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Residents and motorists plying the newly constructed Ojumele-Ajegunle road in Makun area of Sagamu have decried its collapse barely two months after it was commissioned by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun.

A Lagos High court, Ikeja, has ordered United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA) to pay N12 million yearly to a nonagenarian, Mrs Mary Adetayo Dada and Dr (Mrs) Oluyemisi Ayoade, for occupying and using a Lagos property situated at 39 Joel Ogunnaike Street, Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, Lagos.

Some communities in Eleme Local Council of Rivers State, have been urged to shun acts capable of throwing the people into poverty. Head, Community Relations and Development, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals and Fertilizer Limited, Mr. Kendrick Oluka

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) for the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), according to a statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The spokesperson for Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Monday, summoned the owner of a Chinese supermarket for allegedly discriminating against Nigerians by restricting their entry. The mission of the commission is in response to the video that went viral when consumers, particularly Nigerian consumers, were denied access into a supermarket located in Nigeria's capital…

Popular social media personality and crossdresser Bobrisky, whose name is Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, has filed an appeal challenging his recent conviction on charges of abusing the Naira note. Bobrisky had pleaded guilty to the four-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the court. READ ALSO: BOBRISKY’S MALE FEATURES…

President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, April 23, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit, according to presidential spokesperson Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ngelale said the president will engage in high-level discussions with Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, as well as hold separate…

The controversy surrounding the suspension of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has taken another twist as Justice Usman Na'abba vacated his earlier order affirming the suspension of Ganduje. In an interim injunction granted on Monday, Justice Na'abba of the state high court retracted his order, instead directing parties…

The Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) has said it will crack down on unsafe, sagging and drooping telecommunication cables in the Lekki area. LASIMRA, in a statement, said the targeted areas include Lekki 1 & 2, Ikate, and environs. “This enforcement effort is critical to ensuring the safety of residents and maintaining…

Nigerian Police Force is currently grappling with a significant housing shortage for its members across all ranks, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed. Egbetokun made the disclosure at the first Nigeria Police Housing Summit held at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja. The IGP, therefore, sought the establishment of a N100Billion police housing…

The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylvia against the declaration of Douye Diri as the governor of the state in the November 2023 election. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Adekunle Adeleye on Monday in Abuja announced that…

The Federal Government is considering pegging the age limit of admission seekers in Nigeria's tertiary institutions at 18 years. This is even as it has expressed worry over the issue of minors seeking admission to higher institutions across the country. Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, stated this on Monday after visiting the Kogo Computer…