Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks and other financial institutions operating within its boundary for the third consecutive year in decade. The state Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed, this on Thursday, in his address at the 16th Town Hall Meeting on security, organised by …
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Airline Operators Slam FAAN, Reject Aviation Fuel Racketing
“Nigerian indigenous airlines are performing under certain conditions that we should be applauded for still staying afloat. Is it forex, or fuel infrastructure? How about bird strikes in a good country? the airlines would have gone to court against FAAN for all the bird strikes because we pay for these …
Read More »Fire Guts Jos Motor Park, Destroys Property
A section of a popular motor park in Jos, better known as NTA park was on Wednesday night gutted by fire. The fire which started around 7:30 pm was said to have lasted for several hours before it was eventually put off by men of the fire service. …
Read More »[Photos] Soludo hi, Peter Obi Meet In Awka; Exchange Warm Embrace
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and the Governor of Anambra state, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo met today in Awka, the state capital. Obi and Soludo, who met at St Patrick Cathedral, Awka during the Thanksgiving mass of Most Rev. Bishop Ezeokafor’s 70th birthday, could be seen embracing …
Read More »I’ve Fulfilled My Promises To Judiciary —Wike
PORT HARCOURT—GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed fulfillment over his administration’s diligent support at enhancing the judiciary to discharge its constitutional mandate. Wike at the 2022/23 Legal Year opening ceremony, held in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said all promises his administration made concerning the judiciary had been fulfilled in …
Read More »Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion Ahead APC’s Mega Rally For Tinubu
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion for the upcoming All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial rallies scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26th November 2022 at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos from 9.00 am to 4.00pm. The AP4.00 presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim …
Read More »4 Reasons CBN Redesigned Naira Notes
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on October 26, 2022, announced that new Naira notes would be introduced to replace the current 200, 500, and 1,000 Naira notes. Emefiele said the redesign will take effect from Thursday, December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes …
Read More »2nd Niger Bridge Will Be Partially Opened By December – FG
The Federal Governnent on Wednesday said that the 2nd Niger Bridge will partially be open for public use during the yuletide. The announcement will bring respite to commuters playing the ever-busy Asaba-Onitsha road. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN disclosed this while fielding questions from State …
Read More »Ortom Seeks Polling Units In Benue IDP Camp
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to make adequate provisions for the over two million Internally Displaced Persons in the state ahead of 2023 general elections. He made the call at a roundtable discussion tagged, “Contemporary Security Challenges and their Effects …
Read More »It’s Late To Resume Voter Registration, Court Rules
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant the prayer of four plaintiffs who sued the Independent National Electoral Commission for discontinuing the voter registration exercise on July 31. Justice Inyang Ekwo held that going by the 90 days window period set by the Electoral …
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