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House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on New Naira Re-design and Naira Swap Policy has rejected the 10 days extension announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the exchange of old naira notes. The Chairman of the committee, Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano), in a statement on Sunday, insisted that the position of the law on…
By Maureen Ikpeama Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has expressed concern over recurring container crashes on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos and called for barricades to stop articulated vehicles from using the bridge.He made the call in a statement issued by the Federal Road Safety Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem on Sunday in Abuja. Biu reacted …
Police Operatives serving in Octopus Squad ‘B’ of Enugu State Command, on 27/01/2023 at about 9pm, conducted an intelligence-guided sting operation, intercepted and busted at Diamond Estate axis of Onitsha Road Enugu, an armed robbery gang, known to perpetrate heinous crimes within Enugu metropolis and environ under the name of “Unknown Gunmen”. Statement made available…
Enugu. State health practitioners on Tuesday, January 31,2023,joined their counterparts all over t on world to celebrate the 2023 World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)Day, with a call on Development partners, stakeholders and health care providers to invest in research and development towards diagnosis and management of the Innovative Disease Management (IDM),NTDs. State Commissioner for Health,…
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad, President Buhari described the feat as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s economy and a “game changer” for the downstream petroleum…
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State ,was on Sunday, set ablaze by hoodlums Statement signed by the chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye via the body’s verified Twitter page, said the resident INEC commissioner for Ebonyi state, Onyeka Pauline Ugochi reported that the incident occurred…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the weekend arrested a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos following the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga. Oyenuga was on a mission to deliver 400grams of the class ‘A’ drug concealed in a pair of palm sandals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.. Director of…
Osun state governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Sunday sworn in as the sixth civilian Governor of Osun State, along with his deputy, Kola Adewusi. Dressed in a white attire with green and white cap, Adeleke was administered with Oath and Allegiance of Office by the state Chief Judge,…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dethroned three monarchs appointed by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola. Former Governor Oyetola appointed several monarch few weeks before handing over government to Adeleke. The monarchs included Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Yinusa Akadiri, Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Oluponle and Oba Adegboyega Famodun. The former governor also approved the appointment…
An early morning fire on Monday razed many perfume, ladies wares, cosmetics and wig shops on Kano street near Onitsha main market in Anambra. The fire, which was said to have started at about 2a. m., destroyed items and properties worth millions of naira. The state Director of Fire Service, Martin Agbili, said that the fire…