Policemen on Thursday fired teargas canisters and water cannon at participants of the second memorial of the #EndSARS protest in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, told newsmen that some of the participants were “unruly” and climbed the top of...
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Some Nigerian youths on Thursday held the second memorial of the #EndSARS protest in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Popular comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni; and musician Folarin Falana, better known as Falz are some of the leaders of the procession to commemorate the second-year...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists and public to use alternative routes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to a tanker explosion this morning at Araromi town before the Interchange. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Umar...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Wednesday, warned members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state against anti-party activities. Governor Mohammed gave the warning during the inauguration ceremony of the PDP Presidential and Governorship joint campaign council in the state. The governor assured the people of Bauchi...
The Ebonyi Government on Wednesday suspended the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Power and Energy, Mr Godwin Nwankwo over alleged persistent theft of diesel meant for streetlights. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of...
A former Attorney General of Lago State, Mr Olasupo Shashore, was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court Lagos on a four-count charge of money laundering. He, however, pleaded not guilty to all counts. Details shortly….
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says the current global energy transition is both an opportunity for the preservation of the earth and a vehicle for unlocking the development potential and livelihoods of millions of people, especially those in developing countries. Prof. Osinbajo, however, said...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has vowed not to allow the National Assembly or anybody to intimidate them irrespective of his position. The Chairman of the Forum, Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, stated this in a press release while reacting to a...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications (NCC) has ordered the reversal of the implementation of the newly approved 10% hike in tariff for voice and data services. This is according to a statement issued by The NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka on Wednesday in Abuja....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State Olajide Adediran better known as Jandor says he is not “surprised” by Governor Nyesom Wike’s endorsement of his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Wike, a PDP chieftain, had on Tuesday endorsed Governor Sanwo-Olu during a visit to...
A 25-year old man, Bulus Asuma, has committed suicide in Jos over the loss of two tricycles belonging to his employees to thieves, the police said in Jos on Wednesday. Asuma of Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Are is said to have hung himself in his room...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the 2023 general election will record mass participation of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) due to the provisions of the new Electoral Act. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the Able2vote North Central Voter Education Campaign for the participation of...
The Ekiti branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) is lamenting the mass exodus of doctors from the state in search of greener pasture. The chairman, Dr Babatunde Rosiji, decried the rate on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti when he paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ secretariat....
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is suffering delay because of the drainage channel being constructed across the road by the Oyo State Government in its Ibadan axis. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inaugural edition of the President...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that almost 500 million people globally will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030. WHO, in Global status report on physical activity 2022, published on Wednesday, stated that 500 million people...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba has approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) for the Force Intelligence Bureau and the Department of Operations. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated in Abuja on Wednesday that the newly-deployed DIGs are Mr Bello Sadiq, to Force...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says mitigating climate change requires urgent and significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the petroleum sector. Elisabeth Mitchell, Independent Advisor and Consultant to the AfDB said this during a PowerPoint presentation on Wednesday. The presentation was made at the Knowledge Sharing Webinar...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has inaugurated a 120-tonne per hour fertiliser blending plant in Kaduna on Wednesday. The plant is sited at the Kaduna Green Agro-Allied Industrial Zone (GAAIZ). He said at the inauguration that with every new factory, every new shop and every new park opened, there...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, is dead. Mr. Yinka Oyebode, The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Biodun Oyebanji disclosed this in a statement issued inAdo-Ekiti on Wednesday. The statement said Afuye died on Wednesday evening at the Ekiti...