ABUJA — The Department of Development Control officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and security personnel have removed illegal structures on road corridors and cashew plantations within Apo Resettlement in Abuja. On Sunday, the officials stormed the area with bulldozers and pulled down structures of hundreds of artisans, food vendors, and petty traders whose structures encroached on roads. The cashew plantations near Urban Shelter and Angwan Tiv were marked for demolition in 2021....

LAGOS — Sittings at the Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA), Abeokuta was suspended three times on Friday following the sudden disappearance of the mace. The mace, which is the staff of authority of the state’s legislative arm, was allegedly stolen overnight to prevent the lawmakers from impeaching the embattled Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo when the House was scheduled to hold its plenary session at the assembly complex. The lawmakers missed sitting for the...

The president of the association, Dr. Noel Dokun National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Tuesday, said over 2,000 doctors had left Nigeria for Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Canada as of June this year. He disclosed this in Abuja during the National Executive Council meeting of the association, saying the doctors left for countries where their services were better appreciated, especially Britain. Dr. Dokun emphasized the need for the federal government to...