By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Saudi-bound widow with cocaine concealed in footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday, that the 56-year-old widow and mother of four,...
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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...
The Police Command in Lagos State has rescued a teenage boy simply identified as Emmanuel Adeleke from his abductor. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the announcement on Wednesday on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the boy, who...
Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence that the party will win Lagos and other 25 states in 2023 general election. Ayu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, when he received the second stanza of the report of the PDP Special Reconciliation...
No fewer than 1,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area (LGA) on Tuesday defected to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors cited the lack of internal democracy in the ruling party as part of the reasons for their...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has began the display of preliminary voters register across the 245 wards in Lagos State on Saturday for claims and objections. INEC Public Affairs Officer in Lagos State, Mrs Adenike Oriowo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the exercise was in...
Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, says 2023 election is payback time by the north to Bola Tinubu, for his past support to the region. Shettima said this when he visited the Hausa community in Alaba-Rago, in Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), on...
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday said the party in Lagos remained unbeatable. Tinubu said this at the Lagos APC secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba, during the party’s caucus meeting. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State led all members of the State...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the cooperation and support of the private sector was required to implement the reforms in his economic master-plan. Tinubu said this at the APC’s campaign council town hall meeting and dialogue with the Business Community on Tuesday...
Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Airlines, Jenifer Bamuturaki, says the airline will begin flights to Nigeria in December. Bamuturaki disclosed this on Monday during the 18th AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market held in Lagos. According to her, flights to Lagos will begin before the end of December while flights...
Police in Lagos State say eight domestic staff of David Adedeji, popularly known by his stage name Davido, have been taken to the station for questioning over the death his son, Ifeanyi. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday....
Some commuters in Badagry and its environs were on Monday morning stranded as commercial bus drivers embarked on an indefinite strike, alleging arbitrary collection of levies from them by officials of Lagos State Motor Parks and Garage Management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored bus stops...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday present his Action Plan to the leaders of the organised private sector in Lagos State. The Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC), Mr Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a...
The Head, National Office (HNO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, says only the second and third floors of the organisation’s Yaba office had minimal damage during Wednesday’s morning fire. Areghan spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. He also explained how...
A fire outbreak has gutted the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) building in Yaba area of Lagos State in the early hours of Wednesday. According to reports, the cause of the fire which started at about 6.50 am, was yet to be ascertained as of 7.15 am. The fire...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, said that the commission had secured 2,781 convictions as at Oct. 24 on some persons arrested for various financial crimes. Mr. Bawa stated this on Tuesday in Lagos during a one-day workshop on financial crimes’ reporting...
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Ms Funke Akindele, says God called her and the PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) to change the story of the state if elected in 2023. Akindele, a popular Nollywood Actress, made this remark at the Sunday Worship...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with Bizi Mobile Cashless Consult, on Friday sensitised ‘Keke Napep,’ tricycle riders and their customers at Oshodi Market on how to onboard the eNaira app. Traders in wears, shoes, kitchen items, among other commodities, were encouraged to open the eNaira wallet...
The remains of reality TV star, Patrick Fakoya aka Rico Swavey, who died on October 13, has been laid to rest. A funeral mass was held for him at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu Square and then his body was moved to the Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi, Lagos, where he...