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Injured former House of Representatives member and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has been moved to Lagos for post-surgery treatment. He was flown to Lagos aboard an Air Ambulance Chopper with registration number 5N-BSW belonging to Flying Doctors Nigeria, which landed at about 3.05pm at sports field of Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti. Bamidele was shot by a …

Sixty-eight inmates of Ibara Prison in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, have graduated after undergoing vocational training in different fields. The inmates acquired entrepreneurial skills in tailoring, hairdressing, furniture making, knitting, bead making, soap making, as well as hand fan making among others. Speaking at the graduation of the inmates held at the premises of the prison, Deputy- Comptroller of …

Full statement by the Police below… The Police have summoned the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Mr. Saraki is to be questioned over his alleged relationship with suspects arrested following the bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State, police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said on Sunday in a statement. Consequently, Mr. Saraki has been summoned to appear before a police team in Abuja …

…Seek order declaring closure unlawful …Seek order compelling defendants to reopen college, among others Association of academic/non-academic workers and students of the College of Education, Iguoriakhi, Edo State have dragged the State Government and others to the National Industrial Court, Akure in suit no NICN/BEN/08/2018 for what they alleged as unlawful closure of the institution by the Obaseki Administration. Among …

A member of the seventh House of Representatives and erstwhile governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, and one other person have been shot. The shooting took place at the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, during a reception organised for the governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It was learnt that the bullet came from the …

“…I must say that I am morally outraged by the facts of this case; the people of Taraba State had elected the defendant, a clergyman, on three different occasions; their expectations must have been very high. “How would he begin to explain to the people of Taraba State his actions? How would he explain such a colossal loss to the …

The Edo State Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC), has disclosed that a total of N2.97 billion accrued to the 18 Local Government Councils in the state from the Federation Account for the month of April. Chairman, Oredo Local Government Council, Hon. Jenkins Osunde, said this while briefing journalists after the JAAC meeting presided over by the State Governor, Mr. …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on Thursday urged Nigerians to insist on leaders with character and integrity. He said good governance would be impossible without the right people in power. The Vice-President spoke at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Faculty of Law 2018 public lecture with the theme: The rule of law as panacea for peace, security and good governance …

..says Awareness Campaign Responsible The Nigeria Prison Service(NPS) has said that its capital budget allocation has ballooned from a paltry N4billion in 2015 to N14 billion in 2016 and now N16.6 billion in 2017 which will still be maintained in the 2018 budget.s Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed disclosed this when he received the Public Education Award and Certificate of Excellence on …

…Negotiations continue on Monday, June 4 –JOHESU The Joint Health Sector Union on Thursday called off its 43-day-old strike, directing its members to resume work on Friday. The body also lambasted the Federal Government for failing to meet its demands. The directive was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the National Executive Council meeting of JOHESU and …