Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm over alleged impending plot by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to “frame him up” for fictitious crimes. Obasanjo said, already, impeccable security sources have informed him that his name is on their watch list and that the security of his life cannot be guaranteed.  In a press statement signed by his media …

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Seven suspects have been arrested for importing eight physically challenged children into the state for the purpose of begging. The Decoy Team of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos Police Command, which made the arrest said the suspects, along with six of their eight beggars, were arrested at Mobolaji Bank Anthony way after almost a week of monitoring. According to …

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The United States has announced about $112m in additional humanitarian assistance to help people in Nigeria and neighboring countries in the Lake Chad region affected by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement from the USAID media relations office on Friday, U.S. said the latest humanitarian assistance has brought its donation to the region in the last one year …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has institutionalized June 12 as the day for the observance of return of democracy in the country,declaring the day a National holiday henceforth. The President made this known Wednesday night via his verified Twitter account with a press statement from the Presidency attached. President Buhari also conferred the highest honour in the land,Grand Commander of the Federal …

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The United States Consulate General in Lagos has concluded a workshop for training primary and secondary pupils on drone technology. Organized in collaboration with the Baltimore-based Global Air Media, the two-day workshop concluded on Tuesday also featured mentoring for 13 female STEM leaders on the evolving technology in real estate and construction, cinematography, as well as humanitarian and emergency response. …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has said the tourism potentials inherent in Africa are yet to be fully harnessed. He made the assertion on Wednesday in Ikeja when he hosted 101 delegates from 34 countries of United Nations World Tourism Organisation ( UNTWO) and eight African Tourism Ministers. Ambode said Africa is the least travelled tourism continent with many destinations …

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Card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) belonging to various Igbo groups have decamped en-masse to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The defection event took place on Wednesday in Ifako Local Government Area of the state where the Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard received them into the ruling party. The new members said the performance and activities of the state …

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Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) on Tuesday shut down five facilities housing commercial banks as well as over 80 other buildings on Allen Avenue, Ikeja over illegal conversion. Zenith, Access, Sterling, Unity and UBA branches at Allen Avenue were the affected banks. Also shut were Tantalizers, Adebowale Electronics, Panasonic and several other buildings used for commercial …

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Appalled by the way some pupils of public schools turn up for classes,wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, on Tuesday started the distribution of about 50,000 shoes and branded socks to pupils in Primary I across the state. Ambode, speaking at the Cherubim and Seraphim Primary School, Ikorodu, said the initiative was aimed at boosting the morale …

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Folake Sokoya Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the Obi of Ogodor in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Sunday Olisewokwu. According to family sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, the monarch, who is the Chairman of Aniocha Traditional Rulers Committee, was abducted at the weekend at about 4:20 in the evening on his way from an event …

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