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The Osun State government yesterday announced the postponement of the presentation of the Staff of Office to the newly appointed Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin.

Yoruba Union, a social-political organisation also known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorúbá, has accused Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of displacing hundreds of Yoruba residents from the state.   The organisation, which advocates Yoruba rights and interests, described the actions as a rebellion against the Yoruba race and a violation of the indigenous rights of Yoruba people in their region.  

The country has all major factors that determine meningitis infection, such as a hot and dry environment, dusty atmospheric conditions and poor immunity.

The rapid growth propelled Nigeria to the largest economy in Africa. Buhari, with strong endorsement from Obasanjo, took over, and, by 2018, the country became the poverty capital of the world. Two recessions, one in each term, yielded average annual growth of the economy of less than one and a half percent for eight miserable years under Buhari. Consequently, this country, by the end of this year, will no longer be the largest African economy.

The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps, on Sunday, said it had arrested one Adegoroye Akinola on the suspicion that he defrauded nine people of the sum of N1.5 million.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have smashed an international drug syndicate with networks in parts of Nigeria, South

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 4,752kg of cannabis concealed in a 40-ft gas tanker in the Federal Capital Territory.   The agency said it also arrested an ex-convict currently undergoing trial for another drug offence after being found with cocaine and some other illicit drugs.   It was learnt that NDLEA operatives intercepted the tanker with registration number RBC77XG during a stop-and-search operation along the Abuja-Abaji highway on Wednesday, May 1.  

The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested no fewer than 18 individuals who had been terrorising the people of the state.

NDLEA Smashes Int’l Drug Syndicate, Seizes Loud Consignments, Arrests Five Members