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Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. He was impeached on Monday during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri the Imo state capital by 19 lawmakers The 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a letter ...

  At least three persons have been reported dead and many others injured during a massive explosion at the Kubwa village market in Abuja. The explosion, which happened around 7:00 pm on Friday evening, was caused by adulterated kerosene from a tanker near the main market. It was learned that ...

  A top staff of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Engr. Musa, who was declared missing by his family has been reportedly found dead at a Lagos canal. The family of Engr Musa had declared him missing last week Sunday when he could not be found after he was last seen ...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning for victims of the Ikoyi building collapse. Naija News reports that the governor made the declaration in a statement on Thursday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. The governor also directed that official engagements are cancelled ...

  Three inmates awaiting trial at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, Lagos, were, yesterday, allegedly shot dead while trying to escape from a vehicle returning them to custody. A source, who pleaded anonymity, said they were brought to the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, and on their way back to ...

  A 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Zainab Sanni Oyindamola has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi area of Lagos. The lifeless body of Zainab, who was serving with the construction company, Fourscore Homes Limited, was pulled out from the rubbles ...

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya has lamented that insufficient funding may hamper their plans in combating terrorists and other criminals in Nigeria. Yahaya stated that the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning has set a ceiling for budget figures but that will make ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bail conditions must be met before billionaire entrepreneur Obinna Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana, will be released. Obi Cubana, who honoured an invite to the office of the EFCC to answer questions bordering on alleged offences of money laundering and tax fraud, ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command has secured the conviction of a former manager with Sterling Bank and Account Relationship Officer of OHHA Microfinance Bank. Mr Oliver Anidiobi before Justice C.O Ajah of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu on a 32-count charge bordering on ...

  There is anxiety among students of The Polytechnic Ibadan following the shooting of a female student of the institution. The lady, Taibat Babatunde, was reportedly shot on the campus in the evening of Tuesday and some students claimed one of the security personnel of the school fired the shot ...