The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the collection of parking levy by its parking agency was authorised by law. Dr. Frederick Oladeinde, Commissioner for Transportation, disclosed this in Ikeja at a news conference to sensitise stakeholders and the public on the mandates and activities of the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA). Oladeinde said that Read More…
Month: September 2022
Lagos teenager arrested for burglary
Olamilekan Adebanjo, 17-year-old teenage boy, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged burglary and stealing of valuables worth N250,000. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of burglary and stealing has however, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje. DSP Kehinde Ajayi, the prosecutor, Read More…
Buhari congratulates new British PM Liz Truss
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, congratulated the new Prime Minister of Britain, Liz Truss, on her assumption of “this trusted position of leadership”. Truss, who served as foreign secretary in the Boris Johnson administration until her emergence, beat top contender Rishi Sunak on Monday under the Conservative Party. This is according Read More…
Liz Truss Officially Becomes New UK Prime Minister
Liz Truss has officially become the new prime minister of the UK after meeting Queen Elizabeth at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She is UK’s third female prime minister, and the 15th premier of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen received in audience The Right Honourable Elizabeth Read More…
Man arrested for obtaining N155m under false pretence
Isiaka Asoju, 48, who allegedly defrauded a man of N155milion, under the pretext of selling a 15-acre land to him, was on Tuesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant who is to face trial on a charge of obtaining under false pretence has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. SP Ogbunike, Read More…
EFCC questions 2 over alleged NIS fraud in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have invited two members of staff of Newworks Solutions and Investment Limited to tell what they know about an alleged fraud running into billions of naira. The EFCC’s move followed intelligence received by the Commission claiming that the Ministry of Interior Read More…
Ikorodu residents plead with LASG to reconstruct Igbe-Laara road
The residents of Igbe, Laara and neighbouring communities in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu on Tuesday have pleaded with Lagos State Government to reconstruct Igbe-Laara link road. They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikorodu, lamenting on the state of the road and how it had made commuting Read More…
I Thought I Would Die Young – Femi Kuti
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has said that he thought he would die at a very young age. Femi, son of legendary Afrobeat singer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti turned 60 on June 16. Speaking during an interview with Goldmyne TV on Sunday, the singer revealed that he was “quite shocked” that he was still alive to celebrate 60 years. He Read More…
Pakistan scrambles to stop lake from overflowing
Pakistan authorities are scrambling to restrain their biggest lake from bursting its banks after a last-ditch attempt to drain it failed. Water levels in Manchar Lake, in the southeastern Sindh province, had risen to dangerously high levels after days of record monsoon rains. The attempt to breach it brought about the displacement of up to Read More…
Delta Govt. vows to uphold support for persons living with disability
Delta Government has pledged to uphold support for persons with disability, especially the deaf and dumb, by including them in its empowerment programmes. Mr. Festus Agas, the Chief of Staff, Government House, had made the vow on Monday, while addressing members of the Association of the Deaf and Dumb at the Government House, Asaba, on an Read More…