Folake Sokoya  From where he sat on the floor, rolling his eyes from one side to the other, no one could easily guess how many lives the 39-year-old Adeola Williams, popularly known as Ade Lawyer, could have taken in the past 10 to 20 years until he opened his mouth to confess. Many of those present during his confession a …

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Folake Sokoya Apparently, millions of Naira from Federal Government’s Amnesty program was not enough for Prosper David, a dreaded militant whose gang has just been smashed by the police. Known as the Militant General, David met his waterloo during a shootout with the police in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The police, who also described David as a Sea Pirate, said …

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Lagos State government on Thursday shifted its position, owing to pressure from Lagosians, on the vexed issue of amended Land Use Charge Law. In a press briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Ikeja, attended by top state executives, Commissioner for Finance, AkinyemiAshade, said the reverse in the position of the state government was occasioned by the fact that governor …

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Dayo Emmanuel The Police this evening have arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed a man with knife at the Iju-Ishaga market in Lagos State over a provocation,National Wire has learnt. According to eye witness reports, the unidentified woman is a trader in the market. A trader who preferred to be anonymous told National Wire that the victim is from northern …

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Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has commended the leadership role of the Olu of Ifoland, Oɓa Samuel Atanda Oladipupo, Aƴeronrwi 1, who recently marked his 80th birthday and 13th Coronation Anniversary, as the paramount ruler of the ever busy town of Ifo. According to Amosun, the leadership style of the monarch could not be overemphasised, stating that Oba Oladipupo …

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Lagos State government on Tuesday said the rumoured increase in the cost of processing motor vehicle particulars and application for number plates is untrue, saying the rates remain the same across the state. A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, said the clarification became necessary in response to enquiries by members of the public who …

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The 2018 Measles vaccination campaign for children between the age nine months and five years will hold in Lagos state from March 15- 29, 2018, the state government has announced. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, who made this known to newsmen on Tuesday,and he noted that 3,609,538 children were being targeted during …

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Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Conscience Party (NCP), Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) have expressed their disapproval of the 2018 Land Use Charge Law in Lagos state. The groups did this by storming Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday,in protest against the hike in levies charged by the …

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Folake Sokoya The Kwara State government has been commended for adopting an e-payment platform for the payment of stipends to beneficiaries of the World Bank assisted Youth Employment and Social Support Operation-Pubic Workfare (YESSO-PWF) scheme in the State. Mr Chris Anake, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation, Operation Coordinating Unit of YESSO in Cross River State, gave the commendation on Tuesday during …

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Anyone found guilty of rape should be jailed for 25 years, Lagos State Governor,Akinwumi Ambode,has recommended. He made the suggestion on Monday when he led a walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, along with top government functionaries. He said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands were on deck towards safeguarding the …

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