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By Okhide Em’ya David Head of Service,  Edo State Mr. Anthony Okungbowa was allegedly  kidnapped  a few hours ago at Ikpoba Hill  axis of Benin. He was said to be returning from a Thanksgiving. As at the time of this report the State Police Command and Government have not issued any official statement in respect of the alleged kidnapping of …

The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission tells PREMIUM TIMES there is no extension for the announced deadline. Despite criticisms from many Nigerians of the two-week ultimatum for the registration and linking of National Identity Number (NIN) to mobile numbers, the federal government has insisted on the deadline. The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar, …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has returned the order restricting the operations of churches and mosques in the state. He asked the worship centres not to hold services for more than two hours, adding that no gathering must exceed 50 per cent of the maximum capacity of the Venue. Sanwo-Olu also banned carnivals and street parties in the state. …

The poor state of the road, occasioned by the neglect of the 27km-long Marina-Okokomaiko section of the Lagos light rail project, mirrors the rot that is beneath the façade of “excellence” which successive governments in Lagos have continued to pride themselves with since 1999. While similar projects elsewhere have since been built and expanded beyond their original corridors, the Lagos …

Gunmen attacked the convoy of Emir of Kaura Namoda, Sanusi Muhammad-Asha, resulting in the death of eight persons. The police in Katsina on Friday confirmed that three of its personnel and five palace guards were killed after a foiled bandit attack on an emir. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how gunmen attacked the convoy of Emir of Kaura Namoda, Sanusi Muhammad-Asha, resulting …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered civil servants from Grade Level 14 and below to work from home. He also asked the worship centres not to hold services for more than two hours, adding that no gathering must exceed 50 per cent of the maximum capacity of the Venue. Sanwo-Olu also banned carnivals and street parties in the …

Hours after they arrived Katsina, Yahaya Salauwa, Vice Principal of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, confirmed that the abducted schoolboys are complete. After kidnapping them on 11 of December (a week to today), they were taken to Tsafe, Zamfara State. The pupils regained freedom yesterday and were currently being treated in Katsina However, speaking on Friday at the Katsina state …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, ordered all schools in the state to shut down indefinitely. The governor said the measure was crucial to public health safety amid the increasing COVID-19 cases recorded in all local government areas in the state. Sanwo-Olu in a statement today, titled, ‘We Cannot Afford To Relax The Battle Against Covid-19’, said, “All schools …

By Okhide Em’ya David.. A 69 year-old army pensioner, Corporal Adasa Felix, has pleaded with  Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses in Benin City, to wade  into a  case of alleged maltreatment  and  ejection by  his landlord from  his apartment and reinstate him. Adasa, who attributed his nonpayment of his rent on time …

Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari has announced the release of abducted pupils of Government Science Secondary School in Ƙanƙara, Katsina State of Nigeria. The governor said the abductees will reunite with their families later after medical examination, according to the Nation. Masari said the government would increase security personnel in the schools to avert a re-occurrence. “We have protected …