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The House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states in the country.    The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu read the letter from the committee containing the proposal during plenary on Thursday in Abuja.   If approved, this will increase the number of states in …

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that he will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, following President Donald Trump’s recent threat to cut off funding to the African country.\    The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting is set to take place from February 20-21 in Johannesburg, where South Africa currently holds the G20 presidency until November …

The Anambra State Police Command has sealed the building where three siblings were brutally m8rdered.    The incident occurred in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, February 1, 2025.   The yet-to-be-identified assailants k!lled the children, Ejezie Chikaima Daviana,9, Ejezie Chimdirim David, 5, Ejezie Chimziterem Dominica,8, and placed their lifeless bodies in a deep freezer …

Ossai Ovie Success, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Delta State Governor, has called out a media organisation over the dress worn by a presenter to work.  The outfit in question shows the presenter’s side boobs.  Sharing photos to his Facebook account, Ossai wrote: “Dear Sound City Radio, I am disappointed in you guys.  “So this is how your …

The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring justice is served for the brutal m8rder of Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and their son, Oreoluwa.    The family members were gruesomely m8rdered on New Year’s Day in 2023.   An Ogun State High Court on Monday, February 3, 2025, convicted and sentenced their k!llers to d3ath by hanging …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 19 miscreants and suspected phone snatchers during a sting operation on black spots in Minna, including New Market, Sauka-Kahuta, Soje, and Kpakungu.      Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, February 3, 2025, said police arrested one Sunday Nelson with a stolen vehicle.   …

The Ogun State Government has placed a six months suspension on the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who was caught on tape allegedly assaulting one of his chiefs.   A statement from the Special Adviser to Gov Dapo Abiodun on Communication and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, on Monday, January 3, said the decision was reached after the monarch and his …

The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development (MYSD), in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexu@l Violence Agency (DSVA), have rescued a 9-year-old girl allegedly mol#sted by Baba Michael, a carpenter, who lives at Anishere, Ayobo.   This was a response to a viral video posted by Comedienne Princess last night January 31 in which she raised alarm to …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old farmer, Umar Mohammed, for allegedly def!ling a six-year-old girl in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, January 31, 2025.   The PPRO said Mohammed, from Farar-Doka village, was arrested following a direct complaint at Bangi …

The Osun State Judiciary has debunked claims that a Magistrate fined a lady N150,000 for failing to visit her boyfriend after collecting N3,transportport fare.  The initial report claimed that one Rhoda Adu collected N3,000 fare from one Olapitan Sola and subsequently switched off her phone, failing to show up, hence one Akogun Oludare ordered that she should pay Sola N150,000.  However, the …