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Kwara court jails two Chinese nationals for illegal mining

Nigeria, May 17 -- Ilorin-zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday disclosed that it has secured the conviction of two Chinese nationals, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, for ... Read More


In Kwara, doctor, nurses arrested over missing placenta, umbilical cord

Nigeria, May 17 -- Following the mysterious disappearance of the umbilical cord and placenta of a newlyborn baby in the Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara, the state police command has arrested fi... Read More


Rivers crisis continues to heat up as another Wike loyalist resigns from Fubara's cabinet

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Rivers political crisis on Wednesday takes a new twist following the resignation of the State Commissioner for Education, Professor Chinedu Mmon, who has resigned from Governor ... Read More


UPDATED: Rivers crisis continues to heat up as five Wike loyalists resign from Fubara's cabinet

Nigeria, May 15 -- No fewer than five commissioners loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and serving in the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara have resigned from... Read More


Plateau: Police rescue man 'strapped with explosive bomb' in bank from angry mob

Gurgaon, May 14 -- Security operatives on Monday nabbed a yet-to-be-identified man strapped with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED) inside a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South LGA of ... Read More


Rivers crisis: Wike apologises for supporting Fubara to become governor, promises to make amends

Nigeria, May 12 -- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed regrets supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Wike, ... Read More


Naira devaluation: EFCC asks FG to stop dollar transactions at embassies

Nigeria, May 11 -- The federal government has been asked to ban transactions of foreign currencies and mandate the use of naira in their financial businesses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis... Read More


Kwara: N1.4bn approved for Ilorin Smart City

Nigeria, May 10 -- A N1.4bn has been approved as a take-off grant for the construction of Ilorin Smart City by the Kwara State Executive Council The Informant247 gathered that the council also awarde... Read More


Kogi varsity attack: Ododo assures of victims' rescue

Nigeria, May 10 -- Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi State, on Friday, said that the state government would secure the rescue of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), ... Read More


Rivers crisis deepens as Fubara relocates State Assembly sitting to govt house

Nigeria, May 10 -- Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers governor, on Friday gazetted the Executive Order to relocate the House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcour... Read More