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  ●Promises completion in 18 months Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday started construction of the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos expressway, pledging to complete it in 18 months. From left to right: Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; his deputy, Eng. Noimot Salako-Oyedele and a member of the National Operations Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Tolu Bankole, …

    A 2,492-carat diamond, the world’s second largest, has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered at the Karowe diamond mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in a statement released Thursday. Lucara did not give a value to the find or mention its quality. …

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has condemned the killing of the Gatawa District Chief in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of ​​Sokoto State, Isa Bawa, as “heinous, senseless and unacceptable.” Matawalle described the killing as a “brutal act that will not be tolerated” and ordered the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, to launch a thorough investigation into …

Jordan Ayew is close to becoming Wilfred Ndidi’s teammate after Leicester City agreed a deal with Crystal Palace for an £8m deal to sign the striker, the Daily Mail reports. Leicester have been pushing to sign the 32-year-old after an initial bid of around £4m was rejected last week. Talks have continued with Steve Cooper keen to bolster his attacking …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, vehemently denied any links with the Finland-based Simon Ekpa group, dismissing Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s claims as “cheap propaganda”. The governor alleged that the police neutralized 27 kidnap gangs linked to the Ekpa group, which IPOB said was not affiliated with them. In a statement, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful described the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested billionaire Hyginus Nkwocha on suspicion of internet fraud and money laundering in Abuja. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that Nwokocha was arrested on Wednesday. He said: “Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence information about …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Anambra has directed its members to withdraw services in all hospitals in the state from Thursday night. The NMA gave the directive in a statement issued by the branch Chairman, Dr. Princeston Okam, and Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Obiaeli, at the end of the Emergency General Meeting on Thursday in Awka. The order was issued …

Bandits on Wednesday kidnapped 10 people in Moriki community, Zurmi local government area of ​​Zamfara State. A community member confirmed the incident to BBC Hausa Service on Thursday. He said: “The bandits claimed their cows were killed by the commander in the community. They attacked the community and went house to house to pick up our people. They gave us …

  The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested three suspected vandals of street light cables in Katsina State. The Corps spokesperson, DSC Buhari Hamisu, made the statement on Thursday during the parade of suspects in Katsina. He said that Special Anti Vandal Patrol operatives arrested the suspects (whose names were withheld) at different locations in …

The Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Thursday acquitted six persons charged with breaching public order during the 2020 #ENDSARS protests in the state. They are – Daniel Joyinbo (31), Adigun Sodiq (28), Kehinde Shola (32), Salaudeen Kamilu (29), Sodiq Usseni (33) and Azeez Isiaka (34). In a plea bargain agreement, the defendants pleaded guilty to one count of …