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Police, bulldozers withdrawn from Magodo estate as Lagos intervenes over planned demolition

The gates of phase two, Magodo estate in Lagos, have been reopened following a siege laid by police officers in a move to demolish some houses in the area....

Naira gains, exchanges for N565/$1 at parallel market

The Nigerian naira gained marginally against the US dollar at the parallel market to trade at N565 per dollar. This figure is N5 or 0.9 percent higher than the...

Like reps, senate passes N17.13trn 2022 budget

The senate has passed N17.126 trillion as budget for the 2022 fiscal year, jerking the appropriation bill by N735.8 billion. The upper legislative chamber passed the bill for third...

Edo lends N850m to LGAs to pay December salaries

The Edo government says it loaned N850 million to local government areas in the state to clear salaries of council workers for December, pending the release of federation accounts...

Senate will consult with reps on next line of action, says Lawan on electoral bill

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the upper legislative chamber will consult with the house of representatives in January on the next line of action on the electoral bill. Speaking...

‘It’s anti-Islam’ — Hisbah to invite Shatu Garko’s parents over Miss Nigeria participation

Residents panic as bulldozers move to demolish houses at Magodo estate in Lagos

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Tuesday evening, besieged the phase two of Magodo estate in Lagos state in what appears to be a move to demolish...

‘How I killed Lucky Igbinedion’s mother’ — 25-year-old maid confesses

Dominion Okoro, a 25-year-old housemaid, has confessed to the killing of Maria Igbinedion, the mother of Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo state. Okoro confessed to the crime when...