• Brigands slay two in Katsina Through land and air offensives, Nigerian soldiers have killed 392 bandits since the commencement of ‘Operation Katsina’ in the North West and North Central. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters, Maj-Gen. John Enenche, at a briefing yesterday in Abuja, disclosed that the operation degraded the activities of […]

Angry customers of a new generation bank expressed their rage by blocking all main security doors into the banking hall for not being attended to by the staff of the bank yesterday. The branch, located at Ahmadu Bello Way II, Jos, was crowd packed with customers. They claimed that they were being ignored for selected […]

To ensure sustainability in its waste management and disposal efforts, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) had begun rehabilitation of its five legal dumpsites. The exercise, which involves building 21 platforms on the sites will ensure the seeing off of wastes within 20 minutes, thereby increasing the PSP operators’ daily trips from 500 to 850. […]

• Lagos govt to reverse Land Use Charge, says, commissioner • ‘State disbursed N139m housing loan to civil servants in one year’ A panel of inquiry set up by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate the corruption allegations against the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has said that those invited by the […]

The Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Nasiru Ajanah has directed that all criminal cases pending before courts in Kogi State before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic must be determined within the next three months as the country ease the lockdown on the pandemic. The CJ gave the order when he received the […]

Nigerian Government may remove the restriction on interstate travels on June 21, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Sani Aliyu said. The interstate borders have been closed since March to curtail the spread of COVID-19. But Aliyu said the restrictions may be relaxed when domestic flights resume tentatively on June 21. […]

The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has disclosed that the state miss the deceased Senator Munir Adekunle Muse’s gentleman approach to politics. Obasa made this disclosure while commenting on the personality of the late astute politician from the Lagos Central Senatorial District,noting that there were no indication of any […]

President Buhari hosting the AfDB President on a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja, stated: “In 2015, when you were to be elected for the first term, I wrote to all African leaders, recommending you for the position. I didn’t say because you were a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Minister, and I belonged to […]

Senator Dino Melaye has put Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on fresh hot seat in the politics of the state. The former senator was on Tuesday exonerated by the court from charges of false information which was raised against him by the federal government to frustrate his […]

Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Asaba, Delta State, on Sunday arrested a fake soldier, Green Ogonna 25, during routine patrol security exercise known as Operation CHECKMATE. Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, Captain George Okupe, in a statement in Asaba, disclosed that the suspect is from […]

The Lagos State Government yesterday said it had facilitated settlement of N1,242,765,569 debt among residents through mediation in the last one year. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), who disclosed this yesterday at the yearly ministerial press briefing, said the sum came out of the 22,896 cases that were amicably […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday ruled out electronic transmission of results in the forthcoming Edo and Ondo states governorship elections, insisting that there would not be collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the polls and by-elections. National Commissioner and Chairman, Electoral Operations & Logistic Committee, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu, disclosed this at the […]