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5 May 2023
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly killing his father.
5 May 2023
A Dei-Dei-dei Grade I Area Court ordered a 65-year-old mechanic, Rafiu Kosa to clean the Zuba Police Station for seven days for attempting to steal.
5 May 2023
Former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Adedibu Ojerinde, is asking the Federal High Court Abuja to order his release from detention. Ojerinde is facing trial for allegedly diverting public funds worth about five billion naira. At the proceedings, his counsel, Eteya Ogana, drew the attention of the court to a motion…
5 May 2023
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said its officers have received 500 additional Traffic Management Solution (TMS) cameras for monitoring. "The Lagos State Government has deployed addition 500 Traffic Management Solution (TMS) devices to personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to enhance transparency in traffic management across the State," LASTMA spokesman…
5 May 2023
Lagos State Police Command has revealed that it has opened an investigation on its officers who were seen assaulting a man in a viral video. Nigeria Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had urged Lagos police to take action against the officers. Adejobi had revealed that the Lagos State police officers filmed assaulting a man who allegedly…
5 May 2023
The incessant collapse of buildings in Lagos in the last month has raised major concerns about the conditions of building structures in the country. Government agencies and private firms are relentlessly seeking out measures to limit the chances of more mishaps, nationwide. As a result, the Managing Director, of Sujimoto Group, Sijibomi Ogundele has said…
5 May 2023
Director-General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre (MCO), Obadiah Nkom, has said that the agency is diversifying mining sectors through its Electronic Mining Cadastre Plus (eMC+) an online platform. MCO boss said the agency would continue to monitor the new technology following the migration to the online system to see how many people have keyed into it,…
5 May 2023
HUMAN Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Thursday, urged the incoming administration of the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to conduct a forensic audit of the controversial N23.72 trillion Federal Government’s unappropriated expenditure funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its ways and means (W&M) window.
5 May 2023
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Wednesday night killed Ebenezer Matthew, the Youth President of Abarikpo community in Akoh Kingdom, Ahoada East Local Council of Rivers State.
5 May 2023
A suspected water equipment vandal has been buried alive by sand while allegedly vandalising and looting water equipment owned by Imo State Water and Sewerage Corporation (ISWSC), at Owerri -Ebiri Waterworks Station, Orlu.
5 May 2023
Parishioners of Immaculate Heart Catholic Church located at Ekwe Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were thrown into shock when an alleged mentally challenged man ran into the church on Wednesday night, confessing to killing a commercial sex worker, a year ago.
5 May 2023
Poised to permanently address flooding in Lagos Island, the state government is constructing mega pumping station in Ilubirin.
19 mins ago
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
2 hours ago
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
3 hours ago
Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
3 hours ago
Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
4 hours ago
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
4 hours ago
The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
4 hours ago
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
4 hours ago
Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
5 hours ago
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…
5 hours ago
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another significant reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to ₦940 and ₦980 per litre, respectively. This follows an earlier reduction to ₦1,000 per litre. The new pricing is designed to help mitigate the effects of economic hardship in Nigeria and comes just a week after the company,…