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Body of first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande a.k.a LKJ, interred in Lagos

  Ex-Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, who passed on peacefully at his Ilupeju residence, was on Friday buried in Ikoyi cemetery...

This Day in Pictures: Ex-Lagos Governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande buried in Lagos

The late first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who passed on yesterday at the age of 91, has been...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

Fresh herdsmen attack in Ogun: Two killed, schools, hospitals shut

  Owode-Ketu and Ijoun communities in the Yewa North Council Area of Ogun State have been turned into a theatre of war following...

Lagos NUJ to rename its Lighthouse complex in Victoria Island, Lagos, after Jakande

  The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, is to rename the NUJ Lighthouse complex on Victoria Island, Lagos, after late...

BREAKING: Former Lagos State Governor, nonagenarian, Lateef Jakande exits the world

  The first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead. He died on Thursday morning in Lagos at the age...

It’s fake news: No herders attack on Prof. Soyinka’s Abeokuta home — Son

  The story making the rounds that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s house in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was attacked by Fulani herdsmen...

Gov. Bello lets cat out of the bag, says Fani-Kayode has joined APC

A former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, known for his vitriolic attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, may...

Abuja court unfreezes accounts linked with promoters of EndSARS protests

  High Court in Abuja has unfrozen accounts linked with some promoters of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest that rocked the country to...

Fashola, Odegbami, Sylvanus Okpala, Ex-Nigeria Internationals Pay Tribute To Late Sofoluwe

  By Boye Ajayi Minister of Housing and Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola and former Nigeria’s captain, Segun Odegbami, have joined several notable ex...

Northern governors: Open grazing unsustainable, unfashionable

  A temporary headstart appears to have been achieved as the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) declared open grazing as unsustainable, unfashionable and...

Breaking: Nigeria’s ex-International, Yisa Sofoluwe, passes on

  Ex-Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, has exited the world. Sofoluwe was reported to be on life support at the Lagos University Teaching...

Pres. Buhari can’t talk on “every matter” including herders’ crisis, says Femi Adesina

Mr Femi Adesina, the Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity on Tuesday put up a stout defence for President Muhammadu Buhari’s reticence and...

Nigerians to pay more for petrol as crude oil price hits $60 per barrel, says Petroleum Minister

  Nigerians will have to pay more for petrol as the current N162 pump price may be raised as crude oil price rises...

Unity, Peace of Nigeria Imperative, says VP Osinbajo

Worried by divisive tendencies among Nigerians, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged Nigerians to shun threats to the country’s unity and peace. According...

Judge to rapist: You are guilty as charged! Convict, 27, begins lifelong journey to jail

  The full weight of the law and maximum penalty for rapists has been invoked by a court in Ekiti State as a...

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, is overvalued, says IMF

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s currency, the Naira is overvalued at the official market by about 18.5 per cent, advising...