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LAGOS State government has established an Anti-Okada Squad to assist the police in enforcing the recent ban on motorcycle taxis across six local government areas under its renewed clampdown on crime.

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that it has selected Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as the running mate to its presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

SENATE president Senator Ahmad Lawan is facing a major re-election crisis after the candidate who stood in for him while he sought the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket is refusing to stand down and give way for him.

FORMER Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has responded to all the speculation about who will be his running mate in next year's elections by publicly declaring that he will pick a Christian from the northeast geo-political zone as his deputy.

ENGLISH interest in Super Eagles fullback Zaidu Sanusi has increased over the last few days with Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion signifying an interest in securing his services ahead of the forthcoming season.

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[1] When it comes to corn production, we are not doing too badly as we are the 11th largest maize producer in the world with an annual crop of about 11m tonnes

ASSISTANT Police Commissioner Abba Kyari has suffered a major setback in his ongoing trial after two of his co-defendants also charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were sentenced to two year in prison today.

THREE men have been charged with murder by the Lagos State Police Command after they beat a sex worker to death and set her corpse ablaze after they found a copy of the Holy Koran underneath her pillow.

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State has advised voters in his state to cast their votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and shun former Anambra State governor Peter Obi despite him being Igbo.

ISLAMIC body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has warned former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against picking Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as his running mate in next year's elections because he is a bigoted Christian.