AGS NEWS – Air Peace has denied involvement in the arrest of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was detained by the Department of State Services at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while en route to the UK. … Continue reading Air Peace denies involvement in NLC president, Ajaero’s arrest
AGS NEWS – The Presidency announced on Saturday that it has received a memo from Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Spokesman, requesting an indefinite leave of absence due to personal and health reasons. This was disclosed in a statement shared on … Continue reading Presidency accepts Ngelale’s resignation as Tinubu’s spokesman
AGS NEWS – A driver was arrested in the Brega area of Libya for attempting to smuggle two undocumented female migrants from Nigeria. According to Migrant Rescue Watch, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department intercepted the trio on Tuesday, September … Continue reading Libyan driver arrested for smuggling two Nigerian women
AGS NEWS – Nigeria has called for a stronger partnership with the United Nations to boost sustainable agriculture and food security. The appeal was made on Tuesday in Abuja during a visit by UN Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Amina Mohammed. ALSO … Continue reading Nigeria seeks UN partnership on food security
AGS NEWS – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set September 14, 2024, as the final deadline for Nigerians to link their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to their National Identity Numbers (NINs). In a statement issued on Wednesday by its … Continue reading NCC fixes Sept 14 as final deadline for NIN-SIM linkage
AGS NEWS – Tens of thousands of international students protested across Canada this week against new federal immigration policies. According to City News Toronto, about 70,000 students participated in demonstrations in major provinces, including Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Manitoba, and … Continue reading Protests erupt across Canada as 70,000 international students face deportation
AGS NEWS – A 36-year-old woman named Abiola has died during a buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred around 3 pm on Monday. Abiola had left her home in Diamond … Continue reading Lady dies during buttocks (BBL) enlargement surgery in Lagos
AGS NEWS – The Federal Government is set to create around 40,000 jobs through the Abuja Industrial Park, which is expected to boost Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, announced this during his visit … Continue reading FG eyes 40,000 jobs from Abuja industrial park
AGS NEWS – Former House of Representatives member Lanre Laoshe has repaid his N1,200 student loan from 1976-1979 with a sum of N3,189,217.00 to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), according to a statement released on Tuesday. The repayment was … Continue reading Ex-lawmaker clears 1970s student loan with N3.2m
AGS NEWS – The Department of State Services (DSS) has released investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, hours after his arrest at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Soyinka, the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was detained around 5 a.m. on … Continue reading DSS releases journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, seizes his passport
AGS NEWS – The police in Anambra State have arrested a 27-year-old man named Alozie John who attempted suicide due to a N1.2 million debt. According to the command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, Alozie, who is originally from Isielu LGA in … Continue reading Police rescue man who attempted suicide over N1.2m debt
AGS NEWS – The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has criticised the donation of N1 billion by Governor Ademola Adeleke and his siblings to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Lagos. The party in a statement signed by … Continue reading Osun APC questions donation of N1bn to church by the Adelekes
AGS NEWS – Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has bemoaned the continuous persecution of Christians in the North, saying perpetrators are allowed to move freely without facing punishment. He said regardless of the ill-treatment experienced … Continue reading Killing Christians only offence not punished – Bishop Kukah
AGS NEWS – The Kebbi State Government has provided free medication to approximately 27,000 mentally ill patients across its 21 Local Government Areas. This was announced by the State Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Zayyanu Umar-Aliero, during a distribution event … Continue reading Kebbi distributes free drugs, food to 27,000 mentally ill patients
AGS NEWS – Activist lawyer Madubuachi Idam stated on Thursday that Nigerian law does not support the idea of a woman receiving 50 percent of her husband’s property during a divorce. He cautioned women who enter into court marriages with … Continue reading You can’t get 50% of husband’s properties after divorce under Nigerian laws – Lawyer tells women
AGS NEWS – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed concern over the increasing number of bulk electricity consumers who are abandoning the national grid in favor of generating their own power. He highlighted that grid connection is more … Continue reading Power minister laments as industries shun national grid
AGS NEWS – A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian presidential jets seized on the order of a French court. The company’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on … Continue reading Chinese firm releases one of 3 seized Nigerian presidential jets
AGS NEWS – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in the audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets … Continue reading Claims I have paternal Igbo origin make me laugh – Obasanjo
AGS NEWS – Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Hauwa Yusuf, for concealing an AK-47 rifle and four magazines inside a sack of garri. The Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed that Yusuf … Continue reading Woman arrested with AK-47 hidden in garri sack
AGS NEWS – Heavy rainfall that began Thursday night and lasted until Friday afternoon caused the collapse of a bridge in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The bridge, which connected the villages of Mayalo, Sambawa, Gumbin-Kure, Uguwar Shuaibu, … Continue reading Flood washes bridge away in Kebbi
AGS NEWS – The former senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has narrated his prison experience. Sani, who wrote on his verified Facebook page on Friday, said his worst experience while in prison in the 1990s was when … Continue reading We bathed in open space – Shehu Sani narrates worst prison experience
AGS NEWS – The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 12 containers filled with expired and controlled pharmaceutical products valued at N1.8 billion. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this on Thursday during a display of the seized … Continue reading Customs intercept N1.8bn expired drugs
AGS NEWS – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that floods have affected 27 states, impacting 227,494 people and damaging 32,837 houses. Additionally, 16,488 hectares of farmland have been destroyed. NEMA’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar, made this announcement in a … Continue reading Floods destroy 32,837 houses, displace 227,494 persons – NEMA
AGS NEWS – The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have reportedly been kidnapped. According to sources, the couple was traveling to Abuja on Friday when they were abducted, and the commissioner’s aide, ABK … Continue reading UPDATED: Anambra commissioner, wife kidnapped enroute Abuja
AGS NEWS – The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) announced on Thursday the conviction of a local government worker for the illegal sale of land belonging to the State Housing Corporation. Adesina Olanrewaju Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer in … Continue reading Oyo council worker bags jail term for illegal sale of land
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