Amid the growing concerns over the spread of banditry, insurgency and other violent crimes around the country, an advocacy group, The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI) is to hold a high level workshop on safety and security in the region. The workshop, with the theme “Safety and Security in Yorubaland: An Advisory for Stakeholders”, will hold at the Conference …

Seventeen years after the national census, Nigeria will conduct another exercise from 29 March running for four days. That will be about two weeks – precisely 18 days – after the last set of general elections (the governorship and house of assembly) is conducted on 11 March. Announcing the population census date, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), …

Tinubu praises Festus Keyamo’s contributions to democracy, rule of law at 53 For his contributions to the struggle towards the sustenance of democracy and good governance in Nigeria, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a goodwill message to the Minister of State, Labour and Productivity, Barrister Festus Keyamo on his 53rd birthday. While congratulating …

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos on Monday and Tuesday for a two-day working visit to commission five projects. During a media briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja on Friday, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso said all hands are on deck by the state government to ensure a hitch-free working visit. …

In the most recent security recommendations released on Thursday, the United Kingdom and Australia urged their people to stay away from visiting Nigeria. Additionally, the European Union (EU) cautioned that the “security situation” was extremely hostile and that it might prevent elections from taking place in some areas of the nation. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria …

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion on Murtala Muhammed Way and Apapa Road, Oyingbo from 23rd January till March 31, 2023, for the construction of the Red Line project. In a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde explained that the total lane closure would be sustained to allow the contractor to complete the construction …

Following reports of hidden fees demanded in government-owned schools, the Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB) has assured residents of its readiness to confront illegal payments in public schools. During an anti-corruption radio programme, Public Conscience on Wednesday in Abuja, the FCT-UBEB Chairman, Hassan Sule committed to fighting extortion and other forms of illegalities that could hamper citizens …

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state police command, Okasanmi Ajayi said about their release on Wednesday: “Yes, they have been released by their abductors but I cannot give you further details now except I get to the office because I am on transit coming from Patigi local government area and the network is poor. “But we are …

One of the principal suspects in the Offa bank robbery case, Ayoade Akinnibosun, on Wednesday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how the former head of the Inspector General Response Team squad, Abba Kyari tortured and promised to give him N10 million and other things to implicate a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in the armed …

An Akure prince, Adewole Daramola has castigated Ondo State Governor’s wife, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu over her “romantic” allegation against an aide to her husband, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. In a recent leaked audio message, Anyanwu-Akeredolu accused the Special Adviser to the Governor on Multilateral and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Ms. Bunmi Ademosun of clandestinely offering local herbs to her husband to drink over …