Breaking: Abubakar Adamu is New IGP, as Idris Retires
President Muhammadu Buhari has found a replacement for Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris who is retiring from the service tomorrow. It was learnt that the President made his choice today from a list of names of officers presented to him. The chosen one, AIG Abubakar Adamu Mohammed who hails from Lafia in Nasarawa […]
NCAA Goes Hard on Charter Operators
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that it would no longer allow companies that are not authorised to carry out charter operations. The warning may have been as a result of security and the indiscriminate air charter operations by airlines that are not allowed to carry out such exercises. Spokesman for NCAA, Sam […]
Tinubu’s Former CSO Replaces Edgal as Lagos CP
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal, has been redeployed while Kayode Egbetokun, a Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP), was appointed to replace him in acting capacity. Edgal, who was appointed Commissioner of Police for Lagos State on Aug. 30, 2017, has been redeployed to Bomb Unit, Police headquarters, Abuja. Born on Sept. […]
South-South Govs to CJN: Shun CCT Trial!
The South-South Governors Forum have asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen not to honour the summons from the Code of Conduct Bureau to appear before the Code of Conduct tribunal for alleged non-declaration of assets. The governors made the call in a communique after an emergency meeting attended by five of them […]
Arraignment Stalls as Onnoghen, CJN Fails to Appear in Court
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has re-fixed the arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to January 22. Onnoghen was absent from today’s proceedings scheduled for his arraignment before the CCT on charges of non-declaration of his assets. The change of date for Onnoghen’s arraignment followed argument by the defence counsel […]
Iworoko: Ekiti Govt to Pick Bills of Accident Victims as Eleka Commiserates with Families
The Ekiti State government has promised to pick up the medical bills of those wounded and hospitalised after the trailer accident in Iworoko Ekiti on Saturday evening, in which no less than 16 people died. Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, who visited scores of victims lying in hospital beds earlier this morning, […]
Firm Gives Reasons for Exposing Corruption in OML 30 Pipeline Contract
An indigenous oil and gas service company providing security protection for critical production facilities and sundry services, Eraskorp Nigeria Limited (ENL), has explained its decision to go public on the controversial re-award of the Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP) surveillance Contract to Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS) Limited. Eraskorp gave national interest and belief in the anti-corruption […]
Breaking: Lagos CP, Edgal Removed, Egbetokun Steps In
Police authorities have redeployed Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal. Edgal was moved to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Explosive Ordinance Unit. Mr Kayode Egbetokun has been named as Edgal’s replacement in acting capacity. Details later……
Black Saturday in Iworoko Ekiti
Business activities come into a halt in Iworoko Ekiti today, following the loss of lives to a trailer accident which occured at about 7pm Saturday, killing no fewer than 16 people.A dark clowd pervaded the air as angry indigenes bared their fangs, in protestr of the gory accident involving a trailer loaded with branded rice […]
Man Hangs Self on Lagos Street
Residents of Catholic Mission street on Lagos Island woke up yesterday to find a man hanging from a fruit tree in a suspected case of suicide. The unidentified man who dressed in native ankara top and trousers did not leave any clue at the scene opposite the Court of Appeal. A crowd had gathered at […]