The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the monitoring unit to conduct a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a businessman, Andrew Ochekwo, who was …
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Abiodun not to blame for Amosun ex-aide’s unpaid benefits –SA
The Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, has asked the Forum of Special Assistants under ex-Governor Ibikunle Amosun to stop playing to the …
Read More »Customs seizes N106m smuggled fuel in seven days
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has shed light on how a special operations unit of the agency seized 150,950 litres of petrol, worth N105,965,391, in one …
Read More »Alaafin: I have no anointed candidate, says Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, absolved himself of blame in the delayed selection and appointment of Alaafin of Oyo, insisting that “he has no anointed candidate.” The PUNCH …
Read More »Military denies inhuman treatment of female Boko Haram survivors
The Defence Headquarters has denied accusations of inhumane treatment of young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The DHQ was reacting to a report published on June …
Read More »Currency outside banks declined to N3.61tn in April
Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria has indicated that currency outside of bank vaults declined by 0.62 per cent to N3.61tn in April from N3.63tn in the previous …
Read More »Two soldiers wounded, hospitalised as bandits attack Niger military base
Bandits operating in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have shot and wounded two soldiers at a military base. Rafi is one of the troubled LGAs in Niger …
Read More »NNPC denies inflating petrol subsidy claims by N3.3tn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Monday, denied reports that it inflated the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by N3.3tn during the administration of former President …
Read More »Smuggled Nigerian petrol floods W’African markets, sells N1,700/litre
The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity …
Read More »One dies, five injured in Anambra road crash
One person has been killed and five others injured during a road accident at Ukpo junction along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. According to an eyewitness account, the road …
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