By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has began an investigations into a reported case of armed robbery, shooting and abduction of some persons in Kubwa area of Abuja. The FCT police spokesman, DSP Josephine Adeh on Wednesday in Abuja said the...
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday, fixed April 4 for the trial of the former Lagos Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore charged with alleged 200,000 dollars corrupt offer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Oct.21 arraigned the former attorney-general...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) has refuted a newspaper report suggesting that the Agency had reclaim diplomatic plots in Abuja belonging to Ghana, Malaysia and Thailand. The report, published in the December 5, 2022 edition of one of the national dailies, had attributed...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday implored residents of Lagos State to take their destiny in their own hands by voting the party in the 2023 general elections. Abubakar, who made this remark at the flag off of the PDP Presidential Rally...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to restore agriculture to its enviable status, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated a 12-man agricultural development programme executive committee to drive the process. While inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, the minister said:...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the initiative and Implementation of the federal government project, tagged: “(ARC-P) in Borno state and some parts of the country. Governor Zulum said the ARC-P project implementation in the state is not only apt but crucial as...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has released a travel advisory for Lagos residents ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign slated for Saturday, Dec. 3. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Friday, in Lagos, that the flag-off...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory and other stakeholders have received the sum of N3,049,291,338.40Billion as its share of statutory allocation for the month of October, 2022. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu presided over the 171st Joint...
The FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, says the ongoing provision of engineering infrastructure to Guzape II District would enhance Abuja’s aesthetics. Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, on Sunday in Abuja also said the infrastructure would open up the area for development and provide...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested two suspected ‘one chance’ armed robbers in Ikate, Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said the suspects were nabbed by the patrol team of the Agency while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year old man for allegedly impersonating as a medical doctor. The Police Public Relations Officers, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. SP Hundeyin said the fake medical doctor forged...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – TotalEnergies Staff Housing Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd (TEHC), is set to unveil Louisville, a future-focused housing development located at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos. Louisville is a mixed-use development comprising 300 residential homes spread between two towers. Louisville has a world-class sporting centre,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has arrested a serial fraudster, who specialised in impersonating legal practitioners and senior law enforcement officers to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The FCT police spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja....
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Tuesday called on youths to join him on Peace Walk, for healing of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Lagos, during a news conference on the State Government’s position on the recommendations of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on EndSARS, submitted...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday met with market leaders across the state in continuation of his ongoing political consultations with stakeholders. Sanwo-Olu met the traders under the aegis of the Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria. The meeting was held at the Alausa...
Caleb Otagba, 28, on Sunday in Lagos received N250,000 cash prize for winning the maiden ‘Suya’ eating competition in Nigeria. Suya is roasted meat. It is a very popular delicacy in all parts of Nigeria. The competition was organised by Sooya Bristo, a one-stop Suya culinary restaurant, in partnership...
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation warns that the Lekki-Epe corridor, including the Lekki Conservation Center (LCC) and the estates surrounding it may be washed away by 2024 if nothing is done to check the ocean encroachment. Dr Joseph Onoja, Director-General of NCF, gave the indication at an event to mark...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos Directorate of Public Prosecution, (DPP) says, it is set to arraign the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Femi Olaleye, for alleged defilement of a 16 year-old girl (name withheld). This is contain in a letter of notification titled, “State...
Thousands of Lagos PDP members and loyalists on Thursday, staged a solidarity walk for its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to mobilise votes ahead of the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the walk tagged: “Umbrella Day”...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says PDP’s dream of winning the state in 2023 general elections remains `a mere daydream’ which is unrealistic. APC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, made this remark in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oladejo was reacting to a report credited...