Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days mourning for victims of the Train/Bus accident that occurred at Shogunle area of the state. Sanwo-Olu visited the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, to understand the condition of the victims of the bus/train accident. He said the LASUTH...
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The Labour Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sort out any issues with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. INEC has come under fire, following the failure of...
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday sympathised with victims and families affected in the rail track accident in Lagos early in the day. This is contained in a statement by NRC’s Deputy Director, Public Relations, Mr Yakub Mahmood, in Lagos on Thursday. He also reiterated the need for...
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based chef, Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, has determined that her death was avoidable and resulted from medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugboma died on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja expressed sympathy over the accident involving a train and a Lagos State BRT staff bus at Shogunle area of Ikeja. President Buhari in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, said the accident was...
President Muhammadu Buhari just returned from the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Doha, Qatar. The Conference featured an opening ceremony, the Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the Establishment of the Group of LDCs, General Debate, Eight (8) High-level Thematic Roundtables, and series of side events...
No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday. The passengers, involved in a head on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger buses, were burnt beyond recognition. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interview with the...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known during the bi-weekly news briefing on the...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces, nabbed eight political thugs at Okehi in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi during the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at the bi-weekly news briefing on...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to list Mr Akanimo Udofia as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in Akwa Ibom. Justice James Omotosho gave the order on Thursday in Abuja following an application by Udofia asking...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The International Director, National Association of Women Judges in Nigeria (NAWJN), Hon Justice Roli Harriman has called on women Judges to intensify efforts in promoting active participation of women at the judiciary levels. Hon. Justice Hartman made the call in a statement made available...
Sen. Solomon Adeola, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance and senator-elect for Ogun West senatorial district says the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu is fully in support of Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s re-election. Adeola’s declaration is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday by his media aide, Mr Kayode Odunaro....
Spotify, an online streaming platform, held its 2023 “Stream On” programme, unveiling features and tools to build career of artistes, podcasters and music creators. Daniel EK, Spotify’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), during the virtual programme said this was necessary to aid deeper and long-lasting connections between music creators and...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, (TVC) in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two...
The Lagos State PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (aka Jandor) on Thursday urged the state government to provide barriers at railway level crossings. Adediran made the call when he led his team on a visit to scene of an accident involving a passenger train and a Lagos State...
A Consultant Nephrologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Yemi Raji, has advised Nigerians to embrace prevention as the best treatment for kidney problems. Raji gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday. He spoke on the 2023 World Kidney Day...
A Chinese National, Mr Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, on Thursday, again told a Kano High Court that he never intended to kill his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22. The defendant, who lives at Railway Quarters Kano is charged with culpable homicide. Frank, led in evidence by defence counsel, Mr Muhammad...
This time of the year, the dry season, fire outbreak is not unusual because virtually every dry object can ignite a fire. Subduing the fire is made difficult by dry wind. In rural places where thatch and wood are used in building houses it is even more challenging to...
As the world marks the black history month, it becomes crucial to address the possible ways out of modern slavery in Africa and most especially in Nigeria. This is quite significant because this is one of the major issues that has hindered the growth of Africans over the years....
A Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt electronic method in transmitting 2023 election results. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that Section 52(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022, cited...