AGS NEWS – The Niger State Police Command has arrested four notorious motorcycle thieves who specialised in disposing people of their motorcycles from various parts of the state. The command also recovered a vehicle and motorcycles from the suspects. Police … Continue reading Niger police arrest four suspected notorious motorcycle thieves
AGS NEWS – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man suspected of vandalizing and stealing a streetlight pole in the New Artisan area. The suspect, Aliyu Saad, was apprehended by officers from the New Haven Division on August … Continue reading Police arrest streetlight pole vandal in Enugu
AGS NEWS – President Bola Tinubu signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law on Tuesday, effectively increasing the salaries of judicial officials by 300 percent. As a result, the Chief Justice of Nigeria will now receive … Continue reading TUC backs Tinubu’s N5m monthly pay for judges
AGS NEWS – Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki signed a revised supplementary budget of N450 billion into law on Tuesday. At the ceremony held at the Government House in Benin, Obaseki announced that N5 billion from the budget would be … Continue reading Obaseki signs N450bn supplementary budget
AGS NEWS – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has warned that at least 3.2 million Nigerians are at risk of displacement as the 2024 rainy season intensifies. This concern is highlighted in the IOM’s Nigeria Response Overview Disaster Preparedness … Continue reading Three million Nigerians face flood threats – IOM
AGS NEWS – President Bola Tinubu has approved a new policy to address the ongoing migration of Nigerian doctors abroad. Announced by the Health Minister, Prof Muhammad Pate, the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration aims to retain Nigerian-trained doctors … Continue reading Tinubu unveils policy to bring back 12,400 japa doctors
AGS NEWS – Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, recently criticized clergymen with braided hair and clergywomen wearing false eyelashes and heavy makeup. Speaking at the church’s annual convention, Adeboye declared that such trends … Continue reading RCCG altar not for male pastors with braids, women with heavy makeup – Adeboye
AGS NEWS – Residents of Jigawa and Yobe states are currently experiencing darkness after a moving trailer ran into Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, tower located in Gunduwawa in Gezawa LGA of Kano state. TCN General Manager of public affairs, … Continue reading Darkness hits Jigawa, Yobe as trailer destroys TCN tower
AGS NEWS – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday warned Igbo politicians against using the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu for selfish political gains. The spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said most of the South-East politicians claiming … Continue reading Stop using Nnamdi Kanu’s detention for selfish political gain – IPOB warns Igbo politicians
AGS NEWS – The Edo State Government stated on Monday that Philip Shaibu is impersonating the deputy governor and should stop presenting himself as such. A Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State … Continue reading Shaibu impersonating deputy governor, says Edo govt
AGS NEWS – The Federal Government has launched a $500 million project, funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to enhance power transmission infrastructure along the Lagos-Ogun industrial corridor. This announcement was made by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on … Continue reading FG inaugurates $500m power transmission project for Lagos-Ogun industrial corridor
AGS NEWS – The Edo State Government, in collaboration with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), will begin metering around 500,000 homes in the state starting 13 August. The initiative, aimed at tackling the issue of estimated billing, was announced … Continue reading Edo, BEDC to meter 500,000 homes
AGS NEWS – A Michigan defendant was sentenced to over a year in jail after a profanity-laced outburst in court, during which he told the judge to “kiss my ass.” Darrell Jarrell appeared before Washtenaw County Judge Cedric Simpson on … Continue reading Defendant sentenced to 558 days in jail after telling judge to ‘kiss my ass‘
AGS NEWS – The Federal Government has retracted a previous directive requiring civil servants to register for the purchase of a 50kg bag of rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000. The withdrawal was announced in a new circular issued … Continue reading FG suspends registration for N40,000 rice
AGS NEWS – A gas explosion at the Mobil Filling Station near Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday morning led to injuries for at least nine people and the destruction of several vehicles. The explosion, which occurred around … Continue reading Vehicles burnt as gas explodes in Lagos filling station
AGS NEWS – The hunger protests that erupted across Nigeria, particularly in the northern regions, have significantly diminished following police crackdowns on organizers and demonstrators, leading to numerous arrests. Some leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protests have gone into hiding and … Continue reading Hunger protest loses steam as DSS grills seven foreigners
AGS NEWS – The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that a young man, Habibu Aminu, was killed by joint military operatives of Operation Safe Haven during a clash with youths in Lere town, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses reported … Continue reading Soldiers allegedly kill young man, injure six others in Bauchi
AGS NEWS – There was tension in Wukari Local Government Council of Taraba State following an alleged assault on a Catholic priest by members of the Nigerian Army. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday at the residence of Rev. Richard … Continue reading Tension in Taraba over alleged soldiers’ invasion of Catholic priest’s house
AGS NEWS – The Nigerian Senate has expressed concerns about the $1.5 billion allocated in 2021 for the maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery, noting little progress. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating alleged economic … Continue reading Nigerian Senate probes $1.5bn spent on Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation
AGS NEWS – A Virginia man, Frank Lucio Carillo, appeared in federal court on Monday, facing charges for making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris. Court records reveal Carillo issued multiple threats against Harris, President Joe Biden, FBI Director … Continue reading Man charged with threatening to cut out eyes of U.S vice President, Kamala Harris
AGS NEWS – The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the “End Bad Governance in Nigeria” protests. During ongoing demonstrations against hunger and bad governance, protesters in northern Nigeria have been marching with Russian flags and chanting … Continue reading Russia breaks silence on use of its flag by Nigerian protesters
AGS NEWS – A man identified as Fatai Mogaji, has been caught after he allegedly k!lled his ex-girlfriend, Opeyemi, in Lagos. LIB reported that the suspect has been on the run after he allegedly st@bbed the deceased multiple times. According … Continue reading Update: Man who allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend nabbed in Lagos bar
AGS NEWS – On Monday, the national electricity grid partially collapsed, causing power outages in several parts of the country. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the system failure, which impacted its customers on Monday afternoon. By evening, some … Continue reading Blackout as national grid collapses again
AGS NEWS – A Nigerian woman, Lola Akinlade, and her family face deportation from Canada after it was discovered she used a fake university acceptance letter to obtain a study and work permit. Akinlade, who graduated from Nova Scotia Community … Continue reading Nigerian family faces deportation from Canada over fake university acceptance letter
AGS NEWS – Kaduna Electric has cut off electricity to the Kaduna State Government House and other state facilities due to unpaid bills totaling N2.9 billion. The Head of Corporate Communication, AbdulAzeez Abdullahi, stated on Friday that despite multiple attempts … Continue reading Discos throws Kaduna Govt House into darkness over N2.9bn debt
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