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All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congress Appeal Committee for Lagos State has announced a special meeting with stakeholders in a bid to resolve grievances in the state chapter of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that crisis rocking the state chapter of the party took another turn on Oct 16 with different aggrieved groups holding parallel state …

Bishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Remo Central in Ogun State, Rt. Rev. Olu Akinola has berated the federal government of Nigeria for hoarding the truth about state of the nation from Nigerians. The Bishop, who spoke at the burial and outing service for Madam Felicia Ambali, mother of Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Politics, Hon. Biyi …

Rome, Italy – Pope Francis paid a visit to the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians on Friday and asked the religious sisters to pray for him as they live out their mission of service to the young and the poor. “Thank you for who you are and what you do. I am close to you with prayer and I …

We only pay maximum insured amount at the point of liquidation then, subsequently, begin to pay depositors and after that we wind up. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is currently settling the liquidation dividends of depositors of banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Bello Hassan, said this …

A 23-year-old mother of three, Miss Mercy Okon who sold her 3-month-old baby for 150,000 naira has revealed that she needed the money to pay her house rent and offset other bills. She told Vanguard that it was out of poverty and desperation that she did what she did in a bid to help herself. According to her the father …

Victims of police brutality in Edo State of Nigeria are to be paid N190m compensation by the State Government, as recommended by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry, constituted to investigate police brutality, human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State made the disclosure today during a meeting …

Oyeyemi says this platform will embrace the ethical imperatives of eliminating misconducts both on the part of the operatives and motorists Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, on Thursday, unveiled body cameras, operation monitoring and control platform, to improve the Corps’ field operations across Nigeria. At the official inauguration in Abuja, Oyeyemi said that the platform …

…Gov says school ready for accreditation as he inspects ongoing project COVID-19 pandemic has “unravelled the weaknesses of our healthcare system and it has prompted our administration to focus on the system, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Thursday. “We are all witnesses to what happened during the pandemic last year. With COVID-19, no matter how rich you …

**Nigeria’s future worth fighting for, VP says at Sen. Nnamani’s book launch Nigeria’s future and that of its communities depend on how well “the many concerns of women and children in our communities, especially the focal areas of health, education and economic empowerment are addressed, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday in Abuja at …

Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has declared interest in the Pandora Papers revelations regarding Nigerian past and present public officers reported to have owned undeclared assets offshore. The agency has expressed a commitment to open investigations into the allegations. The CCB is the Nigerian public agency dealing with issues of corruption, conflict of interest, and abuse of office by …