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Lagos state government has suspended all development plans on Banana Island. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed that the halt was subject to a comprehensive audit by the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency. Omotoso stated that the audit will help the state government determine the number of buildings being constructed without proper approval as well as verify if approved buildings are being built […]

Rivers State Police Command has arrested a child trafficking syndicate operating within and outside the state. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, stated that the feat followed a complaint lodged by a woman in Ubima Community in the Ikwerre Local government Area of the state that her child was missing. The noted that the police monitoring unit swooped in on the prime suspect who […]

The National Emergency Management Agency,  NEMA, has warned of high risk coastal flooding in Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Rivers States. Director General of the Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, gave the warning during the public presentation of the 2023 Climate-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies, in Abuja. Ahmed noted that the warning follows the expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation. The DG revealed that […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called for the suspension of the proposed National Population Census scheduled for May 2023. Ortom made the call when he received a delegation from the Middle Belt Forum in Makurdi, the state capital. He asked the federal government to halt the exercise until Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, return to their homes. The state has the worst record of herdsmen attack in the country, with […]