Aregbesola To Nigerians: Avoid Patronizing Touts, Pay Online For Passport Application

The Federal Government has said it has digitalised payments for the Nigerian Passports, advising citizens to avoid patronizing touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stated this on Monday, 20 December, 2021 in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, during the Rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security …

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‘1.5 million Nigerians in Italy need passport’

Mr George Omo-Iduhon, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), Italy Chapter, said more than 1.5 million registered Nigerians urgently needed the Nigerian passport. Omo-Iduhon stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday while reflecting on the activities of NIDOE in Europe. NAN reports that NIDOE is the European arm of a …

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Lagos Assembly Approves Sanwo-Olu’s N18bn loan request

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a request by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a loan of  N18,225,336,103.89 from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning. The loan is meant to ensure speedy completion of projects like the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The approval was granted at a sitting presided over by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. …

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Four policemen arrested for extortion

Four police personnel have been detained for allegedly extorting money from a commuter in Abuja. The officers, who were on traffic duty along Area 11, were seen in a viral video clip collecting money from the commuter, whose identity could not be ascertained. The Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Wednesday, said the …

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I Almost Committed Suicide —Ooni Of Ife

Yoruba first-class monarch, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has narrated how he once attempted to commit suicide. He described music as an important component of human existence, an iconic cultural expression and the best endowment from God to humanity for all seasons. The paramount ruler said this at the opening session of the maiden edition of ‘Memorable …

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BREAKING: Queen Naomi divorces Ooni of Ife, gives reasons

By Kayode Oyero  Her Majesty Queen Silekunola Naomi has announced her divorce from the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle on Thursday, she announced an end to the three-year marriage. According to her, she tried to make the union work but said the monarch’s public identity is at variance …

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2023: Nobody wants you at federal level – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

By Don Silas  Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, that nobody wants him at the federal level ahead of the 2023 general election. Ayodele advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader to fight for his soul and remain in the southwest; otherwise, he would lose on …

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Nigerian Army Promotes Senior Officers

The Army Council has on Tuesday, 21 December 2021, approved the  promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively.  According to a statement by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Acting Director Army Public Relations, a total of 41 Brigadier Generals were meritoriously promoted to the enviable rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also  elevated to …

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Ogun people deserve better than you offer –Popular Monarch tells Gov Abiodun

The Akinruyiwa of Owu Kingdom, Chief Olumide Aderinokun, has called out the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, over what he called “the low spate of development across the state,” especially in 2021, saying the people deserve better. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain slammed Abiodun for “his ignorance” to develop other key sectors in the state aside from …

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