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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned the Yaba Overpass Bridge to ensure the safety of residents. In his address at the event, the governor said the construction of four bridges across rail lines started three years ago. He said: “The bridges, located at Ikeja, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo, are designed to ensure the safety of our people. …

Police operatives have arrested 19 suspected cultists in the state in connection with the recent violence in the Sagamu area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. He said a leader of the Eiye Confraternity, Hammed Ogunnibi, was arrested in a tactical operation by operatives attached …

The Kano State government on Thursday arraigned the former managing director of the state’s Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and two others for alleged N4 billion fraud. The two others are the ex-MD’s son, Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and incorporated Trustees of the Association of Compassionate Friends. The defendants were arraigned on a 10-count charge of criminal conspiracy, …

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, is collaborating with other bodies to acknowledge and reward the exceptional efforts of teachers across the country. The bank in partnership with the Nigeria Breweries and Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust is hosting the 9th Edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition Grand Finale. This partnership according to Stanbic IBTC, …

Police on Friday arraigned a 41-year-old farmer, Akember Ikpior, at the Makurdi Magistrates’ Court in Benue State for alleged attempted murder of a colleague in the state. Ikpior was arraigned by the police for alleged criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide on one Azenda Ikyor. However, the Magistrate, Mrs. Ada Jack, did not take the defendant’s plea for want of …

At least 12 persons were confirmed dead and 13 others injured in an auto crash along the Gusau-Funtua Road in Zamfara on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Zamfara, Iro Danladi, who confirmed the news to journalists in Gusau, said an 18-seater bus belonging to Zamfara State Mass Transport Company and a truck were involved …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released 58 out of the 70 detained students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun. The EFCC operatives arrested the students in a midnight raid on off-campus hostels on Wednesday. The students led by the leadership of their union stormed the commission’s office in Ibadan, Oyo State, in three Coaster buses and …

Fire on Thursday razed a residential building at Obiofia Nnewi Ichi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Director of the state Fire Service, Mr. Martin Agbili, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Onitsha. He added that the incident was caused by a power surge in the building. The director said: “The service received …

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted two Chinese and a Nigerian on forgery and fraud charges. The Nigeria Police Force arraigned Hao Aijun, Liu Yangxi, and the Nigerian, Obi Anthony-Chibuzor, on a 13-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and fraud in 2017. The defendants who were directors of BN Ceramics Industry Nigeria Limited …

An 80-year-old man, Malam Rabiu, on Sunday died in a well at Sabon Sara, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesman of the state’s Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday night in Kano. He said: “We received an emergency call at about 11:00 a.m. from one Hassan Abduallhi, that a man …