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Daniel pleaded, “Nigerians should forgive me. I said my father is late so Nigerians can help me. I made a big mistake; Nigerians should please forgive me. “I want to open a supermarket in Lagos. I have always been a pure water hawker. Lagos is not the first place, I started from Onitsha, from there, I sold pure water in …

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena, has cautioned the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, against making statements that could cause instability in the country, threatening to expose him to the Pope. Mbaka had called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to resign over …

At least 50 persons have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria, even as the country is still grappling with the scourging COVID-19 pandemic. The figure, revealed by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control as of Week 15, spanning April 12 -18, showed that Lassa fever has continued a silent ascent in fatalities and infection. According to NCDC figures, 28 persons died between …

• Falana queries Buhari’s call for U.S. help outside AU, ECOWAS• Experts disagree on Nigeria’s invitation of AFRICOM• Masari: State of emergency won’t address insecurity• Tight security at National Assembly over alleged threat• Rivers imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew• NSA: Security agencies will monitor threats at airports The European Union (EU) has advised the Federal Government to look beyond military deployment in …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans to set up the Edo State Forestry Commission and update the state’s forestry laws to checkmate activities of criminal elements and preserve the state’s forest assets. Obaseki who disclosed this during a meeting with forestry stakeholders in Benin City, said the forests need to be policed and the process properly governed …

Prices of fishes have skyrocketed in Edo state as sellers have for the past three days refused to sell in protest of the activities of cold room owners and operators who they accused of arbitrary increase in the prices of fish, a more major protein source. They called on the state government to look into an alarming situation where every …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has launched free set-top boxes as part of the digital switchover (DSO) in Lagos. Speaking at the event in Lagos on Thursday, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, said the set-top box does not require monthly subscriptions, except for an annual access fee of N1,500. He added that the DSO will enable millions of Nigerians who …

• Over 3, 000 escaped inmates on the loose• Overcrowding fueling jailbreak attempts• Expert links incidence to spike in crime rates Amid mounting insecurity challenges, the Federal Government appears to have yet another bout of headache to contend with. The nation’s correctional facilities frequently come under violent attacks leading to jailbreaks and attempted jailbreaks even though billions of naira is budgeted …

…Says ‘Security agencies must bring perpetrators to book within 72 hours’ Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday, gave security agencies 72 hours to bring the killers of two soldiers, a policeman and a civilian in the state to book. He imposed a curfew on entry and exit points in the state. The state government also denied the rumour making …

The Chairman, Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Finance, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Office of the National Security Adviser till Tuesday next week to explain an alleged ‘secret withdrawal of N7.5bn from the two per cent National Automotive Council Design and Development Council Levy Account. The account is domiciled with …