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The police in Lagos state have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Achogwu, for allegedly stealing solar panels recently installed by the Lagos state government. In a post shared on X, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said ‘’Recently, @followlasg installed some solar-powered streetlights in …

The Lagos state government has announced the reopening of the third mainland bridge.    A statement released by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, says the bridge has now been reopened after essential maintenance has been carried out on it.   “We are pleased to announce that parts of …

Acting Governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has reportedly frozen the local government account in the state.  The Nation reported that this caused tension among the newly appointed caretaker chairmen in the 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).  The acting governor also told the newly …

International students in the UK might be barred from getting the two-year graduate visas if they fail to achieve good grades.    British tabloids reported that the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been asked by James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, to review the graduate visa as part of a five-point …

  The Federal Government has rejected claims by the World Bank that government is still paying subsidy on petrol, saying the era of petrol subsidy is “gone for good”. Speaking in an interview on Channels TV on Thursday, December 14, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said President …

A lawsuit filed by the immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle over ownership of over 50 vehicles which reportedly belongs to the State Government, has been dismissed.   Matawalle who filed the lawsuit following a raid on his residence where the vehicles were recovered, had claimed ownership of …

   The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has said that the powers of traditional rulers has been reduced, saying a constitutional review to give more powers to monarchs in Nigeria is needed.  According to the Ooni, a situation where even a local government chairman is more powerful …

According to Liz Cheney’s new book, Kevin McCarthy told her that Trump was depressed and not eating, so he went to Mar-a-Lago. Jake Tapper read an excerpt from Liz Cheney’s book, “There is this part where Liz Cheney confronts Kevin McCarthy on when he …

A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, government officials in the West African country have said.   Tensions in the West African nation have been on a rise since a contested election in June, with President Bio …

The Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that Bola Tinubu inherited an administration that was almost in comatose.   The governor stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Nov. 26.   He said, “The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious.  “They’ve taken …