Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has totally re-opened for vehicular movement, a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway blocked on Tuesday morning due to an accident on the Otedola Bridge. LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, made this known in a statement in...
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The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu, on Tuesday, sacked Rep. Sunday Umeha of the Labour Party (LP), representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency of Enugu State. The panel, led by Justice A.M. Abubakar, declared Dr Festus Uzor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of...
At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods. As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the...
Invalidation of the election of Mr Thaddeus Attah, Labour Party Candidate for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State has opened a door of opportunity for his opponents. It is however not an assurance that any of the opponents will win if they do not put in hard-work. ...
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on International Boundary Dispute has halted plans to cede Sina in Michika Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa to the Republic of Cameroon. Rep. Beni Lar, the Chairman of the Committee, gave the ruling in Abuja on Tuesday at an investigative...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has rejected the judgement of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal that gave the Plateau South Senate seat to Mr Simon Lalong. Its Chairman, Mr Chris Hassan, rejected the judgement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. The...
Popular Nigerian artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, is dead. The former Marlian record signee reportedly died on Tuesday at the age of 27. Music executive Ovie shared the sad news on his X page #Ovieo on Tuesday evening. “Confirmed. MohBad is dead. Sad, sad...
Former Deputy Governor of Kogi Yomi Awoniyi on Tuesday officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in the state. Awoniyi, who recently declared his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was officially received into the APC at the party’s...
The House of Assembly in Ogun on Tuesday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately look into alleged illegal arrest and detention of innocent residents of the state. Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the House’s Speaker, while making the request during plenary in Abeokuta, said the arrests and...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the transfer of a 10MHz spectrum in the 2.6GHz spectrum band from OPENSKYS Services Limited (OS) to MTN Nigeria. According to a statement from MTN, the licence took effect on September 7, 2023,...
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) says he does not need a title to serve in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, which in his view, is birthing the next generation of leaders. Fashola, a close aide of Tinubu, said this in an interview with the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has in an early morning air strike on Monday, dislodged terrorists from their enclaves at Suwa in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information,...
The Confederation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint its Director-General, Alhaji Kailani Muhammed, to fill the outstanding ministerial slot for Kaduna State. The group made the call in a statement by its Director, Publicity, Strategy and Communication, Dr Saleh...