Police Declare 35-year-old Woman Missing In Ekiti
THE Police Command in Ekiti has declared a 34-year-old woman, Mrs Tolulope Orimogunje of Salaqua Street, Adin Quarter, Ilawe-Ekiti, missing....
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New SGF is Babachir Lawal’s cousin, says Junaid Mohammed
FREEPRESS – A member of the House of Representatives during the Second Republic, Dr Junaid Muhammed, has revealed that the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, is a first cousin to Babachir Lawal. “Before you begin to celebrate…
Man, 29, rapes 85 year-old woman in Osun
FREEPRESS – A 29-year-old man, Kehinde Ariyo, has been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly raping an 85-year-old woman to coma at Ilesa town in the state. The police commissioner in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, disclosed this to…
47 years after, government to pay Civil War victims N50b
FREEPRESS – Forty-seven years after the Nigerian Civil War, the Federal Government yesterday accepted to pay the victims a total of N50 billion as compensation and spend N38 billion to evacuate abandoned bombs. A breakdown of the compensation, as adopted by…
PDP seeks impeachment as Buhari sacks SGF, NIA boss
FREEPRESS – After many months of dillydallying, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sacked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. Buhari said the decision to sack the…
Gowon, not Ojukwu, caused civil war –Igbo group
FREEPRESS – A pro-Biafra group, the Biafra Zionists Federation, on Monday blamed a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon for the civil war that started in 1967. The BZF leader, Benjamin Onwuka, who expressed the view in a statement in…
APC Caucus passes vote of confidence on leadership
FREEPRESS – Chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday night, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the party. Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara made this known at the end of a caucus of the party…
Buhari will not shield anyone from investigation – Garba Shehu
FREEPRESS – Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu says President Muhammadu Buhari will not stop the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) from its investigation against Babachir Lawal and Ayo Oke, who were relieved of their appointments. Shehu, who stated this in a…
Babachir: Nigerians outcry forced president to sack him – Fayose
FREEPRESS – Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has dismissed the sack of Babachir Lawal and Ayodele Oke, as an afterthought and a face-saving measure. A statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this….
Tinubu declines to comment on Buhari’s re-election
FREEPRESS – The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday refused to comment on the calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019 polls. Tinubu told State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting…
Protesters at APC secretariat demand chairman Odigie-Oyegun’s removal
FREEPRESS – Ahead of the All Progressive Congress, APC, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, some protesters referred to as the “Save APC and Democracy youth Vanguard” on Monday, at the party’s national secretariat, demanded the removal of the party’s chairman, John…
NAFDAC Arrest 5 For Allegedly Selling Fake Cosmetics In Abuja
THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling...
EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu
OPERATIVES of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty-three (23) suspected internet...
EFCC Arrests 13 Fake BDC Operators in Lagos
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirteen fake bureau de...