OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Lekki-Ikoyi inland waterways in Lagos State after an unidentified man got drowned while jet skiing. An eyewitness, who saw the jet skier from afar, said he was riding at a “very high speed” across the water body. Confirming the...
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The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor has vowed to end what he described as the 24-year monopoly of a former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu. “We will come in and do things differently. The problem...
A 47-year old man, Bayo Ayeni, was docked on Wednesday, in a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly indulging in unlawful juju. The police charged the defendant of Byazhin Across, Kubwa, Abuja, with criminal conspiracy, unlawful juju and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa, told the court...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured marketers and traders that it has made the redesigned naira notes (1000, 500, 200) available for them via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The Branch Controller, CBN, Lagos State, Mr Koyor Baribokola, gave the assurance when the apex bank took its sensitisation...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspects for vandalising bridges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC’s Director of Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Odumosu said items...
The Police Command in Lagos State, said one person was reportedly killed, while one policeman sustained injury during the protest by some Yoruba Nation agitators at Ojota area on Monday. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hundeyin, however, did...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on FCT residents to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the February General elections. The Electoral Officer of Gwagwalada Area Council, Mr Shamsudeen Musa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gwagwalada...
Rep. Babajimi Benson, representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Saturday promised to deliver more dividends of democracy to his constituents if elected for another term.. Benson made the promise at the official flag-off of his campaign, at the Ipakodo Jetty, Ebute Ikorodu. He said that...
The Federal Government on Friday ordered temporary suspension of construction works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to make traveling experience easier for holiday makers returning to their destinations after the festive season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Julius Berger returned to site on Tuesday after leaving in December...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Palace of Wako Chiefdom in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has conferred on the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, the traditional title of Magajiyan Kasan Wako. The conferment was contained in a letter dated January 5, 2023,...
The Police command in Lagos state says one robbery suspect was gunned down around Oshodi area while his gang was exchanging gun fire with its operatives. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Hundeyin said the...
Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, have been caught engaging in sex romps in hotels in the community. The male and female students who reportedly jumped the school’s fence and stayed out of school for days are reportedly between the ages of 14 and 17....
A Superintendent of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, is alleged to have threatened to deal with Mr. Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice, the publisher of an Abuja-based magazine, World Entourage Magazine. The lawyer to the journalist, one Anayo Okelue Esq, revealed this in a petition against SP Abubakar, which he wrote to the...
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Tuesday inaugurated the 35-Kilometre Okpoga- Idoba – Ichama Federal Rural Electrification project in Ichama, Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was facilitated by Rep. Francis Agbo, from Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency. Ortom,...
Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has assured residents of the council area of his administration’s commitment to take development to rural communities in the New Year. The chairman made the commitment in his New Year message signed by his media aide, Mr Kingsley Madaki,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has redeployed three-quarters of the personnel serving at the Ajah Division to other areas across the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abiodun Alabi, who disclosed this on Monday, said the move was part of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned Bura Women Development Association in Marama town of Hawul Local Government Area of the state. Governor Zulum also witnessed the graduation ceremony ‘of first set of beneficiaries of the Bura Women Development Association Skills Acquisition Center, Marama,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on the residents of the territory to participate in the 2023 General Elections in peace, unity and togetherness. Bello, who made the call in his new year message to the residents on Sunday in Abuja, also...
The PDP Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (a.k.a Jandor), says he will retain the 37 inchoate Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs ) in the state, if elected governor in 2023. Adediran told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that he might even increase the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 104 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state to mark the New Year celebration. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), disclosed this in a statement issued on...