Hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Tuesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election. The defectors, led by Mr Tunde Olori drummed support for the Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez...
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The Lagos State Government has shut down activities at the children’s section of Wonderland Lagos, on Monday, after a guest was electrocuted at the event venue. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, in a joint inspection with the Lagos State Task Force team, said...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of a legal practitioner, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem by a police officer. IGP Baba condemned the act in a statement issued by The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday in Abuja. He said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Command has condoled with the family, friends and colleagues of Barrister Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead by its officer in Ajah on Sunday, December 25, 2022. The command’s condolence message is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, SP...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to Ajah Division for allegedly killing a female lawyer on Christmas Day. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest on Monday. He stated two other police officers who were with the ASP were also...
The Police command in Lagos State said two robbery suspects lost their lives on Saturday while exchanging gunfire with the police at Okokomaiko area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the...
A new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Sadiq Abubakar has assumed duty as the 29th CP of the territory. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh on Friday in Abuja, said the CP had...
Al least one person has died, while four were injured in a multiple accident in Lagos metropolis, The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said on Thursday The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement issued in Lagos, said that the accident happened at Cele bus stop...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has clarified that the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at Guzape and other parts of the territory are not targeted at the Abuja natives. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, made the clarification,...
The Lagos State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says only the enthronement of a good leadership in 2023 will end terrorism in the country. The Chairman of the association, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the state’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Women in Borno State have been urged to imbibe effective leadership traits in order to promote peaceful coexistence, peace building and harmony in the state. Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi, a lecturer from The Department of Political Science, University of Maiduguri, made the call during a...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday demolished the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp and other shanties as part of strategy to address security challenges in the nation’s capital. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Alhaji Shehu Ahmad, while inspecting the exercise said that the...
The newly-completed Lekki Deep Seaport is ready for inauguration and for commercial operations. Managing Director, Lekki Port Lagos Free Trade Zone Enterprises Ltd. (LPLEL), Mr Du Ruogang, told a news conference in Lagos on Wednesday that arrangements had been completed for its inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari. “The terminal...
In line with its objective of promoting infrastructure development in communities as well as in promoting justice and peace, the Unubiko Foundation will this Tuesday hand over the renovated Amaelu-Abam Customary Court to the community. In addition, on December 25, 2022, the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Atan-Abam; the Atan-Abam...
The University of Abuja, FCT, says plans have been concluded to begin mining activities withing the institution if declared Economic Free Zone for industries and investors to strive for National development. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, disclosed this at the 2nd Anniversary of the partnership...
Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye, Vice-Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will ensure a sense of belonging for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) if elected as president in 2023. She gave the assurance when she spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As major donor to the UNDP 1000 housing estates, The German Foreign Affairs Minister, Annalena Baerbock has visited Borno state to assess the regional stabilization facility projects coordinated and implemented at Nganaram community in Mafa LGA of the state . The Minister added that...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday in Abuja intensified efforts towards the removal of all illegal structures at Guzape to clear the city of shanties. Mr Ihkaro Attah, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, while coordinating demolition of illegal structures...
The FCT Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board (MPWB) has pledged to continue with the successes recorded in the 2022 Hajj operations during the 2023 exercise. Malam Muhammed Danmallam, Director of the board, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said...