Operatives of Ketu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three members of a traffic robbery gang notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings at Ile-Iwe/Kosofe, Ikorodu Road, in Ketu area of the State. The suspects namely Segun Olaiya ‘m’ aged 20, Ayinde Waris ‘m’ aged 19 and Bashiru Mohammed aged 28 were…
Bukka Hut, a popular Lagos eatery, allegedly committed suicide. According to journalist Eniola Daniel, who revealed this on Twitter, Laolu Martins committed suicide around 3 a.m. today, September 28, in Lekki Lagos. “The founder of Bukka Hut commits suicide. Laolu Martins, the founder of Bhukka Hospitality Limited, is said to have committed suicide around 3…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company limited (NNPCL), according to its August 2022 FAAC report, spent the sum of N54.663 billion on rehabilitating refineries in the country between January and July 2022. The highest amount was spent in June, when the sum of N18.221 billion was spent on rehabilitating refineries. Despite these investments in the health…
Rumours of Obaseki endorsement of Peter Obi, false The news item in a section of the media, stating that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has endorsed the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, is absolutely false and malicious. No statement to such effect originated from the governor. The story is being peddled by…
The governor stressed that the state had grown beyond the current structure of eight local government areas. Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has faulted the population figures attributed to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC), saying they were grossly underestimated. The governor also said the current population data for the country was…
Minister of Labour and Employment and Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo (SAN) on Wednesday described as delusional an opinion poll by Bloomberg News which placed Peter Obi as the leading candidate in the race to become Nigeria’s next President. The presidential election scheduled for February next year is…
Ogun and Lagos state governments have signed an MoU on the 31-killometre redline passengers rail service from Oyingbo, Lagos State to Agbado in Ogun State. The project is a significant achievement in the series of developments engendered by the Lagos/Ogun Joint Commission. A train station and depot are being built in Ogun State. Ogun Commissioner…
Despite the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of the campaign council by the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Wednesday, the Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa said he had kick-started with his 4 wives and 28 children. It will be recalled that the campaigns for the 2023 presidential and national…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has advised the state government to immediately dispose the “legacy jet A-600” aircraft and invest the money into refurbishing all abandoned primary and secondary schools. The APC said the fund that will be realized could also help in the “resuscitation of the moribund primary healthcare system, pay off all outstanding…
Ahead of the 2023 elections, the Middle Belt Forum on Wednesday, adopted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi as their candidate. The forum equally said it was throwing its weight behind Obi’s candidature because of its belief in “fairness, equity and justice.” This was disclosed by chairman of the Forum and…