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The Police Command in Anambra says they have arrested three suspected members of different cult groups in the state. Haruna Mohammed, the Police Public Relations Officer (CSP), announced this in a statement on Sunday in Awka. Mohammed said the arrest followed the raid of their hideouts by personnel of Special …

For some time now, the tenure of Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been the subject of public debate interrogating the legality or otherwise of Oyeyemi’s continued stay as Nigeria’s number one Road Safety officer.   The opposition relies on the …

A group of sympathisers is appealing to a United States court to temper justice with mercy on former Forbes U-30 honoree Obiwanne Okeke known as Invictus Obi over his conviction for wire fraud. The sympathisers in separate letters of attestation to character sent to Rebecca Smith, the judge handling the …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied plans of increasing fuel price from February. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru who reacted to speculation of petrol selling above the official N162 per litre, told The Nation that there was no imminent upward review. Obateru also allayed fears of scarcity …

A man was pictured drinking tea and eating slices of bread at the gym.   The man brought the food with him to the gym then took a seat by the side to eat.   Photo of the man clad in his gym gear while eating was shared to Twitter. …

An Anglican Church priest, his wife and their house help died in their sleep after attending a crusade in Abia.   Archdeacon Julius Dike, who is the Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi, Ariaria in Abia North LGA, was found dead on Tuesday, Feb 9, alongside his wife …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has written to the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, stating that the Northern states are financially marginalized.   In the letter signed by its National Chairman, Audu Ogbeh, the Forum said the north is “unserved and underserved” despite its status as the …

According to the Noble laureate, the manner the President has so far handled insecurity, suggests that he doesn’t have a full grasp of how bad it is. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Soyinka said he doesn’t see any proof that the president understands how much needs to be …

The Lagos state government has warned residents of the state planning to embark on the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 13, to desist from flouting COVID-19 regulations or block roads.   Some Nigerians who are against the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate have concluded plans to protest the decision …

At the announcement of Òlòturé, the news was received with much enthusiasm, especially on social media. This is because, for the first time since Netflix’s entry to the Nigerian market, we are witnessing a Nigerian director produce a Netflix Original. But that is not all there is to the award-winning …