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15 May 2023
Ogun State Police Command has arrested four officials of a microfinance Bank, situated at Abule Ijoko Lemode area of Ifo Local Council, over the death of 50-year-old Vivian Omo, a wife to one of their debtors.
15 May 2023
The Police Service Commission has condemned the assault on a police officer in uniform and on official duty in Lagos by musician, Seun Kuti.The condemnation was contained in a statement, yesterday, by spokesperson for the commission, Ikechukwu Ani.
15 May 2023
A young man, identified as Owate Bode, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his mother with a cutlass in Eleme Local Council of Rivers State.
13 May 2023
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman, Ailes Group, Michael Onuoha, alongside other dignitaries, yesterday, received the Champion Newspaper Heroes of the year 2022 award in Lagos.
12 May 2023
The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has debunked a viral social media post about an ongoing graduate internship programme. The director of public affairs, Babatunde Adele, said in a statement that the viral social media post imploring unemployed youths with NYSC certificates and LASRRA numbers to register for the ongoing internship programme…
12 May 2023
The Lagos State Government has re-sealed 12 buildings in the Banana Island area of the state while also removing two other illegal fences. General manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki announced this on Friday. Oki said the affected structures were sealed as a result of the failure of their developers…
12 May 2023
The acting chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Lamidi Apapa has directed the party's lawyers at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja to report to him. Apapa issued this directive on Friday while he also said that he is now in charge of the Labour Party because a court affirmed his position…
12 May 2023
The Director General, Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, has been recognized with the Most Outstanding Mining DG award in the country’s mining sector. The award was organized by Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Abuja operations chapel. The award was presented to Engr. Nkom in…
12 May 2023
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has convicted eight internet fraudsters for impersonation. The fraudsters were apprehended and arraigned in court by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives from the Abuja Zonal Command. EFCC said in a statement on Friday that the convicts were arraigned before Justices Chinyere Nwecheonu, A.A. Akobi, A.I. Kutigi, and…
12 May 2023
A suspect Ade Segun has been arrested for planning his own kidnapped alongside two of his friends and demanded N2,000,000 from his parents in Warri, Delta State. Delta State police spokesperson Bright Edafe in a tweet said the names of the suspect’s friends were given as Precious and Nonso. Edafe disclosed that Precious and Nonso…
12 May 2023
. Claimscash scarcity impact earnings in first quarter 2023 Voice anddata services have earned Airtel Nigeria N892 billion, according to the auditedfinancial report released yesterday by Airtel’s parent company, Airtel Africa tothe Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX). Specifically, the Nigeria operating companyrecorded a 13.4 per cent growth in voice revenue to N484.9 billion ($1.053billion), while data…
12 May 2023
The enforcement unit of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has dislodged scavengers and miscreants from illegal dumpsites across neighbourhoods in the city, for a cleaner and healthier environment.
1 day ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
1 day ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
1 day ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
1 day ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
1 day ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
1 day ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
1 day ago
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
1 day ago
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.
1 day ago
A counterfeit Eva bottled water operation in Port Harcourt has been uncovered by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Acting on a tip, NAFDAC, in a statement, said its officials raided a dilapidated shop disguised as a pool house on Pipe Line Road in Eneka. NAFDAC disclosed that the raid…
1 day ago
The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week.