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The police have arrested nearly 1,000 people in France following a protest that erupted ahead of the funeral of a teenager killed by an officer during a traffic stop. On June 27, Naël, a 17-year-old boy, was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre, a French town. […]

The Lagos chapter of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), has announced a new price list for PoS transactions in the state. In an interview on Channels Television on Friday, Stephen Adeoye, the spokesperson of the association, said the measure was put in place to deter fraud and […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied reports that it plans to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N700 per litre nationwide. Dele Tajudeen, chairman of IPMAN, southwest zone, spoke in an interview with NAN in Ibadan on Friday. Tajudeen said […]

Olukayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), has summoned some officers alleged to be involved in running over a man with a vehicle in Edo state. Outrage has trailed a viral video showing some police officers running over a handcuffed man with a Sienna vehicle. The incident occurred on Thursday in Ekpoma, […]

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria on the 2023 polls cannot be relied upon. Speaking on Friday in an interview on Channels Television, Falana said it smacks of colonial mentality for  Nigerians to start celebrating or debating […]

Abdul-Lateef Adekilekun, an Islamic cleric, says those who kill other people because of blasphemy are acting based on ignorance. NAN reports that Adekilekun spoke in Ede, Osun state, on Friday. On Sunday, Usman Buda, a butcher, was killed over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto. Buda was reportedly stoned to death by an […]

Timipre Sylva, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, has asked a federal high court in Abuja to disregard claims that he has served two terms as governor of the state. Sylva’s defence is contained in a counter affidavit he deposed and filed through Adelani Ajibade, his lawyer. The affidavit […]