Sale Of Rice, Oil To Prevent Hoarding – Says LASG
The Lagos State Agricultural Inputs Supply Authority (LAISA) has started selling rice and other food stuff at reduced prices to prevent hoarding and overpricing during the yuletide. Mr. Jide Ajenifuja, Assistant General Manager, Commercial, LAISA,...
Bureau de Change Operator Tells Court How Business Partner Allegedly Defrauded Him Of N19.5m
A bureau de change operator, Ali Nuhu, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a man, Temitope Omogbeja allegedly defrauding him of N19.58 million on the pretext of supplying him with the dollar equivalent. Omogbeja...
LASTMA Summons 3 Officials Over Alleged Extortion
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has summoned three officers before investigation panel over alleged extortion of drivers. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a statement through the Public Affairs...
I Have No doubt, I’ll Reclaim My Mandate, Says Gov. Oyetola
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state, says he has no doubt in his mind that he will reclaim his mandate at the ongoing election petition tribunal. Oyetola said this on Saturday during the 31st Iragbiji...
Security Team Neutralises 2 Assailants Involved In Killing Former Commissioner, His Brother
A joint police and army security team has neutralised two assailants involved in the killing of a former Commissioner and Council Chairman in Enugu State, Chief Gabriel Onuzulike, and his brother. It would be recalled...
Amaechi Graduates With Second Class Upper Degree In Law
The immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has graduated from the Baze University, Abuja, with a second class upper degree in Law. Amaechi, in a statement issued by his Media Office on Saturday...
Mohammed Haruna Charges the Media With Holding All Decision-makers Accountable
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner and former media chieftain, Mallam Mohammed Haruna, has called on the Nigerian media to extend its focus on accountability beyond politicians and hold responsible every person or group whose decisions...
Police Arrest Man For Illegal Possession Of Firearms In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for unlawful possession of firearms. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in his verified Twitter handle monitored on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the suspect...
Police In Katsina Arrest Village Head For Reprisal Killing of Farmer by Terrorists
Police in Katsina State have arrested the ward head of Gobirau Village in Faskari Local Government Area of the state for alleged connivance with terrorists. Police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, paraded the village head before...
Police Rescue Caged, Malnourished 17-Year-Old Girl In Jos
Police in Jos have rescued a 17-year-old malnourished girl, locked up by her aunt for upwards of one week in Rikkos, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, without care. A neighbour alerted the National...
Edo Warns Ritualists To Stay Off Government’s Facilities
Edo government on Friday warned ritualists to stay away from the state secretariat in Benin. Commissioner for information, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, told journalists in Benin on Friday that government was particularly irked by the slaughtering...
Abia Veteran Journalist, Akomas, Buried In Umuahia
The remains of a veteran journalist in Abia, Mr. Emeka Akomas, were on Friday laid to rest in his family compound in Ossah Umuahia. In a sermon at the burial service, Benedict Chibuzor, a pastor...
IPOB Commanders Shot Dead, ‘Stolen’ INEC Device Recovered
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed no fewer than 13 commanders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) over their ‘criminal’ activities in the South East zone. The...
