said observations from the source region indicate that temperature was expected to rise above 40 degrees in the next

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family of a former Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, over his death on Sunday. Lawan also condoled with the government and people of Ogun State over the loss of the one-time number two citizen under the military regime of the late

The West African Examinations Council has cancelled manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination from 1999 till date. A statement by the council said this was due to the recently innovated WAEC Digital Certificate Platform designed for a seamless and timely mode of availing stakeholders

The All Progressives Congress in Kebbi State on Sunday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission for declaring the governorship election in the state inconclusive. The APC maintained that INEC made an error by declaring the election inconclusive when its governorship candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, should have been declared the winner. The Deputy Director-General of the

Delta State Police Command, on Sunday, said it was in possession of a video recording, that has since gone viral, showing “some policemen in the state manhandling a woman in a dehumanising manner”. This disclosure was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe. It

The Lagos state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi said 52,652 tuberculosis cases were captured at the national level in four years. Prof Abayomi said 11,723 cases were captured in 2019; 10,150 in 2020; 13,499 in 2021; and 17,280 in 2022. Abayomi disclosed this on his Instagram handle @ProfAkinAbayomi on Sunday. He said the state accounts