Nigeria’s representation at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral would be a marked-down one as Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for London, UK, to represent Nigeria. At a gathering expected to host an elite gathering of world leaders including Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, the vice-president, and not President Buhari, would join members of the Royal Family Read More…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would not be attending Sunday’s reception at Buckingham Palace for world leaders arriving ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s State Funeral. Various reports had it that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had earlier been invited to the reception set to be hosted by King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort. However, Read More…
Dumebi Kachikwu, African Democratic Congress (ADC)’s candidate for the 2023 presidential elections has been expelled by the party. In a statement issued on Saturday morning by ADC’s National Chairman, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu, Kachikwu and seven others were expelled from the party following findings by a seven-man disciplinary committee set up to investigate allegations of Read More…
In line with tradition, King Charles III and his siblings stood vigil by the coffin of their late mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Friday. As they did so, tens of thousands of mourners queued up to pay their final respects during the lying in state of the late queen and were told they faced a wait Read More…
Two employees of a transport company, have been arrested by the Lagos Police force for allegedly attacking an officer on duty. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officers (PRO), in a statement confirmed the arrest on Friday. Hundeyin said that the offence was committed at 7:00 a.m. against one Insp. Rowland Uankhehi, on Read More…
Shola Yusuf, a 21-year-old driver, on Friday, appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for reportedly driving in a reckless manner and killing a pedestrian. Mr. Yusuf, whose address was not provided, was charged by the police with four counts bordering on reckless driving and manslaughter. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Read More…
Olabanji Aluko, a suspected fraudster, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged $17.5million advance fee fraud. Aluko, who claimed to be a driver, was arrested, at a popular eatery in Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, September 8, 2022. The suspect claimed he had set a meeting with a Read More…
Residents of Lagos state have been cautioned by the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) against the vandalism of government property, saying offenders will be arrested and prosecuted according to the law. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, the General Manager, LASIMRA, speaking at the organised press conference programmed to officially announce the third annual stakeholder’s conference Read More…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has said it discovered an illegal mining site during its midweek operations. Eweka Okoro, the State Agency Commandant, in a brief statement, said its agents were carrying out a search when they uncovered the location in the Ijede axis of Ikorodu. Okoro, while condemning the Read More…
