President Muhammadu Buhari has stated his administration’s commitment and readiness to deliver to the Nigerian economy, a sustainable and inclusive growth. The President made this known at the investiture of Dr Michael Olawale-Cole as the 24th president of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Saturday in Lagos. He was represented by the […]
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has stated that it would commence scheduled flights operations into the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. The decision to commence flight operations into the airport followed the recent approval of the airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA) This was disclosed to journalists in […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday expressed fear over what it called unsolicited visit of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, to its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS facility, warning that is anything happens to him, the senator and DSS will be held responsible. IPOB alleged that the Abia State former Governor is fond of […]
A federal high court sitting in Enugu, on Friday remanded a former Enugu State Commissioner for lands, Victor Nnam in prison custody over alleged land scam committed as commissioner in the state. Surveyor Nnam was arraigned before Honorable Justice I. N. Buba of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Enugu by the state government. Some […]
The Budget Office of the Federation has said restructuring Nigeria into six regions is pivotal to reducing the high cost of governance. It noted that the number of ministers also needs to be pruned and the number of political office holders and their aides reduced, lamenting that the huge recurrent expenditure had constrained the provision […]
Sixty-one members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Kaduna, have regained their freedom after one month in captivity. Joseph Hayab, chairman of the Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), confirmed that the abductees were released late Friday. Gunmen had invaded the church located in Chikun LGA of the state on October 31 […]
The Delta State Government has vowed to investigate the controversial death of Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. In a statement on Saturday, Governor Okowa said he was fully in support of the Lagos State Government’s decision to launch an investigation into the death of Sylvester, who is also a native of Warri South LGA […]
A Nigerian lady who died in Cote D’Ivoire prison, Ms Itunnu Babalola (Becky Paul), has been laid to rest at Sango cementry, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Representative of the family and the elder brother of the deceased, Mr Olaolu Babalola, told Daily Trust after the internment that the family wanted justice for his late […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Kehinde Wasiu, 32, for allegedly setting her husband’s 23-year-old mistress Tosin Olugbade on fire. This is according to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi. “The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters, Ota, by the […]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the white paper on the report submitted by the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality is illegal. On November 15, the Lagos judicial panel submitted two documents — a consolidated report on police brutality and an investigation into the Lekki shooting incident — to the state government. After receiving […]
