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Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Television Continental (TVC), Andrew Hanlon on Thursday said more than 250 production staff working in the building razed by arsonists, have been out of work since the incident occurred. He spoke when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team, among which included the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi...

Oyo state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has instructed government appointees and party officials to request approval before making media appearance, InsideOyo.com reports. The Governor made this known in a circular issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun and addressed to key officers. The circular stated that...

One of the 1,993 inmates who escaped during the jailbreaks at Oko and Benin prisons in Edo state has been arrested for murder. While parading 126 suspected criminals on Wednesday, Babatunde Kokumo, Edo commissioner of police, said 10 of the suspects were the inmates who escaped earlier. He said the...

A petrol tanker has been gutted by fire in the Lacasera area of Mile 2, Lagos State. Some vehicles around the premises were also reportedly razed by the inferno on Thursday. The driver was said to be conveying the petrol to a destination in the state when he lost control...

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old native doctor, Yahaya Shehu, for allegedly trying to use a newborn baby's eye for rituals. Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this on Monday, October 25, said the incident happened in Hotoro, Nasarawa Local Government Area of...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. Sen. Hadi Sirika, The Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, October 27, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the...

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was slated to be the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She will be the first woman, and the first African, to lead the institution. But there was an unexpected glitch in the process. Update from our earlier post: In a last ditch move, the United...

Young federal parliamentarians commend VP's interaction with youths in wake of protests Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated the reason why the government's engagement of youths must be done in transparency and honesty in order to build a progressive society and nation. “This, according to him, was why the...