Lagos to discontinue 566 cases being handled by police prosecutors

The Lagos State government is seeking to discontinue 566 non-active cases which have been in courts since 2015 and below, being prosecuted by the police prosecutors. The decision to discontinue the 566 non-active cases followed the review of the recommendation of the Committee on Decongestion of Non Criminal cases at the State High courts and […]

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PDP hits Buhari for barring major Nigerian media from covering Villa

Mainstream opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Wednesday, that the banning of some major media houses from covering activities in Nigeria’s Presidential Villa was unjustified. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, had in a statement on Tuesday restricted the coverage of activities in the Villa to 13 media […]

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Man discovers the two boys he is sponsoring in Canada are not his sons, threatens to kill himself

A Twitter user has narrated how a man broke down in tears and threatened to kill himself after discovering that the two boys he is sponsoring in Canada are not his. According to @EWAWUNMIII, only the last child who is 12-years-old belongs to distraught man. The boys aged 23 and 20 reportedly belongs to his wife’s […]

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American Attorney, his advocacy group sue Chinese govt for $20 trillion over coronavirus

Chinese authorities have been sued for $20 trillion damages over the spread of coronavirus which has caused the death of many and also halted activities in different countries around the world. The Chinese government, Chinese army, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Director of Wuhan Institute of Virology Shi Zhengli and Chinese army’s Major General Chen […]

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Twenty judges in isolation in Osun over coronavirus

Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Wusamotu confirmed on Wednesday that 20 judges, who recently travelled to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirate were presently on self isolation. He added that the judges went into isolation immediately they arrived the state to ascertain their medical status as the killer disease ravage the world. Wusamotu […]

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16-year-old girl arraigned for alleged murder of her father’s friend

The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned a 16-year-old girl before the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court for alleged murder of her father’s friend who allegedly attempted to rape her. The young girl, a Senior Secondary School (SSS) three pupil, was arraigned by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) before Mrs A Adedayo […]

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Osinbajo goes on self-isolation, holds virtual conference with staff

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon toured the Presidential Villa beginning from the office of the Chief Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. It is believed that the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, who was not in the office on Tuesday, was reported to have gone into self-isolation. Also on self-isolation is the […]

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15-year-old Senior Secondary School student appointed as Oba Arujale of Okeluse (Photos)

Ondo State Executive Council, has on Monday, approved the appointment of 15-year-old Prince Oloyede Adeyeoba as the Arujale of Okeluse in Ose local government area of the state. The 15-year-old Senior Secondary School student is the only surviving son of his father, the late king. Adeyeoba’s appointment was among the three ratified at the State […]

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Boko Haram insurgents kill 70 soldiers in northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly killed 70 soldiers in the restive Northeast of Nigeria Military sources said on Tuesday that the insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in Borno State, Nigeria on Monday. “The terrorists specifically targeted a truck loaded with soldiers with RPGs and incinerated […]

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Sanwo-Olu shuts down all banks, offices, markets, courts in Lagos state

The Lagos state government has ordered the closure of all banks, offices, markets and courts in the state effective from Thursday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this after a meeting of the state security council at the State House, Marina on Tuesday. The Governor who insisted that the order was not a lockdown however said that […]

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Family of four die in their sleep in Nigeria (Graphic photos)

A Family of four including, father, mother and two children have died in their sleep in Nigeria. According to a Facebook user, Nkiru Chukwuemeka Unachukwu who shared the photos of a deceased couple and their two children, the incident happened on Sunday, March 22. She however, failed to mention where it happened. She wrote: “I […]

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“The world should fine China when coronavirus crisis is over” –Toke Makinwa says

Popular On-Air-Personality, Toke Makinwa has expressed anger at China for putting the whole world at risk in form of coronavirus. Makinwa who took to her twitter handle to express how furious she is with the spread of the disease said China should be made to pay dearly for the lives and jobs lost. She said […]

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Lagosians defy social distancing rule as they rush for BRT seats

Passengers at most of the Lagos state Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) terminals on Monday scrambled for position in buses in defiance to the social distancing directive ordered by the state government. In the wake of rapidly increasing cases of Coronavirus disease in the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last week directed that social gatherings be limited […]

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Nigerian govt tells public servants to stay at home

Nigerian government, on Monday, ordered all public servants across the country to stay at home until further notice. The government explained that this was part of measures to prevent further community transmission of coronavirus. In a circular signed by the Head of Service of the Federation (HoS), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, and directed to all heads […]

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Nigerian courts closed for two weeks over coronavirus

The effect of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic hit the Nigerian judiciary on Monday, following an order by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, suspending all court activities in the country temporarily. Justice Muhammad’s directive was contained in a fresh circular dated March 23, 2020, to all heads of courts. The closure, which […]

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Identity of man who beat up girlfriend mercilessly in viral video is revealed (Photos)

The identity of the boy who is seen beating his girlfriend mercilessly in a viral video has been revealed. In the shocking video, the boy is seen beating his girlfriend in the presence of his friends, and the friends only made minimal efforts to stop him. It was alleged that he beat her up after […]

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