The Lagos State Police have convicted approximately 1,490 people for various offences in the state, including miscreants, street traders, and traffic offenders, among others. According to reports, the convicts were among the 1,709 suspects arrested by police officers in the state between June 1 and September 9, 2022. During this time, the Lagos State Government reviewed the state traffic law …
In a renewed battle for supremacy between the two terrorist organisations, at least 23 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in an ambush by its affiliate, the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP). This was reported shortly after eight terrorists, including a Commander simply identified as “Kundu,” were ambushed and killed on Thursday during a fierce gun battle with …
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The National Security Council (NSC) has labelled the National Taskforce on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE) as an illegal organisation that should not be operating anywhere in the country. The Council, which met yesterday at the State House in Abuja and was presided over by …
By Olaide Oyelude The Katsina State Police Command foiled an attempt by kidnappers to terrorise commuters along the Sabuwa-Mararabar Yakawada road in the state’s Sabuwa Local Government Area. According to sources, 30 terrorists stormed the road around 2.45 p.m. that day and were about to launch an attack when a council police team intervened. According to the sources, the encounter …
South-west leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presented a “corporate demand” to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday in Ibadan, insisting that the PDP national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, resign in the party’s collective interest. The leaders made their demand at the South-west PDP Stakeholders’ Interactive Session with Atiku and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, held at …
The reopening of secondary and primary schools has been approved by the Nasarawa State Government. This comes 49 days after the schools were closed due to security concerns. This is stated in a statement signed for the Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Fati Jimeta, by the Permanent Secretary, PS, Ministry of Education, Mohammed Sani-Bala. According to the statement, “the school resumption …
It’s unusual to see Sheriff Tiraspol leading a group that includes Manchester United and Real Sociedad. However, after a resounding away win over Omonia Nicosia, Moldovia now leads Europa League Group E. They will need to be focused on Thursday (today) as the Red Devils of Manchester travel to their homeland in search of their first away win in Europe …
Survivors of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have buried 26 members in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, after sustained aerial bombardment and terrorist elimination. The terrorists were killed on September 9 in a coordinated air strike by the Nigerian military on two ISWAP camps in Sigir and Yarwa Kuwa on the outskirts of …
Nasir El-rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has praised security agencies for their ongoing offensive against terrorists, kidnappers, and other criminals in the state. The governor made the remarks on Wednesday in Kaduna, while launching the fourth edition of the Kaduna Book and Art Festival. “In the last six weeks, there has been an improved offensive operation against criminals, and …
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) revealed yesterday that over 47 million eligible Nigerians have already received the COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the NPHCDA, made …
Nigeria and the French Development Agency, AFD, signed a 25 million Euro grant for the Northern Corridor Project to increase power supply in the country on Wednesday. According to the Nigerian News Agency, the Northern Corridor Project is co-funded by the European Union and AFD, and is being implemented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. Read Also: President Buhari presides …
Nigeria and the French Development Agency, AFD, signed a 25 million Euro grant for the Northern Corridor Project to increase power supply in the country on Wednesday. According to the Nigerian News Agency, the Northern Corridor Project is co-funded by the European Union and AFD, and is being implemented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The project aims to …
UEFA announced on Wednesday that Arsenal’s Europa League match against PSV Eindhoven, which was originally scheduled for this week, will now take place on October 20. Due to a lack of police resources in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the group stage match has been moved from Thursday. With the queen lying in state between Wednesday …
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa Abuja’s Council Chambers. The meeting, which began at 09:00 GMT, is physically attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. Attorney General of the Federation …
By Shojobi Abisola The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who are accused of killing two officers last year. Chris Anyanwu, the state Police spokesperson, According to a statement, the suspects were apprehended in a yellow mini-bus on Ishieke road while on their way to a deadly mission. The police mouthpiece …
By Biodun Busari Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has stated that if he wins the 2023 presidential election, he will disburse $10 billion as an Economic Stimulus Fund within the first 100 days in office. He stated that he would do so to encourage private sector infrastructure investments and to prioritise aid to agriculture, manufacturing, and …
Three people are said to have died during a fight over who will ascend the throne in Agosasa, Ogun State’s Ipokia Local Government Area. According to reports, the throne became vacant after the death of the first Oja of Agosasa, Oba James Elegbede, in February 2022. It was discovered that, following Elegbede’s death, the race to determine who would ascend …
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma for his efforts in developing the state, saying: “You have written your own history,” he said after seeing the rebuilt House of Assembly’s ultra-modern chamber. The President made the remark on Tuesday in Owerri, the state capital, while on a working visit. President Buhari said his administration will leave a …
The Senate will reduce the import duty waivers proposed for the N19.76 trillion 2023 budget, which will result in a N12.4 trillion deficit. Solomon Adeola, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday during an interactive session with revenue-generating agencies on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy Paper, FSP. According to …
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, convicted and sentenced a Lokoja-born musician, Samuel Onojah, and two others to 20 years in prison for cybercrime-related offences. Onojah was convicted alongside Victor Kadiyamo and Jejelowo Segun on Monday, September 12, 2022, after pleading guilty to separate counts of internet fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s …
