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76 ISWAP commanders surrender, as army intensifies operations

In a major blow to insurgency in the country's Northeast, seventy-six commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to the Nigerian military. The mass surrender was confirmed in a statement on Monday by Captain Mohammed Goni, the spokesperson for the military's joint task force, Operation Hadin Kai. Captain Goni attributed the ...

LASTMA officer stabbed during traffic enforcement in Abule-Egba

A traffic officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been stabbed by a commercial bus conductor during a routine traffic enforcement operation at Ile-Epo Market, inward Abule-Egba, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The incident occurred when a LASTMA patrol team apprehended a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number LSR 989 XG for allegedly ...

Ogun gov’t dismisses viral prostration video as malicious propaganda

The Ogun State Government has refuted a viral online publication claiming that cabinet members and the Deputy Governor routinely prostrate before Governor Dapo Abiodun as a form of appeasement when he is displeased with them. Describing the report as a complete fabrication and calculated mischief, the government clarified that at no time has any commissioner, ...

World food safety day: NAFDAC reiterates commitment to safe food, eliminating foodborne diseases

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on Nigerians to renew their commitment to ensuring that every citizen across the country has access to safe and wholesome food, aiming to eliminate the heavy burden of foodborne illnesses. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the NAFDAC Director-General, made the call on Monday during ...