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Suspended Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa, Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos, Rev. Fr. James Anelu, who banned Igbo songs and choruses in his parish, has been reinstated. The PUNCH had reported that the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Governor Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe over defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Justice Inyang Ekwo in a judgement on Tuesday held that their defection was unconstitutional. Details later..

The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle.  BREAKING NEWSEVACUATION:First Batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrive Nnamdi Azikwe International ...

24 February 2022 The member respresenting Ikwo/Ezza federal constituency of Ebonyi State in the House of Representatives, Chinedu Ogah, has rescued 17 teenagers of Ebonyi origin, who were trafficked to Ogun State for menial jobs and prostitution. The trafficked teenage ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kano State chapter, has secured the conviction of one Muallayidi Mohammed Sani.Sani had been arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and forgery. He and one Sabinatu Aliyu Alhassan (at large) had engaged ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has declared the suspended head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, wanted over alleged drug offences. According to the Leadership Newspaper, the Spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, announced ...

To continue reading this story, confirm you are above the age of 18 by clicking here Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network in Anambra State. Items ...

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, said on Wednesday that at least six vessels ordered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited had arrived in the country. The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, ...

Top 10 states that CAN NOT survive without federal allocation 1. Bayelsa 2. Taraba 3. Benue 4. Delta 5. Jigawa 6. Ekiti 7. Katsina 8. Akwa Ibom 9. Ondo 10.Adamawa Budgit, State of state 2021#TheCableIndex

*Petrol panic in Lagos, Abuja*NARTO threatens strike over cost*No scarcity of product, says NNPC Queues returned to petrol stations in parts of Lagos yesterday. The fear of scarcity spread across the metropolis. In Abuja, the queues, which have lingered for ...