Sanwo-Olu directs trial of truck owner, driver
•Govt takes measures to stop truck accidents Etim Ekpimah The Lagos State Government has commiserated with the families who lost their loved ones in the truck accident that occurred in…
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UniAbuja female student sets hostel on fire
A knife-wielding female student of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has set her hostel on fire. A video of the incident has surfaced online. It shows the moment the student…
Alleged N754.8m fraud: Court adjourns ex-NIMASA DG case till March 6
Glory Ebomah Justice R.I.B Adebiyi of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, January 30, 2023, adjourned till March 6, 2023, for the adoption of final written…
Sanwo-Olu receives AFDB president, Akinwunmi Adesina at Govt House, Marina, Lagos
President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwunmi Adesina receiving a souvenir from Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, 30…
Tinubu to end poverty, complete IDSP if elected president
Ini Billie, Uyo The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, said he would end poverty, and fuel scarcity and complete Ibom…
DSS reportedly goes after Nekede ‘P*ssy’ graduate
The Department of State Security, DSS has been reportedly mandated to fish out a yet-to-be-identified female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo who gloated on TikTok that she graduated…
Alleged $1.32m fraud: Defence counsel’s absence prevents arraignment of Kano senatorial candidate, Zaura
Glory Ebomah The arraignment of the Kano Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Abdulkarim Saleh Abdulsalam aka A.A Zaura, on multiple fraud charges before a Federal High Court,…
Criminals advertise their fraud through online marketing platform – Police
Etim Ekpimah The Zone 2 Command in charge of Lagos and Ogun states has uncovered how fraudsters connect buyers and sellers of cars and other valuables on a popular online…
2023: PDP governorship candidate, Umo Eno unveils critical goals
Akpan Umoh, Uyo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Umo Eno, has unveiled critical goals that he hopes to achieve if voted into power.…
CBN extends deadline for old naira notes swapping to Feb 10
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended naira notes swapping from 31 January 2023 to 10 February 2023. The apex bank announced the extension the 10th extension period on…
CBN working to prevent chaos over distribution of new naira notes, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says efforts are ongoing to ensure improved distribution of the new naira notes. In a statement on Saturday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, the president said the…
Resident doctors call for 15% healthcare sector budgetary funding
Akpan Umoh, Uyo The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called for increased budgetary funding of the healthcare sector in the country to 15 per cent annually. The President…
2023: Friends, associates raise N50m to support former commissioner
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Friends, political and business associates of former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, have raised over N50m to support his candidacy for Ogbia…
Again, A’Ibom declared cleanest state in Nigeria
Ini Billie, UyoAkwa Ibom State has been adjudged the cleanest state in Nigeria for the fifth consecutive time. This was revealed by the Chairman, State Waste Management and Environmental Protection…
EFCC arraigns four for alleged forgery, possession of fraudulent documents in Lagos
Glory Ebomah The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 27, 2023, arraigned the quartet of Oladepo Babatunde, Funmilayo Oladimeji, Maclean Surulere and…
Bayelsa APC says Diri-led PDP administration is failure
The Bayelsa Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration has failed to meet the expectations of the Bayelsa people within the past three years.…
Ex-employee of MAN jailed 110 years for N22m contract fraud
Glory Ebomah The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 27, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Charles Emmanuel Afaha, a…
No CP has been posted to Lagos State – Police
Etim Ekpimah The Lagos State Police Command has been inundated with requests for clarification on the status of the Commissioner of Police in the Command. The Police Public Relations in…
So-Safe corps arrests 19-year-old burglar, recovers stolen items in Ogun
Etim Ekpimah The Ogun State-owned Security Outfit codenamed So-Safe Corps has arrested a 19-year-old teenager, identified as Abiodun Elegbede for burgling into a church and two other houses at Ago…
2023: Southern Iman Ward 2 villages decry marginalisation
Following the successful completion of a tour of villages in Northern Iman Ward 1 and Southern Iman Ward 3, House of Representatives Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in…
Ota-born man caught while attempting to steal court generator
A 28-year-old man, Folorunsho Olaniyan, has been caught while allegedly trying to steal a generator belonging to a customary court in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.…
Don asks FG to diversify from oil-dependent economy
Ini Billie, Uyo Professor of Rural Development, Prof. Professor Nseabasi Akpan has urged the Federal Government to diversify from an oil-dependent economy to an agriculture-based economy, adding it would ginger…
Emmanuel to upgrade critical facilities at NYSC camp
Akpan Umoh, Uyo Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has promised to improve critical facilities at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp and sustain a good welfare…
Adeleke heads to Appeal as tribunal gives judgement in favour of Oyetola
Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal on Friday declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16, 2022 poll. The judgment was delivered…
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