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Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Fidelis Mnyim, for his involvement in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).   The decision comes after Mnyim joined other states in contesting the legality of …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested three notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising travellers and motorists along the Port Harcourt-Owerri highway.  The State Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Bala, disclosed this on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 while parading the suspects and others at the command headquarters in Port Harcourt. According to the CP, the suspects are behind …

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the alleged m8rder of a 46-year old man, Comrade Adebayo Olanrewaju Mathew, in Ilorin.     It was gathered that the deceased, a graduate of the University of Ilorin, was allegedly macheted to d@ath  in the Ita-Elepa area of Ilorin West LGA during a heated argument between him …

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has unveiled its latest Air Quality Index, revealing that Agege and Surulere rank as the areas with the worst air quality in Lagos State. This was disclosed in LASEPA’s Air Quality Index report for October 2024, which was shared on its verified X page on Tuesday. According to the report, Agege recorded the …

Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world, has reportedly donated USD 50 million to a nonprofit organisation supporting Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.   According to The New York Times, the donation was intended to remain confidential, as Gates has not publicly endorsed Harris, who is running against Republican Donald Trump in the upcoming November 5 election.   …

The Ogun State Government has urged residents of flooded areas and communities across the state to relocate immediately. Some of the communities impacted by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam include Isheri, Riverview Estate, Oshorun Estate, OPIC Estate, Arepo, Mawere, Akute, Alagbole, Orimerunmu, and Magboro, among others. The government urged residents in these areas to pay attention to …

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria.     Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of …

Liam Payne’s girlfriend has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her late boyfriend, revealing that they were planning to get married within the year.     The former One Direction singer fell 45ft to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina last Wednesday at the age of 31.     In a new and emotional tribute to the late One …

BBNaija star, Uriel Oputa, says she believes some if tge former female housemates of the Big Brother Show should not be giving relationship advice.    She stated this on her Instagram page hours after Rechel Edwards, one of the housemates who participated in the 2022 Big Brother Naija reality show, took to X to give a controversial advice to women. …

Controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has been reportedly rushed to a hospital due to rising body temperature, The Nation reported on Wednesday, October 23.   Bobrisky was arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border on Monday.    According to the Public Relations Officer of NIS, Deputy Controller of Immigration, Kenneth Udo, Bobrisky was …