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Nigeria is often referred to as the “Giant of Africa” due to its rich diversity, culture, and potential for economic growth. The country owes much of its success to the support of its states, of which there are 36, in addition to the federal capital territory. Each state contributes to Nigeria’s unique tapestry in its own way. Certain states, however, have emerged as centers of prosperity and financial influence. In this article, we will delve into the top 10 wealthiest states in Nigeria, using their economic potential as the criteria. Lagos State Rivers State Ogun State Delta State Oyo…
By Sodiq Ayandiji Last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, jolted the historic city out of its peaceful reverie and sent shock waves across the Pacesetter State, which had been adjudge to be one of the safest in the country for quite some time. The blast, said to have occurred around 7.30 p.m. tested the serenity of the metropolis and left in its wake destruction, sorrow, tears and blood. With five people reportedly dead and about 77 people hospitalised, though the state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, revealed that about 60 of those had been discharged as of Wednesday…
A Police Officer simply identified as Emmanuel has been arrested and detained after he allegedly defiled a 13-year-old girl in his office at the Bori Area Command in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. Emmanuel, attached to the Bori Area Command, was said to have been detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the State Police Command on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu. Narrating the incident to newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Saturday, the teenager’s aunty who gave her name as Love, said she sent the girl on…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has resumed the e-auction of vehicles and other seized items as it reopens the portal. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Customs has revamped the e-auction platform for transparent disposal of seized and overtime goods in its custody. Adeniyi, in a statement signed by Chief Superintendent of Customs and National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the auctions are periodic and open every Tuesday from 12 noon to 6 pm, providing the public with regular opportunities to select and bid for desired…
The Lagos State Police Command has hailed residents of the Adamo area of Ikorodu for arresting a suspect said to be an Islamic cleric, identified as Babalola, who was allegedly in possession of a human skull, and handed him over to the police. He was reportedly arrested alongside some yet-to-be-identified others. The spokesperson for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on X on Saturday via his handle, @BenHundeyin, assured the residents that justice would be done concerning the matter. “We commend the good people of Ikorodu for doing the right thing and not yielding to jungle…
By Femi Fani-Kayode Nigeria is the only country in the world in which history is not taught.This policy has done us much harm and represents perhaps the greatest, most savage, most brutal and most destructive blow to the pysche, confidence, knowledge, intellectual acumen and mental health of our people. The consequence of this egregious and unbelievable error and grave oversight is the fact that we are now having to contend with a vast population of over 220 million people who are essentially ignorant of their own past, that have no knowledge of their noble historical heritage and that predicate…
Mr Fatai Owoseni, a retired police commissioner, is Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. In this interview first aired on Arise News, Fatai speaks on Tuesday’s dusk explosion in Ibadan which claimed at least five lives, injured 77 and wrecked several houses across the state capital including those belonging to the government. The explosion, which happened in the Bodija area of Ibadan and triggered by explosives said to have been stored in a private residence by suspected illegal miners believed to be Malians, was heard in many parts of the metropolis. Only last Friday,…
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State. He also said that he is not receiving billions of naira from the federal government as speculated by some Nigerians, after serving eight years as the minister. Fashola said this on Saturday while appearing as a guest on Arise TV programme, ”Perspectives.’ When asked if there were financial benefits accrued to him as a former public servant, he said, “The benefit I get I think is N577,000 monthly…
People were asked about their experiences migrating to another nation in the past ten years and whether they were happy with their decision in a survey that included nearly 2,400 respondents. Almost 17 percent of respondents left comments on the survey, displaying a range of countries and reasons for happiness or regret, in addition to different viewpoints on moving. Despite some overlap with a previous survey on countries people regret moving to, the results highlighted the subjective nature of such experiences and the uniqueness of individual preferences. According to a survey by World According to Briggs, here are the…
The Lagos State Police Command has narrated a shocking account of how a Nigerian seeking asylum abroad asked the police to declare him wanted. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had in December 2023 said no fewer than 260,000 Nigerians approached the IOM for assistance to leave the country in 2023. Analysts said that the current rise in migration is not unrelated with the living cost crisis Nigeria is going through. But in a social media post, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said he was stupefied when a Nigeria asked that the police…