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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, said there was no plan to make the neighbouring Republic of Benin the 37th State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Republic of Benin Is Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria’ which was signed by the ministry’s spokesman, Ferdinand Nwonye. It read:- “The attention…

Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun, said the Sarkin Fulani in Yewa North community of the state is more fluent in the Yoruba language than he; hence herders are not criminals. Dapo said this during a brief with newsmen at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Governor was reported to be at the…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde confirms that herdsmen were not responsible for the death of Dr. Fatai Aborode. Aborode, a Former House of Representative member, was reported killed last year at Iganga, a town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state by unknown persons. In recent times, the killings and kidnapping taken over…

Gunmen have attacked the Adamawa United FC, dispossessed players of valuables, and kidnapped the team driver. The gunmen are said to have demanded N50 million ransom for the driver. It was gathered from sources in Adamawa State on Saturday that the incident occurred earlier in the day, at about 6.30 am, along the Benin-Ore-Lagos road…

Residents of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State woke up to the news of an overnight inferno that engulfed the popular Oja Oba market in Ikirun town. According to the information, the fire started about midnight and all efforts to reach the Osun State Fire Service proved futile. GIOTV reports that all the numbers…

Following the ongoing military action in some parts of Orlu Senatorial District of Imo State, the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has insisted that his administration would not yield to pressure from those calling for withdrawal of soldiers from the crisis-ridden area. The governor stated that he invited soldiers in Orlu to restore calm in…

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a 40-year-old man identified as Odion Ehiorobo Larry, in Benin City, Edo state. It was gathered that Ehiorobo was shot dead in front of his pregnant wife and children in his house located at Peanut Road along Sapele Road in Benin city at about 2 am on Thursday, February 18….

Kaduna State Government has approved the reopening of all schools in the state. The State Government said the second phase resumption for all schools will begin on Monday, 22nd February 2021. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Muhammad, in a statement on Friday, directed that all SS2, SS1, JSS2 in public and private secondary…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ondo State Command, have arrested nine dealers of illicit drugs and seized from them a total of 1, 292 kilograms of cannabis Sativa and its seeds. In a statement released today February 19, the state Commander of the anti-drug agency, Haruna Gagara disclosed that out of the…