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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says Julius Berger Plc has reopened the closed sections of Ibadan-bound carriageway from Magboro to Kara and Ibafo, on Friday. Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Clement Oladele, made this known in a…

Nigeria is to undergo a Second African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) , Mrs. Gloria Akobundu, Chief Executive Officer African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development, AUDA-NEPAD has said. Akobundu,  in a…

There was wild jubilation in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, on Friday, following the judgement of Supreme Court that nullified all votes cast for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections in the state. It was observed that…

Prof. Dominic Osaghae, Dean, School of Clinical Medicine, Igbinedion University Okada, Edo State, says Nigeria has the highest concentration of victims of sickle cell disease in the world. Osaghae spoke in an interview with the News…

“Nigeria is the future of not just Africa but of the whole world and mankind” German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Bernhard Schlagheck has said. Schlagheck said this when he received the delegation of “Follow the Money and Connected…

Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, says that Gbenga Daniel, his predecessor, handed over ‘a failed state’ to him in 2011. He alleged that the state was characterised by a poor economy, deplorable infrastructure and insecurity,…

The management of  Ikole Local Government Council said on Friday that it had rebuilt the dilapidated abattoir in the area at the cost of N400,000. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility, the only one in the area, had…

The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction 16 commercial banks for under-remitting stamp duty revenue to the tune of N1.6 billion. It also asked the CBN to ensure the banks pay the outstanding…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned governors of the 36 states of the federation and other people in leadership positions to watch their public utterances in order not to heat up the polity and cause unnecessary crisis. The News…

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has set up three panels to analyse and classify a film titled, ‘Bob Risky in Love’ starring Idris Okunneye, a.k.a Bob Risky. The movie was produced by Nollywood Namaste Production company…