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The United States Consul General in Lagos, Mr. John Bray on yesterday disclosed that the US government had acquired about 50,000 square metres of land at the upcoming Eko Atlantic City in Lagos for the Consulate’s new head office. John Bray Bray who made the disclosure at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos during the signing of the engagement between the U.S. government officials and developers and promoters of Eko Atlantic City led by Mr. Ronald Chagoury, the Executive Chairman of South EnergyX Nigeria, said the decision to build a new consulate in the new City was to afford Nigerians better and more access to its services. According to the Consul General, “This is another demonstration that the United States is committed to Nigeria and her citizens. What we currently have as a Consulate General was constructed in the ‘70s. So, we have acquired a land in Eko Atlantic City to build a new consulate better and more accessible to Nigerians and others coming to visit for visas and other serv...

The Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIJE) has asked the Anambra State Police  Command to implement its decision to  impound political party and unmarked vehicles in the State as from 1st June, 2019. The chairman, Board of Trustees   (BoT) of the Human Rights body, Dede Uzor A. Uzor, who said this in a statement in Awka, the Anambra State Capital, lauded the State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura for this populous decision. The chairman said some dubious and unscrupulous politicians and agents have used  these customised political party and unmarked vehicles to perpetrate heinous crime in the State and sometimes use the vehicles to constitute traffic nuisance on the roads with their recklessness and other glaring traffic violations He said some of them use it to carry prohibited and regulated and hard drugs as well as other harmful products that constitute dangers to the society and human families Commending the State...

In defiance of the Friday order of a High Court restraining him from installing four new emirs, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, yesterday said the new emirates have come to stay. In essence, Ganduje said the creation of the new emirates was irreversible. The development effectively reduces the jurisdiction of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, who hitherto was in charge of the Kano Emirate Council comprising 44 local amid-rumoured-plan-to-depose-emir-of-kano-gan. The development effectively reduces the jurisdiction of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, who hitherto was in charge of the Kano Emirate Council comprising 44 local government areas (LGAs) but will now be in charge of only 10 LGAs. The development effectively reduces the jurisdiction of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, who hitherto was in charge of the Kano Emirate Council comprising 44 local government areas (LGAs) but will now be in charge of only 10 LGAs. It also  fuelled the speculation that the Ganduje administration...

The police in Anambra state has nabbed over 19 Cult members of Aiye confraternity, during their initiation at ukulu forest in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra State. They were caught ,following credible intelligence that some suspected cultists were initiating new members into their cult group. The  Anambra State,Police operatives comprising of Special Anti Cult unit (SPACS) and "operation Puff Adder" stormed the bush and arrested 15 male suspects while undergoing initiation into Aiye confraternity. Exhibits recovered at the scene included regalia of Ayes secret cult, Drum and Charms of different categories,four knives and empty shell of expended cartridge. In the same vein a similar exercise also took place at mbaukwu in Awka South LGA where four (4 )male suspects were equally arrested and exhibits recovered include One dagger, one axe, charms and substance suspected to be cannabis sativa(Indian Hemp) All suspects confessed to be members of secret cult known as Ayes con...