Groups Give Gov Lalong Ultimatum to Repeal Water Law in Plateau
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has been asked to initiate the process of immediately repealing the State Water law to preserve the existing harmony in the state. In a communiqué issued today by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, ERA/FoEN in collaboration with the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical […]
Chrisland Supervisor Accused of Defiling 2 Year Old Baby Back to Prison
Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Special Offences Court Ikeja, Lagos today revoked the bail granted to Adegboyega Adenekan, a supervisor at Chrisland School, VGC, Lekki, Lagos. The judge revoked the bail shortly after Adenekan, who was being led in his defence by Olatunde Adejuyigbe, SAN, denied the allegations of sexually abusing the 2 year old […]
Oil Billionaire, Julius Rone Clocks 45
Becoming an entrepreneur extraordinaire is not mere lip service; it takes consistent effort and focus to grow from just being an entrepreneur with interest in a particular business to becoming a respected and renowned empire builder. Julius Rone is one of the few blessed men who started from the scratch, kept their nose to the […]
282 Cameras now Monitor Vehicles in Lagos Metropolis
Contrary to the stories making the rounds that a camera device located at Alausa Secretariat capturing vehicles with expired fake documents and sending bills to people’s sms, an official of Vehicle Institution Service VIS, Lagos State, Engr Olayemi disclosed that there are 282 of such mechanical device installed in many major roads within the metropolis […]
Transition Committee Says Former Zamfara Governor, Yari Left N251Bn Liabilities
The Chairman of the Transition Committee in Zamfara, who is also the deputy governor of the state, Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala has alleged that the Committee has so far uncovered a total of N251,951,849,482.50 left by the administration of the former governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar. Briefing news men on the activities of the Committee in […]
CACOL Wants Past Governors Investigated
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has urged the two anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC to wade into the allegations of financial impropriety being leveled against some of the states’ newly sworn-in governors against their predecessors. In a […]
Police Killed Kidnap Kingpin During Gunshot
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command during a gun battle killed one Mufutau Sulaiman, a.k.a. ‘Pencil’. Sulaiman was alleged to be a kidnap kingpin who had been terrorising the residents of Ikorodu. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the development in a press statement […]
2 Men in Police Net for Raping 10 Year-old Girl
Two men have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly raping a 10- year- old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Kamal Abubakar while confirming the incident, said the suspects, Bashar Haruna, 25 and a 55 year old man, Isah Sule, allegedly raped the girl, whose name was […]
Buratai to Army: Be Proud of Your Patriotic, Noble Roles
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has implored officers and men of the NA to feel proud of their noble, patriotic roles in their struggles toward protecting the nation’s sovereignty and integrity. He gave the charge while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Army Headquarters Transformational Leadership Workshop 2019 […]
Emefiele Unveils CBN’s 5-Year Agenda
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has revealed that the apex bank is to pursue the recapitalisation of commercial banks in the next five years. Speaking on Monday during a media briefing held at the apex bank headquarters in Abuja, Emefiele hinted that the recapitalisation of commercial banks was due since the last […]
