A yet-to-be-identified woman has been confirmed dead after jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State.In a statement by the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, the incident occurred on Thursday around 4pm near the University of Lagos waterfront.According to him, this prompted
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The Forum of Aggrieved Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over the alleged abuse of power and violation of the oath of office by three senators, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio.In a petition addressed to the CCB Chairman, the group accused Akpabio,
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President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly at the State House in Abuja.The legislators who arrived in two coaster buses on Wednesday proceeded to the President’s office area on arrival to wait for the meeting.Sighted in the team were the reinstated
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The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to stop FCT minister Nyesom Wike and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board from arresting and prosecuting commercial sex workers in Abuja.Justice James Omotosho held that the plaintiff’s application was incompetent under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009.The
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The Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was today, Wednesday locked out of the state House of Assembly Complex.The security personnel at the complex locked the gates when the governor’s convoy arrived at the complex.The action of the security personnel was hinged on the position that there was no official communication
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from taking “any administrative steps” against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited following its DStv and GOtv price increases.Justice James Omotosho issued the order in an ex parte motion filed by MultiChoice’s lawyer, Moyosore J. Onibanjo
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The House of Representatives has passed a resolution directing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block pornographic websites in the country with immediate effect.The resolution followed a motion moved by a lawmaker representing Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency, Katsina State, Dalhatu Tafoki, during plenary on Tuesday.Mr Tafoki bemoaned uncontrolled access to pornographic
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Mohammed Mohammed Aminu as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB).The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.He said Aminu, who holds a
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has reiterated the Force’s ban on the public parade of suspects by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP says the ban aims to uphold fundamental human rights of every
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The Lagos State Government on Tuesday rolled out an emergency vaccination exercise for diphtheria exercise for students and staff of the King’s College Annexe, Victoria Island to immediately curb the spread of the highly contagious disease.The swift intervention, led by the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the State Primary
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