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No fewer than 14 people have died and six others hospitalised after consuming overnight toxic liquor in northern India, police said on Tuesday. A Senior Police Officer, Maninder Singh, who revealed this also said that seven people have been arrested on allegations that they supplied the toxic liquor. Singh said that the arrested persons were said to have supplied the liquor to five villages around 19 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of Amritsar in northern Punjab. According to him, the police have launched a crackdown to destroy the network of spurious liquor supplies in the area following the incident.…

DCO quizzed for allegedly collecting N500,000 bribe  A civil society organisation, Bail is Free Campaign, staged a protest at the Delta State Police Command headquarters in Asaba over the alleged unlawful arrest, harassment, and detention of a professional builder, Henry Umukoro, and his colleague, Godfrey Jonah. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “I support Bail is Free”, “Today we must get Justice”, and “Freedom comes by struggle”, as they confronted police officers at the entrance of the police headquarters. The officers initially prevented the group from meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, to air their grievances.…

Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP), Adedayo Ekong, yesterday, said she had not been suspended from office. In a statement in Lagos, Ekong described the report of her purported expulsion by a faction of the party in the state as misleading and malicious. She said that those behind the news of her removal are renegades of the party who were recently expelled for anti-party activities and acted in contempt of the court’s ruling. The statement read in part: “We categorically state that the article is riddled with deliberate falsehoods and orchestrated misrepresentation aimed at misleading the public…

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, has reiterated the government’s commitment to improving the healthcare delivery and positive outcomes across the state. She disclosed this at the launch of an advocacy project aimed at enhancing primary healthcare delivery and boosting maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) across the state. The project, titled “Advocacy Solutions to Improve PHC and RMNCAH Delivery and Health Outcomes,” which was launched in Ikeja on Tuesday, is a collaborative initiative led by EngenderHealth with funding from the Gates Foundation, and the Lagos State Ministry of Health, and…

Veteran journalist and public affairs commentator, Mazi Obinna Oparaku Akuwudike, has refuted claims made by activist Sandra Duru, popularly known as “Prof Mgbeke,” regarding former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili’s appearance before the Senate Committee investigating allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Speaking on Adeola Fayehun’s YouTube programme on May 12, 2025, Obinna categorically dismissed Duru’s assertions, calling them false and unfounded. Obinna stated that the claims about Ezekwesili being paid for her appearance were completely untrue and unsupported. Obinna also clarified his previous involvement with Duru, explaining that he was initially hired for a media production assignment. He…

Former Benue State Governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could cease to exist before the 2027 general elections if the party’s leadership fails to address its ongoing internal crises. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, Suswam noted two major sources of the PDP’s current instability: the unresolved battle over the national secretary position and the escalating rift between Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Senator Suswam likened the party’s situation to being in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with a survival chance contingent on…

Fawzi Kehinde The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized counterfeit and unregistered products valued at over N47 million in a raid carried out at the Ibrahim Babangida International Market in Suleja, Niger State. The operation, which targeted the circulation of banned and substandard goods, also led to the sealing of a warehouse owned by one Alhaji Ahmed. The facility was found to be stocked with large quantities of Monosodium Glutamate in 25kg bags, a product prohibited from large-scale importation into Nigeria. NAFDAC revealed the details of the operation in a statement released on Tuesday on…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday for primaries to choose candidates for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the primaries would hold at the various council areas and that candidates would emerge by consensus. Olalemi said: “Our great party, PDP, will be holding its primaries for the forthcoming Local Government election in Lagos State at the various local government secretariats of our…

The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State, from May 18, to carry out urgent repairs that will last for 21 days. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, said in a statement on Tuesday that the closure would begin at 7.00 a.m. on Sunday (May 18). She said that some sections of the bridge would be completely closed, while others would experience partial closure during the period. Kesha said that the repairs would involve lifting the bridge deck to replace worn-out bearings and carrying out other critical maintenance work.…

Members of the Osun State House of Assembly have unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Governor Ademola Adeleke, endorsing him for a second term ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election in the state. The motion for the vote of confidence was initiated by Adewumi Adeyemi, representing the Obokun State Constituency, and seconded by Taofiq Olayiwola from Ede South State Constituency. The endorsement was made during a plenary session on Tuesday, where the 26-member Assembly – 25 members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one from the All Progressives Congress (APC) – expressed support for the governor. Presiding over…