Ayodele Oluwafemi
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Lagos, LA, Nigeria
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Ogun landlord dies after tenant ‘squeezed his manhood' over bill disagreement
The police command in Ogun has arrested one Ifeoma Ossai for allegedly killing Surulere Oladele, her landlord, following a scuffle over payment of electricity bill. → Read More
Train accidents: NRC to build flyovers at level crossings in Lagos
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will construct overhead bridges at 11 level crossings in Lagos. → Read More
Yobe auditor-general jailed five years for N19.9m fraud
A high court sitting in Yobe has sentenced Idris Yahaya, auditor-general of the state, to five years in prison over N19,900,000 fraud. Yahaya was found guilty on a one-count charge → Read More
Newspaper Headlines: FG investigates theft in $1.1bn oil well
The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to comply with the verdict of the supreme court on the validity of old naira notes dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. → Read More
BVAS configuration will be completed Tuesday, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the configuration of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) will be completed on Tuesday ahead of the March 18 governorship and the house of assembly elections. → Read More
TIMELINE: Four times INEC has postponed elections
On Wednesday night, INEC shifted the conduct of the governorship and houses of assembly elections to March 18. → Read More
Akin Abayomi: Lagos train accident recorded 102 casualties — 32 discharged from hospitals
Akin Abayomi, the Lagos commissioner for health, says 32 survivors of the accident involving a train and a staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals → Read More
Supreme court sacks Shekarau as senator-elect
The supreme court has affirmed the nomination of Rufai Hanga as the Kano central senatorial district candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). → Read More
INSIDE STORY: How 'political' thugs are unleashing havoc in Lagos community
Residents of Makoko, a community in Lagos Mainland LGA, Lagos, are currently living in fear over violent attacks perpetrated by supporters and thugs allegedly affiliated with political parties. Since the → Read More
Police arrest two suspected cultists over 'murder' in Oyo
The police command in Oyo says its operatives have arrested two suspected members of a secret cult over an alleged murder of a resident. → Read More
Newspaper Headlines: Terrorists abduct over 50 villagers, kill five in Niger
The decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the governorship and state assemblies elections to March 18 dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers → Read More
Lagos police: We've begun probe of fire incident at auto parts market
The Lagos police command says it has commenced investigation into the suspected arson at Akere automobile parts market in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos state. → Read More
Shops destroyed as fire guts auto parts market in Lagos
Some sections of the Akere automobile parts market in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos state have been razed by fire. → Read More
JUST IN: APC appoints 12 SANs to defend Tinubu's victory
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu at the presidential election petition tribunal. The team is led → Read More
'Culpable homicide': Court grants N500m bail to reps majority leader Doguwa
A federal high court in Kano has granted bail to Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives. → Read More
Lagos PDP: Jandor is a household name — he can't step down for Rhodes-Vivour
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos says Abdul-Azeez Adediran, the party’s governorship candidate, will not step down for any candidate in the race for the number one seat in the state. → Read More
Communication experts: Benefits of BVAS not achieved during Feb 25 polls
Communication experts under the aegis Consortium of Nigerian Communication Experts (CoNCE) have released their position on the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections → Read More
Support Tinubu to implement his programmes, Yahaya Bello tells Obi, Atiku
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, has asked Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar to support Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, to implement his programmes. Speaking on Friday in an interview on Channels → Read More
'15 states for PDP, 10 for APC' — EiE, SBM release guber polls forecast
Enough is Enough (EiE) and SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence have released the results of a survey conducted to find out the likely winners of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections → Read More
Introduce online voting to curb violence, voter suppression, NBA advises INEC
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abuja branch has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to introduce online voting in the country's electoral process. → Read More