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A Nigerian woman, Esther Agbaje has been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives in Tuesday’s United States general elections. Agbaje will be representing District 59B in the 134-member House on the platform of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), an affiliate of the US Democratic Party. She won by a landslide polling...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested two Nigerian men for trafficking 16.65kg of cocaine from Brazil to Nigeria.The two suspects, Okwubunne Chidiebere Simeon and Aniakor Uchenna James were arrested on October 28, 2020, on their arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to reports, the cocaine substances...

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said the Federal Government had the option of shutting down the social media space during the #EndSARS protests but chose not to tread the path. Dare, who spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s programme Sunrise Daily, said the government...

An American citizen Philip Walton abducted on October 26, in Niger has been rescued in a military operation in northern Nigeria. The rescue mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort to free the 27 year old U.S. citizen, Philip Walton before his abductors could get far...

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...

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...